SICHUAN PEPPER-SALT ROAST CHICKEN

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Provided by Lillian Chou

Categories     Chicken     Bake     Dinner     Party     Potluck     Coffee Grinder     Gourmet     Sugar Conscious     Paleo     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorns, toasted
2 teaspoons coarse salt
1 whole chicken (about 3 1/2 pound)
1 tablespoon olive oil
Equipment:
an electric coffee/spice grinder; an instant-read thermometer

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle.
  • Finely grind peppercorns with salt in grinder.
  • Pat chicken dry, then rub with olive oil and 2 teaspoons pepper-salt (reserve remainder). Transfer to a rack set over a roasting pan. Pour 1 cup water into bottom of pan and roast chicken until skin is golden and crisp and a thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh (do not touch bone) registers 170°F, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Transfer chicken to a platter and let rest 10 minutes. Serve chicken with remaining pepper-salt on the side.

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