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Recipe created by: SOFTWAREJAG.COM
Recipe created: 04/14/2013
Origin country:
UNITED STATES

Category:
CHICKEN

Recipe name:0000000022
ROASTED GARLIC CHICKEN

Picture:
roastedgarlicchicken.jpg



Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup roasted garlic cloves
- 2 cups water
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 lemon, cut into 4 wedges
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 (3-4 pound) whole roasting chicken

Yields / Serves:
4

Preparation time (min):


Approximate cost:
0.00

Recommended drink:


Rating:
3

Difficulty:
3

Preparation:
Prepare the brine by combining garlic, water, salt, pepper and olive oil in a blender. Squeeze the juice from the lemon wedges into the brine, blend. Stir in the bay leaves.

Place chicken in a large, resealable plastic bag, or in a large non-reactive bowl. Pour the brine all over the chicken in the bag, or in the bowl. Add the (already squeezed) lemon wedges. Squeeze out all the air from the bag and seal, or place plastic wrap over the chicken in the bowl. Refrigerate overnight - 12 to 24 hours.

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Remove the chicken from the brine. Sprinkle salt and pepper all over the chicken. Place the chicken on a rack, in a roasting pan, breast side up. Roast for about an hour, until the juices run clear from the thigh when pierced with a fork. (Thigh meat should have an internal temperature of 160°F before removing from oven.)

Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before carving and serving