Garlic Butter Roasted Chicken

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: International

Diet: Kosher, Low Lactose

Keyword: butter roasted chicken, butter roasted chicken recipe, garlic butter roasted chicken, garlic butter roasted chicken recipe

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 1 15

Cooling Time: 10

Total Time: 1 45

Servings: portions

Calories: 552kcal

Author: Timea

Try this delicious garlic butter roasted chicken, with the meat so tender and juicy that it leaves your mouth watering.

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Equipment

1 bowl
1 glass oven tray

Ingredients

1.8 kg whole chicken free range
1 teaspoon seasalt kosher
1 teaspoon ground pepper freshly ground

For Butter

250 g butter unsalted
4 cloves garlic crushed
½ bunch chives chopped
½ bunch parsley chopped
1 teaspoon sea salt kosher
1 teaspoon ground pepper freshly ground
1 piece lemon
1 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin

Instructions

Put the butter in a bowl, grate the peel of a lemon on top, crush the garlic cloves, and put them in a bowl over the butter.
Add the finely chopped parsley and chives and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Mix well with a wooden spoon until all the ingredients are incorporated, and get a soft butter paste.
Cut it and remove the chicken spinal cord together with the neck part with a knife or kitchen scissors.
Insert the handle of a wooden spoon under the chicken skin, and peel it from the meat in the area of the breast and thighs.
Season the chicken outside with sea salt and freshly ground pepper and massage it well into the skin.
Fill the whole amount of flavoured butter under the skin, massaging from the outside to reach all sides.
Grease the oven tray with olive oil and place the chicken in it. Cut in half the lemon you peeled and put it in the pan.
Cover with aluminum foil and place in the preheated oven at 180 C Fan (356 F) for half an hour.
Remove the foil, baste the chicken with the melted butter from the pan and put it back in the oven at 160 C Fan (320 F) for 45 minutes.
Serve this tasty butter roasted chicken with mashed potatoes or potato salad.

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Notes

Check the roasted chicken; if it is not copper and crispy, you can put it under the grill for five minutes.

Let the chicken rest for 10-15 minutes after cooking before carving. This allows the juices to redistribute, ensuring the meat stays moist and tender.

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