Roasted Garlic Chicken

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Heat the oven to 220°C. Pat the chicken dry, place it breast-side up on a rack in the roasting pan, and tuck the wing tips beneath the body.

   Ingredients used: 1.0 piece Chicken

   Cookware: roasting pan, Roasting Rack

2. Step 2

   Combine the garlic, softened butter, thyme, salt, and black pepper to make a uniform paste.

   Ingredients used: 2.0 gr Black Pepper, 10.0 gr Fine Salt, 3.0 gr Fresh Thyme, 32.0 gr Garlic, 60.0 gr Unsalted Butter

   Cookware: mixing bowl

3. Step 3

   Gently loosen the skin over the breasts and thighs. Spread most of the garlic butter beneath the skin and the remainder over the outside, then rub the skin with olive oil and place the lemon halves in the cavity.

   Ingredients used: 1.0 piece Lemon, 15.0 ml Olive Oil

   Cookware: roasting pan, Roasting Rack

4. Step 4

   Roast the chicken at 220°C until the skin begins to turn golden.

   Timer: 20 min (fixed)

   Cookware: roasting pan, Roasting Rack

5. Step 5

   Reduce the oven to 190°C and continue roasting until the thickest part of the breast and the innermost thigh both reach at least 74°C.

   Timer: 50 min (fixed)

   Cookware: instant-read thermometer, roasting pan, Roasting Rack

6. Step 6

   Transfer the chicken to a clean cutting board and rest it for 15 minutes before removing the lemon and carving.

   Timer: 15 min (fixed)

   Cookware: Carving Knife, cutting board