Simple Roast Chicken
From sosousme 14 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 6
They say that simple is best. Thomas Keller, of the French Laundry, Bouchon and ad hoc in Yountville CA and Per Se, in New York City agrees and shows us with this very simple roast chicken recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 (3 pound) chicken shopping list
- kosher salt shopping list
- Freshly ground pepper shopping list
- 2 teaspoons minced thyme shopping list
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter shopping list
How to make it
- Heat oven to 450 degrees F. Rinse the bird and then dry it very well inside and out. The less it steams, the drier the heat, the better.
- Salt and pepper the cavity, then truss the bird.
- Salt and pepper the outside of the chicken
- Place the chicken in the oven and close the door. LEAVE IT ALONE, and allow it to cook until done, about 50 - 60 minutes (ok...you are going to have to check if for doneness at 50 minutes, unless you have a thermometer that you can check outside of the oven, look for 160 degrees in the breast meat, or 185 in the thickest part of the leg/thigh).
- Remove from the oven and add the thyme and butter to the pan. Let rest 10 minutes. Baste the chicken with the juice; cut into pieces and serve.
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