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Preheat the oven to 500u00b0F.
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You will need a 9 x 13-inch roasting pan with rack. Place roaster on the bottom most oven rack. Reserve the top rack for the roasted root vegetables.
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Season the chicken both inside and out with the kosher salt and white pepper.
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In a small bowl, combine the garlic, rosemary, olive oil and butter to make a paste.
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Rub the chicken both inside and out with the garlic rosemary blend. Place chicken in the roasting pan on a rack to raise it out of the fatty drippings.
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Pour 1 C water into the roasting pan, NOTE: watch to refill during first 30 minutes of roasting.
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Squeeze the lemon halves over the chicken and place the rinds inside the cavity.
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Place the bay leaves, 1 carrot halved, 1 stalk of celery halved and 1/2 onion in the cavity.
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Pour 1/2 cup of wine inside the cavity.
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Place the pan in the oven and roast the chicken uncovered at 500u00b0 for 30 minutes. Add water to the bottom of the roasting pan as needed. Drippings will burn & smoke!
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In the mean time, prepare: Roasted Root Vegetables:
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Combine root vegetables with olive oil, spread on a baking sheet, sprinkle wit salt and bake until chicken is done. They will be carmalized on the bottom.
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Reduce the oven temperature to 350u00b0, cover with foil tent and continue baking until the juices run clear. To test this, insert a thermometer in the thickest part of a breast meat. It should register at 160 degrees internal temperature.
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Remove the chicken from the oven and allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes before carving. Cover with a foil tent until ready to carve & serve.
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Pour off excess fat from pan and return to heat. Whisk in 1 T flour or cornstarch, chicken stock, white wine, scraping up the bits on the bottom of pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Reduce gravy by half, until thickened. Strain if necessary.
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Serve chicken with mashed potatoes & gravy on the side.