Honey-Lime Roast Chicken
- 1 small bunch fresh thyme
- Juice of 2 limes
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed
- 3 jalapeno peppers, halved, seeded and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- Kosher salt
- 3 half chickens (about 1 1/2 pounds each)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- Strip the thyme leaves from the stems; combine the leaves and stems with the lime juice, garlic, jalapenos, olive oil, honey and 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl.
- Add the chicken and turn to coat.
- Cover and marinate 30 minutes to 1 hour at room temperature.
- Position a rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat to 425 degrees F. Put the chicken, skin-side up, on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet and tuck the wing tips underneath.
- Pour the marinade on top, season with salt and dot with the butter.
- Roast the chicken, basting with the pan juices halfway through, until the skin is amber and a thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 160 degrees F, about 45 minutes.
- Transfer to a platter and top with the pan juices.
- Photograph by Con Poulos
thyme, garlic, peppers, extravirgin olive oil, honey, kosher salt, chickens, unsalted butter
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/honey-lime-roast-chicken-recipe.html (may not work)