Recipe Lemon Roast Chicken

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

Method :

1. Sprinkle the chicken cavity with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the black pepper
2. 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.
3. Take a full lemon and place it and the garlic in the cavity.
4. 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
5. Place on a rack in a small roasting pan, and roast for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 180 degrees C.
6. Continue to roast, basting with a brush every 15 minutes with the prepared lemon butter for about 1 hour.

Recipe Lemon Roast Chicken 2012-12-16T20:25:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: CakeMaster