Dave's Roast Chicken
Ingredients
Simple Roast Chicken
- 1 (3½-pound) organic free-range chicken
- Sea salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Chiltepin Oil
- To taste. See related recipe
Roasted Fall Squash
- See related recipe
Instructions
- If possible, season the chicken at least the day before roasting. Tuck the wing tips underneath the bird to avoid burning while cooking. Sprinkle salt and pepper inside and out and wrap the bird or place it into a plastic bag and into a pan overnight in the refrigerator. Remove from the refrigerator 1 hour before cooking to allow for even roasting. Preheat oven to 425º. Remove chicken from the bag and smear the outside of the chicken with the olive oil. Place the chicken breast side down in the pan and put into the oven, turning after 20 minutes and lowering the temperature to 375º. Continue to cook for an additional 40 minutes. The chicken is done when the leg and thigh are no longer pink. The juices will run clear when the thigh is pricked with a knife above the drumstick area. Let the bird rest for at least 15 minutes before you carve into it. Drizzle with chiltepin oil before serving.
