Southern Style Brined Oven Roasted Crispy Chicken

Name: Southern Style Brined Oven Roasted Crispy Chicken
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 preheated 425 degree oven; 1 roasting pan with wire rack; 1 instant read meat thermometer; 1 whole 4-5 lb roasting chicken; 1/4 cup room temperature butter; 1 kosher salt to taste; 1 ground black pepper to taste

Lee's @Lees

Texas

This is a follow up to my Southern Brined Chicken recipe. A little more work, but dang its good.

Lee's @Lees

Texas

This is a follow up to my Southern Brined Chicken recipe. A little more work, but dang its good.

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Ingredients

1preheated 425 degree oven
1roasting pan with wire rack
1instant read meat thermometer
1whole 4-5 lb roasting chicken
1/4 cuproom temperature butter
1kosher salt to taste
1ground black pepper to taste

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Steps

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Refer to my Southern Style Brined Chicken recipe for the brining process.
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Salt and pepper inside of chicken cavity. Rub butter over all of chicken skin. Liberally salt and pepper the chicken all over the skin. Tie the legs and wings together with butchers twine. It helps to have two have two people doing this. Place chicken in roasting pan breast side up.
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Roast chicken at 425°F for the first 15 minutes. Then reduce oven to 350°F, and roast approximately 15 minutes per pound, or until internal temperature reaches 165-170 degrees. You can add some water halfway during the cooking process to help control grease splattering, in your oven.
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Chicken will be perfectly done when internal temperature reaches 165-170 degrees. That's why an instant read thermometer is important. Over cook and you have a tough and dry chicken.
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When chicken is done, remove and let rest uncovered for at least 20 minutes. If you cover with foil, your crispy skin is a soggy mess..Cut up as desired and enjoy.
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Feel free to add any extra herbs, and spices that you like. I have written this recipe as a guideline. Great for Turkey as well. With pork just as good. Adjust your internal temperature with a pork loin to 145°F internal temperature.
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