Eurasian Roast Chicken Recipes

PERFECT ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken giblets. Rinse the chicken inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pin feathers and pat the outside dry. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the chicken. Stuff the cavity with the bunch of thyme, both halves of lemon, and all the garlic. Brush the outside of the chicken with the butter and sprinkle again with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken. Place the onions, carrots, and fennel in a roasting pan. Toss with salt, pepper, 20 sprigs of thyme, and olive oil. Spread around the bottom of the roasting pan and place the chicken on top.
• Roast the chicken for 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh. Remove the chicken and vegetables to a platter and cover with aluminum foil for about 20 minutes. Slice the chicken onto a platter and serve it with the vegetables.

JUICY ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place chicken in a roasting pan, and season generously inside and out with salt and pepper. Sprinkle inside and out with onion powder. Place 3 tablespoons margarine in the chicken cavity. Arrange dollops of the remaining margarine around the chicken's exterior. Cut the celery into 3 or 4 pieces, and place in the chicken cavity.
• Bake uncovered 1 hour and 15 minutes in the preheated oven, to a minimum internal temperature of 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove from heat, and baste with melted margarine and drippings. Cover with aluminum foil, and allow to rest about 30 minutes before serving.

EURASIAN ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Discard giblets and neck from chicken or save for broth.
• Rinse chicken under cold running water, drain, pat dry.
• Place breast side up in a shallow roasting pan.
• Blend remaining 6 ingredients, brush cavity and skin thoroughly with mixture.
• Roast in 375 degree oven 1 1/4 hours or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat but not touching bone registers 180 degrees, brushing with marinade every 30 minutes.
• Remove and let stand 10 minutes before carving.

EURASIAN ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• combine all sauce ingredients in small bowl.
• Roast chicken at 450 degrees for 30 minutes, breast side up.
• Turn chicken to breast side down.
• Pour sauce over chicken and roast for additional 60 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Baste every 15 minutes or so.

EASY LIME BASIL ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Squeeze juice of halved lime(s) all over chicken.
• Sprinkle liberally inside and out with basil.
• Put 1 or 2 lime halves into cavity.
• Cook approximately 30 minutes per pound, or until done.
• Spoon juice over.

ROASTED ROSEMARY CHICKEN WITH LEMON/SOY SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken.
• Rinse chicken under cold running water; drain well and pat dry.
• Place chicken breast side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan.
• Blend soy sauce, lemon juice, oil, rosemary and garlic.
• Brush chicken cavity and skin thoroughly with mixture, then place lemon halves in cavity.
• Roast at 350 for 1 hour and 45 minutes, or until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 185, brushing with soy/lemon mixture every 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken from oven and let stand 10 minutes before carving.

E-Z ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Remove giblets/neck from chicken cavities.
• Rinse chicken and pat dry.
• Rub softened butter all over chicken.
• Sprinkle outside of chicken with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle 1/4 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp of sage inside the chicken.
• Place onion inside chicken.
• Place chicken in roasting pan breast side up.
• Add 1/2 cup water to pan.
• Loosely tent breast with aluminum foil.
• Cook for 25 minutes per pound.
• (3 lbs= approx 1 1/2 hours; 5 lbs= approx 2 1/2 hours).
• Remove chicken to a warm platter and let rest for 15 min to distribute the juices.