Perfect roast chicken. Perfect your cooking skills with this easy guide for making the best roast chicken. This fail-proof recipe is guaranteed to deliver moist and succulent chicken taking your dinner to the next level.
What’s your definition of best roast chicken? Moist, succulent, brimming with flavors… honestly, slicing into a whole chicken that’s cooked perfectly is pure bliss. I know, every family have their own secret to cooking the best chicken and you can’t deny the fact that recipes handed down from generations to generations are always perfect.
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How To Make Perfect Roast Chicken
Well, it’s time to perfect your best roast chicken recipe. I like to serve this roast chicken alongside some veggies, potatoes, carrots, bell peppers and onions with a whole bulb of garlic. I must say, the roasted garlic takes the flavor profile to another level. And again, feel free to add in any veggies you like including broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, beets, parsnip etc.
I like to toss the veggies in some salt and pepper, and a little oil. Now, arrange all the vegetables in the roasting pan in one layer so the chicken can be placed on the veggies. That way, the veggies will get cooked in the the flavorful juice from the chicken making them extra delicious.
Now, you can prepare the chicken for roasting. Rinse chicken well under cold running water including the cavity. Then, brush the chicken all over with melted butter. And yes, you can use oil but butter is the real secret to making the skin evenly down and super crispy.
Next up, season. Sprinkle with plenty of salt and pepper. Again, you’ll need plenty of salt to make this perfect roast chicken. Seasoning is key in this recipe as salt can determine the level of deliciousness of this roast chicken.
I also like to add one lemon and a few sprigs of fresh rosemary to the cavity of the chicken. All that extra flavor is going to make this chicken taste amazingly delicious.
Finally, bake until the juices run clear. And serve with the roast vegetables.
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Ingredients
- 1 large onion peeled and quartered
- 4 large potatoes peeled and halved
- 5 baby carrots
- 2 bell peppers capsicum, halved
- 1 whole garlic bulb separated
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 kg whole chicken
- ⅓ cup melted butter
- 1 lemon halved
- 3 sprigs of fresh rosemary
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220 C / 420 F.
- Place all the vegetables in a large bowl. Add oil. Season
with salt and pepper. Toss. Arrange the vegetables in the baking pan in one layer. Set aside. - Rinse chicken under cold running water. Pat dry with a paper towel. Season the cavity with plenty of salt and pepper.
- Brush the outer part of the chicken with melted butter.
Season with salt and pepper on all sides. - Place rosemary and lemon in the cavity of the chicken.
- Tuck the arms under the chicken and tie the legs with a
kitchen twine. - Place chicken on top of the vegetables in the baking pan.
- Bake for about 1 hour or until juices run clear and chicken is cooked through. Ideally, the thigh part of the chicken should register a temperature of 165F or 75 C on an instant-read thermometer.
- If the breast starts to brown before the chicken is fully
cooked, cover loosely with aluminum foil.
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Notes
- Pat dry chicken really well for crispy skin.
- Season generously. Sprinkle with plenty of salt and pepper to flavor the chicken. Apart from the basic seasonings of salt and pepper, you can also add cayenne pepper, curry powder, garam masala, ground cumin or smoked paprika.
- You can substitute lemon with orange if you like. You can also add more herbs like tarragon, parsley, thyme etc.
- An instant-read thermometer is the best way to guarantee your roast chicken is cooked perfectly.
- If the chicken breast browns too quickly, cover with an aluminum foil.
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Liz says
Love your chicken