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Alton Brown's Roast Chicken

From a video by Alton Brown · 29 min watch
Alton Brown's Roast Chicken
Source video — Alton Brown on YouTube
From the creator
Alton Brown
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Total time
2 hours 47 minutes
Hands-on
2 hours
Servings
1 serving
Difficulty
Hard
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Ingredients

Ingredients scaled to 1 serving
  • whole chicken, unbagged
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • neutral oil, light coat

Preparation

  1. Step 1
    Season the chicken thoroughly with salt and pepper on all sides to draw out water-soluble proteins.
  2. Step 2 · 2 hours
    Place the chicken on a rack over a pan and let it dry in the refrigerator for 2 hours, flipping every 30 minutes.
  3. Step 3
    Preheat the oven to 450 F.
  4. Step 4
    Lightly paint the chicken with a thin coat of neutral oil.
  5. Step 5
    Insert a probe thermometer into the chicken at a 45-degree angle.
  6. Step 6 · 155°F / 68°C
    Roast the chicken in the oven until the internal temperature reaches 155 F.
  7. Step 7 · 10 minutes
    Remove the chicken from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.