Lemon Roast Chicken

Name: Lemon Roast Chicken
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken; 2 lemons; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tsp smoked paprika

ganzelameer @cook_4126648

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A lemon inserted into the chicken's cavity during roasting keeps the meat moist and juicy. Seasoning the skin with zest imparts flavor and salt makes it crispy. During roasting, the chicken is surrounded with lemons. which caramelize into a relish-like condiment.

ganzelameer @cook_4126648

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Ingredients

90 mins

4 servings

1whole chicken
2lemons
1/2 cupunsalted butter
2 tspsalt
1 tspblack pepper
4 clovesgarlic
1 tspsmoked paprika

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Steps

90 mins

1

Heat oven to 240 degrees C .
Zest and juice 1 lemon. Heat the lemon juice and the butter together in a small saucepan and set aside.
2

Sprinkle the chicken cavity with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the black pepper
3

Gently slide two fingers under the skin of the breast and rub half of the zest , 1/4 teaspoon of the blackpepper and the 1 tsp paprika onto the whole chicken.
4

Take a full lemon and place it and the garlic in the cavity.
5

Tie the legs together with butcher's twine and season the outside of the bird with the remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 tsp of the black pepper
6

Place on a rack in a small roasting pan, and roast for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 180 degrees C.
7

Continue to roast, basting with a brush every 15 minutes with the prepared lemon butter for about 1 hour.
8

Let the chicken rest at least 15 minutes to allow the juice to settle before serving.
You can serve it with steamed vegetables or baked potatoes .
Enjoy your meal.