Home Style Roast Chicken
1 (6 to 8-lb) roaster chicken, giblets removed, rinsed and patted dry
2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
1/2 whole lemon
1 tbsp dried whole sage
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp Coombs Family Farms 100% pure organic maple syrup
Preheat oven to 350F. Rub chicken skin with butter. Place 1/2 whole lemon in cavity. Sprinkle chicken inside and out with sage, salt, and pepper. Roast chicken for about one hour, and remove from oven. Baste with pan juices and then pour syrup over entire chicken.
Return chicken to oven and continue to baste occasionally for another hour or until thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh registers 180F. Let stand five minutes before serving. Serves six.
2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
1/2 whole lemon
1 tbsp dried whole sage
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp Coombs Family Farms 100% pure organic maple syrup
Preheat oven to 350F. Rub chicken skin with butter. Place 1/2 whole lemon in cavity. Sprinkle chicken inside and out with sage, salt, and pepper. Roast chicken for about one hour, and remove from oven. Baste with pan juices and then pour syrup over entire chicken.
Return chicken to oven and continue to baste occasionally for another hour or until thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh registers 180F. Let stand five minutes before serving. Serves six.
Posted 2008-08-18
