Southern Style Brined Oven Roasted Crispy Chicken
- 1 preheated 425 degree oven
- 1 roasting pan with wire rack
- 1 instant read meat thermometer
- 1 whole 4-5 lb roasting chicken
- 1/4 cup room temperature butter
- 1 kosher salt to taste
- 1 ground black pepper to taste
- Refer to my Southern Style Brined Chicken recipe for the brining process.
- Salt and pepper inside of chicken cavity.
- Rub butter over all of chicken skin.
- Liberally salt and pepper the chicken all over the skin.
- Tie the legs and wings together with butchers twine.
- It helps to have two have two people doing this.
- Place chicken in roasting pan breast side up.
- Roast chicken at 425F for the first 15 minutes.
- Then reduce oven to 350F, and roast approximately 15 minutes per pound, or until internal temperature reaches 165-170 degrees.
- You can add some water halfway during the cooking process to help control grease splattering, in your oven.
- Chicken will be perfectly done when internal temperature reaches 165-170 degrees.
- That's why an instant read thermometer is important.
- Over cook and you have a tough and dry chicken.
- When chicken is done, remove and let rest uncovered for at least 20 minutes.
- If you cover with foil, your crispy skin is a soggy mess..Cut up as desired and enjoy.
- Feel free to add any extra herbs, and spices that you like.
- I have written this recipe as a guideline.
- Great for Turkey as well.
- With pork just as good.
- Adjust your internal temperature with a pork loin to 145F internal temperature.
roasting pan with, read meat, chicken, butter, kosher salt, ground black pepper
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/356085-southern-style-brined-oven-roasted-crispy-chicken (may not work)