Lemon Roast Chicken - Roasted Chicken

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees (200 C.).

2. 2

   Remove giblets and excess fat from chicken cavity and rinse and clean well.

3. 3

   Roll lemons to soften them.

4. 4

   Pierce each lemon with skewer in about 20 places.

5. 5

   Peel garlic and put through garlic press.

6. 6

   In a small bowl, mash garlic with salt.

7. 7

   When you have a nice, fragrant paste, smear half of it in chicken s cavity.

8. 8

   Next, put lemons into the cavity of the chicken, truss the chicken.

9. 9

   Rub the rest of salt-garlic paste outside of chicken.

10. 10

    Put chicken on rack in roasting pan with the water on the bottom of the pan.

11. 11

    It is not necessary to baste.

12. 12

    Bake chicken 1 hour, or until the drumstick just begins to move in socket.

13. 13

    After roasting and prior to serving, remove lemons from chicken s cavity.

14. 14

    Serve the pan juices to drizzle over the slices or pieces served for a special touch.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.