Rosemary Infused Butter and Lemon Roasted Chicken
"Rosemary is such an awesome herb. It has a piney aroma and a distinctively sharp flavour. I’m always looking for new ways to use this herb in my cooking. Infusing butter with rosemary was an obvious choice, and basting a whole chicken with rosemary infused butter was a match made in heaven (in kitchen heaven that is). Rosemary also goes really well with lemon and of course lemon goes really well with chicken (are you following my line of thoughts here? :) ). So it did not take a lot of thinking to make this awesome chicken!. The skin of the chicken is crispy and golden brown, the chicken, juicy and full of flavour!"
Serves4 People
Preparation Time15 min
Cooking Time2 hr
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 cup butter
- 3 branches of rosemary
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 lemon (sliced)
- Juice of one lemon
- Juice of one lemon
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In a sauce pan, melt a 1/2 cup of butter.
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Add in the rosemary and paprika.
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Simmer on very low heat for about 5 minutes (careful not to burn the butter).
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Let stand another 5 minutes off the heat, then add in the lemon juice.
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Wash and then pat the chicken dry with paper towels.
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Place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan.