Chef John's Salt Roasted Chicken Recipe

Name: Chef John's Salt Roasted Chicken Recipe
Ingredients: 1 (3 1/2) pound whole chicken at room temperature; 3 tablespoons kosher salt, or as needed; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme; 1 lemon, juiced; 1/3 cup chicken broth; 1 tablespoon water, or as needed (optional); 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into four pieces; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste

"A whole chicken cooks up crisp and brown with nothing more than a generous sprinkling of kosher salt. It's served with a quick thyme-butter pan sauce...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 (3 1/2) pound whole chicken at room temperature

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3 tablespoons kosher salt, or as needed

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1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme

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1 lemon, juiced

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1/3 cup chicken broth

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1 tablespoon water, or as needed (optional)

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2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into four pieces

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salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

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1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste

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