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Ingredients
- 3.5 lb whole roasting chicken
- salt
- pepper
Preparation
Step 1
Place your oven rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees. Rinse chicken inside and out under cold running water. Using paper towels, dry the bird throughly inside and out. The chicken must be bone dry or it will stem rather than bown. Set it in a cast-iron skillet and generously season with 1 tbsp kosher salt and coarsely ground black pepper to tast. Place the skillet in the preheated oven and go about your business.
For doneness: SLit underside of thigh-juices must run clear (about 45 minutes) The heat turns the chicken a golden brown, and it's juicy.