Oktoberfest Roasted Half Chicken – Wiesn Hendl
Servings
4
Servings
4
Ingredients
Chicken
Spiced Butter/Oil
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
  2. Wash chicken & pat dry with a paper towel. Stuff the cavity with thyme, parsley, garlic & lemon.
  3. Melt the butter, mix in the olive oil & the spices. Place the chicken breast side up onto the rack of a roasting pan. Brush it with the spiced butter/olive oil.
  4. Place in the oven & brush with spiced butter/olive oil again in about 20 minutes. (If the chicken is browning too quickly, tent it with aluminum oil.)
  5. In 40 minutes check the temperature with a meat thermometer. Brush with more spiced butter/olive oil.
  6. Continue cooking until the internal temperature reaches 165 F. If you want crisper skin, turn the heat up or broil for the final few minutes (keep an eye on it).
  7. Place the cooked chicken onto a cutting board with a lip of a cutting board inside a baking sheet (to contain the juices). Allow to rest 5-10 minutes. Cut across lengthwise with a heavy knife, pressing down firmly. Remove the herbs and lemon and serve.