SAVORY ROAST CHICKEN
Did you know: when Herbert Hoover ran for president in 1927, his campaign promised that his presidency would lead to "a chicken in every pot?" During the Depression, and most of American history, chickens were rare and expensive. Only the well-to-do were able to dine on these birds regularly. Unlike their grandparents,...
Provided by Amy H.
Categories Chicken
Time 2h5m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 450
- 2. Remove neck and giblets from cavity from chicken. Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
- 3. Sprinkle whole chicken generously with salt, pepper and paprika, including inside cavity.Dot the outside of the chicken with butter, place a small mount inside cavity.
- 4. Truss chicken.
- 5. Place on a wire rack over a 9x13 pan, or roasting pan. If you don't have either of these, place on a broiler pan. (I use the wire rack)
- 6. Bake in oven uncovered for 15 minutes.
- 7. Reduce heat to 350 and continue to bake for twenty minutes per pound.
- 8. Remove from oven and let chicken rest for 15 minutes. (Do not skip this step!)
- 9. Carve chicken.
- 10. Plate, and serve.
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