Roast Lemon Butter Chicken in a Clay Pot.
Recipe: #8996
April 14, 2013
"The clay roaster( Romertopf is one brand) is a wonderful tool. This chicken comes out very moist."
Original is 5 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (417.3 g)
- Calories 335.2
- Total Fat - 7.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.8 g
- Cholesterol - 816.5 mg
- Sodium - 9572.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 4.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.5 g
- Sugars - 1.3 g
- Protein - 60.7 g
- Calcium - 57 mg
- Iron - 8.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 40.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Soak the clay pot in tepid water for 30 minutes.
Step 2
Wash the bird and put into the bottom of the clay roaster.
Step 3
Tunnel under the skin and place butter slices under the skin, reaching as many areas as possible.
Step 4
Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the chicken and put the lemon halves that are left, into the cavity.
Step 5
Sprinkle seasoning liberally. You can use a lot here.
Step 6
Cover the roaster with the top and place into a cold oven.
Step 7
Roast at 400 degrees F for 1 hour or more, until the leg moves freely.
Step 8
When done, remove the roaster from the oven, uncover and let the chicken rest x 20 minutes before carving.
Tips
No special items needed.