Lemon Roast Chicken - Roasted Chicken

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   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.

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

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

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

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

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    It is not necessary to baste.

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

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

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

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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