http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/roast-chicken-rules#4befe4q
Seeing that Thomas Keller's incredibly simple recipe was the winner, I needed to give it a try. I mean come on! Three ingredients? You really can't screw this one up. You can follow the link above for pictures & the recipe but it's this uncomplicated:
- allow chicken to come to room temperature
- preheat oven to 450 degrees
- dry chicken all over & in the cavity with paper towels (moisture is not your friend)
- generously add kosher salt & some ground black pepper to the cavity
- generously salt the outside of the chicken with kosher salt & black pepper
- truss the bird (there's a nice YouTube video to see TK demonstrate trussing)
- put on roasting rack, in roasting pan
- throw in oven for 50-60 minutes until gorgeous golden all over
- take out of oven and let sit on cutting board still trussed for 15 minutes
- carve and serve
Best chicken ever! So juicy it's out of control.
** excuse my amateur trussing technique - needs practice ***
