Michael Symon's Lizzie's Roasted Chicken

By Tony_Monteleone

Ingredients

• 1 3-to-4- pound chicken
• 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
• 1 lemon thinly sliced and seeded
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 1/2 small onion peeled
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 small bunch of fresh thyme
• Pinch freshly ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from beta.abc.go.com

Preparation

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1 3-to-4-pound chicken
Kosher salt

A day before cooking, rinse the chicken inside and out under cold water and pat dry. Salt it liberally, cover and refrigerate.

Remove the chicken from the refrigerator an hour before cooking it.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

1 lemon, thinly sliced and seeded
2 fresh bay leaves

Lift the skin off each chicken breast and wedge 4 lemon slices and bay leaves between the skin and each breast.

1/2 small onion, peeled
3 garlic cloves
1 small bunch of fresh thyme
Remaining lemon slices

Put the onion, garlic, thyme and remaining lemon in the cavity of the chicken.

Kosher salt
Pinch freshly ground pepper

Sprinkle chicken with more salt and pinch of pepper.

2 tablespoons olive oil

Rub the entire chicken liberally with the olive oil.

Put the chicken in an ovenproof sauté pan or in a roasting pan breast side up, slide it into the oven and roast it until the thigh reaches 160 degrees or until the cavity juices run clear, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 to 20 minutes.

Cut the chicken into 8 pieces and serve.

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