BRINED ROASTED CHICKEN - 500 DEGREES

Brined Roasted Chicken - 500 Degrees image

Crispy and tender. I count soak time as passive cooking time, and do most of the prep while chicken is soaking.

Provided by Sweetiebarbara

Categories Whole Chicken

Time 4h

Yield 1 baked chicken, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

1 gallon water
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup kosher salt
1 (3 lb) whole chickens
1/2 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon fresh parsley (minced fine)
1 teaspoon sage (if using fresh, 5-7 leaves)
1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary (minced fine)
1 teaspoon fresh thyme (minced fine)
2 1/2 lbs potatoes

Steps:

Thoroughly dissolve sugar and salt into water.
Soak chicken in brine for 1-3 hours (in refrigerator).
Mix softened (room temperature) butter with herbs while chicken is in brine.
Thoroughly rinse chicken and allow to drain, pat dry.
Cut backbone out of chicken and flatten bird.
Spray bottom part of broiler pan with vegetable oil.
Scrub potatoes and cut into small bite sized pieces.
Place potatoes in pan.
Place flattened bird in top part of broiler pan, over potatoes.
Loosen skin from flesh.
Place herb butter between skin and flesh.
Bake in hot oven (500 degrees) for 45 minutes to an hour. (or more, if potatoes are not browned).
Serve with cooked spinach and hot crusty bread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 727.4, Fat 38.8, SaturatedFat 16.4, Cholesterol 147.6, Sodium 9663.6, Carbohydrate 66.5, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 34.8, Protein 29.1