BAY ROASTED CHICKEN

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Provided by Food Network

Time 2h35m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

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8 bay leaves
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
2 teaspoons sea salt
Extra-virgin olive oil
1 lemon, halved
1 chicken (3 to 5 pounds)
1 head garlic, cut in half crosswise

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Combine the bay leaves, thyme, peppercorns and salt in a spice grinder and grind to medium fine. Combine with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a small bowl.
Stuff the chicken cavity with the lemon halves. Rub the outside of the bird with the spice paste.
Drizzle a roasting pan with a few tablespoons of oil. Place the bird and the garlic halves, cut-side down, in the pan.
Roast until the juices run clear at the inner thigh, about 2 hours.
Let the bird rest for 20 minutes before serving.