Chicken Roast

Chicken Roast

Ingredients

1 whole roasting chicken 

2 tsp unsalted butter, softened 

1tsp rosemary

1 1/2 tsp thyme

1 tsp chili

1 tsp ground coriander

2 tbsp oil 

1 tsp salt 

1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper 

2 garlic cloves, minced 

1 onion, peeled and sliced

1 lemon 

Method:

Preheat oven to 250
Starting from the neck , loosen skin from breasts and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.
Combine butter and ingredients in a small bowl. Rub mixture under loosened skin, over flesh; rub over top of skin. Tie ends of legs together with twine. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken. Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack; place rack in roasting pan. Place onions and lemon in cavity of chicken.
Bake at 250 for 45 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 280° bake at for 15 minutes . Remove chicken from pan let stand 10 minutes.

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