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Servings: 4 Portions

Oven-roasted chicken with lemon and garlic

Author: Anne Mette Autzen
Keyword: Chicken, Chicken Skin, Danish food, Dinner, Everyday Food, garlic, lemon
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Metric - US Customary

Ingredients

  • 1 pcs. Whole Chicken Approximately 1200 g
  • 1 pcs. Lemon
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 75 gram Butter
  • 6 gram Lemon Zest
  • Fresh thyme A handful
  • fresh rosemary A handful
  • Flake Salt
  • Pepper Freshly ground

Instructions

  • Turn on the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit).
  • Mix a herb butter with butter, crushed garlic, lemon zest, thyme, and rosemary. Set aside. 
  • Clean and dry the chicken. Remove the wing tips and tail.
  • Rub the chicken with salt and pepper - both inside and out. 
  • Spread the herb butter on the chicken - both inside and out. 
  • Halve the lemon and place it inside the chicken. Then close the chicken with a skewer. 
  • Place the chicken in a roasting pan with the breast side up. 
  • Roast the chicken in the middle of the oven for about an hour at 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit). When it reaches an internal temperature of about 75 degrees Celsius (167 degrees Fahrenheit), it is ready.
  • Take the chicken out - remember to remove the skewer and the lemons. 
  • Cut the chicken into pieces and serve.