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Garlic Herb Butter Roast Hen filled with unbelievable flavours, crispy pores and skin, and so juicy!
Nothing beats a simple to make and even simpler to organize roast hen! Particularly when roasted with garlic butter, rosemary, parsley, lemon, and a touch of white wine for an unbeatable flavour. This Garlic Herb Butter Roast Hen undoubtedly beats the pants off of any rotisserie hen!
ROAST CHICKEN RECIPE
After we roast hen, we don’t do it with only a sprinkling of salt. No no no…we do it FLAVOUR. There’s a lot of it on this hen that beats any restaurant hen.
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WHAT YOU NEED
Simple to search out elements you’ve got in your fridge or pantry.
- Garlic + Butter = Garlic Butter
- Olive oil
- A contact of lemon
- A touch of dry white wine (elective, however provides a lot flavour to the meat whereas maintaining it so juicy)
- Rosemary
- Parsley
HOW TO ROAST WHOLE CHICKEN
Not solely does this recipe offer you a roast hen with flavour… it delivers crispy pores and skin, juicy meat and a pleasant dinner to go together with the last word creamy mashed potatoes.
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The next steps makes this baked complete hen stand out from the remaining!
Preheat oven. Rinse and pat dry hen with paper towel. Mix olive oil, melted butter, wine (if utilizing) and lemon juice collectively, rubbing everywhere in the hen, below the pores and skin and contained in the cavity. Season hen inside and outside with salt, pepper and parsley. Don’t be afraid to make use of beneficiant quantities! Rub the minced garlic over the hen and below the pores and skin. I do that individually because the final step to maximise the garlic style. Stuff the garlic head into the hen cavity together with the rosemary sprigs and the squeezed lemon halve. You may as well use sprigs of Thyme or some other herb. Roast hen, basting half means by means of cooking time, till cooked by means of. Broil till golden and crispy!
I prefer to go within the carcass, over the hen and below the pores and skin with all of my elements to make sure most style. You need each inch lined in flavour.
HOW LONG TO ROAST?
Over one hour, relying on the scale of your hen. This 4 pound (2kg) hen took one hour and 20 minutes cooking time, then a resting time of 10 minutes to maintain all of these juices in earlier than slicing.
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Often I’ll cross on hen breasts as a result of juicy crispy hen legs are my favorite! BUT! On this roast hen recipe? I eat it ALL. The breasts come out so moist. NO dry meat occurring on this plate!
Do you see that crispy pores and skin occurring down there? ↓ That’s the half we combat over on the desk. PLEASE inform me we’re regular and your loved ones fights over crispy pores and skin too?
SOOOO smooth and juicy inside!
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
- Mashed potatoes. Arms down I’m a full blown mashed potato and roast hen particular person. Sluggish Cooker Mashed Potatoes, Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes OR Simple Creamy Mashed Potatoes.
- Wedges: Candy Potato OR Potato
- Roast Inexperienced Beans
- Avocado Corn Tomato Salad
- Roast Carrots
- Smashed Potatoes OR Smashed Candy Potatoes
- Roast Asparagus
- Pasta Salad
- Balsamic Chickpea Avocado Feta Salad
- Honey Dijon Apple Salad
Just about something! Add a very good glass of wine. My favorite in the mean time is a Chardonnay/Moscato combine.
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