Roast Chicken

Dan Krause
Dan Krause @cook_3272239
Chattanooga, Tennessee

I was tired of eating dried out rotisserie chicken from the grocery store, plus I wanted a crispy skin. I just started using kamado insulated cooker and it was the perfect set up for making whole roasted chicken.

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Ingredients

1 hour 5 mins
4 servings
  1. Roast Chicken
  2. 1Whole Chicken
  3. 1Whole Lemon
  4. 5Whole Peeled Garlic Cloves
  5. Rub/Paste
  6. 1 tbspPaprika
  7. 1 tbspLemon Pepper
  8. 2 tspGarlic Powder
  9. 1/2 tspBlack Pepper
  10. 1/2 tspRosemary Powder
  11. 1 dashCayenne
  12. 1 dashWhite Pepper
  13. 4 tbspOlive Oil

Cooking Instructions

1 hour 5 mins
  1. 1

    Combine and completely mix the spice rub ingredients in a small bowl to form a liquid paste.

  2. 2

    Rinse chicken with cold water. Thoroughly dry the chicken inside and out.

  3. 3

    Rub the the spice paste on the outside of the chicken, ensure the bird is evenly coated.

  4. 4

    Sprinkle a generous amount of kosher salt on the outside of the chicken.

  5. 5

    Stuff the cavity of the chicken with one whole lemon cut in half and three to five whole peeled garlic cloves.

  6. 6

    Truss the the bird with butcher's twine.

  7. 7

    Roast the chicken in a preheated grill between 400?F and 450?F for 40 minutes. To add a smoky flavor, add a few chunks of hardwood (such as oak or hickory) to you charcoal just prior to putting the chicken on.

  8. 8

    After 40 minutes, lower the heat to approximately 300?F. Roast for an addition 15 to 20 minutes, until the juices run clear from the inner thigh.

  9. 9

    Once fully cooked, pull the chicken from the grill and let rest for 10 minutes.

  10. 10

    Carve, serve, and enjoy.

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