Baked Chicken Or Cornish Hen Recipe 395 Food

DELICIOUS ROAST CHICKEN (OR TURKEY, CORNISH HENS, ETC.)

Steps:

• Remove any "innards" from chicken.
• Rinse chicken and cavity with cold water, pat dry with paper towel.
• Oil outside of chicken well with olive oil.
• Sprinkle with seasoning salt inside and out.
• Place on rack in shallow roasting pan with a 1/2" of water covering bottom of pan.
• Sprinkle rest of spices and herbs evenly on outside of chicken.
• Tie legs together if desired. Tuck wings under.
• Roast, uncovered, in 350° oven for about 2 hours or until done. (*About 20 minutes per pound).
• *Baste every 30 minutes with melted butter.
• (You can also baste with juices from the pan when enough accumulate. But start with butter).
• Let chicken rest for about 15-20 minutes before carving.
• Great for turkeys, too!

ROAST CORNISH HENS WITH ROSEMARY, POTATOES, LEMONS & WINE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Brush the chicken or game hens liberally with some of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper inside and out. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Place the lemon quarters in the cavity, giving each (lemon) a little squeeze to release the oil from the skins.
• Season the potatoes with salt and pepper and toss them with the rest of the olive oil and the rosemary leaves. Spread them around the chicken in a large baking pan.
• Fold a piece of aluminum foil double into a rectangle about the size of the chicken. Grease it down the middle, making a little tent, and lay the foil loosely over the breast.
• Roast the chicken for 45 minutes, basting 2 to 3 times with the fat in the pan.
• Add the wine (it will quickly evaporate in the hot oven, leaving a lovely flavor in the potatoes), remove the foil, and cook for 15 to 20 more minutes.
• If the breast is not browned enough, turn on the broiler for a few seconds to crisp the skin, but watch carefully so as not to burn your masterpiece.
• Carve the large chicken or split the game hens and serve with the potatoes and the pan juices poured over the chicken.