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Recipe

 

Yield

6 servings

Prep

30

Cook

1 hrs

Ready

Trans-fat Free, Low Carb

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
5 pounds chicken
wing tips removed
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1 each lemon
halved
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4 cloves garlic
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1 x kosher salt
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1 x black pepper
freshly ground
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1 cup chicken broth
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
2.3 kg chicken
wing tips removed
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1 each lemon
halved
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4 cloves garlic
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1 x kosher salt
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1 x black pepper
freshly ground
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237 ml chicken broth
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Directions

Place oven rack on second level from bottom.

Heat oven to 500 degrees F.

Remove the fat from the tail and crop end of the chicken.

Discard the neck and giblets or freeze for making chicken stock later.

Reserve chicken livers for another use.

Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the lemon, garlic and butter (if using).

Season the cavity and skin with salt and pepper.

Place chicken in a 12-by-8-by-1½-inch roasting pan, breast side up.

Put in oven legs first and roast 50 -60 minutes, or until juices run clear.

After the first 10 minutes, move the chicken with a wooden spatula to keep it from sticking.

Remove the chicken to a platter by placing a large wooden spoon into the tail and balancing the chicken with a kitchen spoon pressed against the crop end.

As you lift the chicken, tilt it over the roasting pan so that all the juices run out of the cavity and into the pan.

Pour off excess fat from the pan and put the pan on top of the stove.

Add the stock and bring to a boil, scraping the bottom vigorously with a wooden spoon.

Let reduce by half.

Serve the sauce over the chicken or, for crisp skin, in a sauce boat.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 432g (15.2 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 74335% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 29g 44%
Saturated Fat 8g 39%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 338mg 113%
Sodium 384mg 16%
Total Carbohydrate 1g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Sugars g
Protein 222g
Vitamin A 4% Vitamin C 9%
Calcium 7% Iron 27%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 
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