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roast chicken with two lemons

Recipe by
Jane Kaylie
Los Angeles, CA

Roast Chicken with Two Lemons

yield 2 -4
prep time 10 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Convection Oven

Ingredients For roast chicken with two lemons

  • 3-4 lb
    chicken
  • 2 smallish, thin skinned lemons, washed well and dried
  • 2 to 3 cloves garlic

How To Make roast chicken with two lemons

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350. Thoroughly wash the chicken.
  • 2
    Let the bird stand on a slightly tilted plate for about 10 minutes so that all the water drains out.
  • 3
    Dry all over. Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper; rub in the seasonings.
  • 4
    Set the lemons on a counter and roll them back and forth, pressing with your palm.
  • 5
    Puncture each lemons in at least 20 places. Place both lemons and garlic cloves in the cavity.
  • 6
    n the cavity. Seal the opening with toothpicks; close well, but don't make an airtight job of it because the chicken may burst.
  • 7
    Run kitchen string from one leg to the other and tie it at the knuckle ends; the string serves only to keep the thighs from spreading apart and splitting the skin. Set the chicken breast down in a roasting pan.
  • 8
    Place it in the upper third of the oven and roast for 30 minutes. Carefully turn the chicken over onto its back and cook for another 30 to 35 minutes.
  • 9
    Turn the oven up to 400 F and cook for additional 20 minutes. (Calculate between 20 and 25 minutes total cooking time per pound.) Spoon the juices over the chicken and serve. A perfect roast chicken.
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