Salt-Roasted Chicken Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 (3 1/2-lb) chicken
2 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
3 (1/4-inch- thick) lemon slices

Directions:

Rinse chicken and thoroughly pat dry, then sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper and set in a shallow dish. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill at least 12 and up to 48 hours.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 500°F.
Pat chicken dry, then rub skin with butter and put lemon slices in cavity. Put chicken in a small roasting pan in oven and reduce oven temperature to 425°F. Roast chicken, basting occasionally with pan juices, until thermometer inserted 2 inches into fleshy part of thigh (do not touch bone) registers 170°F, about 50 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before carving.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	279.92 Kcal (1172 kJ)
Calories from fat	178.97 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	19.89g	31%
Cholesterol	109.67mg	37%
Sodium	1388.73mg	58%
Potassium	277.34mg	6%
Total Carbs	4.01g	1%
Sugars	1.31g	5%
Dietary Fiber	1.34g	5%
Protein	20.89g	42%
Vitamin C	26.5mg	44%
Iron	1.6mg	9%
Calcium	26.1mg	3%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	170.74 Kcal (715 kJ)
Calories from fat	109.17 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	12.13g	31%
Cholesterol	66.89mg	37%
Sodium	847.08mg	58%
Potassium	169.17mg	6%
Total Carbs	2.44g	1%
Sugars	0.8g	5%
Dietary Fiber	0.82g	5%
Protein	12.74g	42%
Vitamin C	16.1mg	44%
Iron	1mg	9%
Calcium	15.9mg	3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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savory
bitter
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