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Recipe Details -
Serving for 4
Ingredients
1 whole organic chicken (if not organic, go all natural without any
injections)
handful of garlic cloves
olive oil
Please note: raw chicken juice and meat is very dangerous to ingest.
It can contain salmonella which is very serious. Please take extreme
caution to avoid cross contamination with utensils and other ingredients
by constantly washing your hands with soap after handling the meat.
Even if you handle the chicken and then go for more olive oil, that
is cross contamination! Protect your health and enjoy a wonderful meal!
Pre-Instructions (if that's a term)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
1. Remove gizzards (chicken insides)
2. place a large bowl in since (prevents chicken from falling into the
sink)
3. Rinse chicken with water
4. Pour salt all over chicken liberally (inside of chicken too) and
rub, rub, rub to remove bacteria and make it clean.
5. If you can, remove some of the chicken skin for less fat (especially
the skin that holds alot of the fatty fat that is nasty).
6. Rinse and repeat then drain and set in baking pan
Instructions
1. After prepping the chicken, place gloves under the skin and in the
meat. I use a knife to cut slits and then slide the pealed cloves in
the slits.
2. Drizzle olive oil into chicken and rub all over it. Add more oil
if need be. If you use too much it will taste oily.
3. Place chicken breast side down in baking pan (optional for me depending
on my mood)
4. Place some celery and onion around the chicken and some inside (do
not pack it inside!)
5. Cook 20 minutes uncovered then flip the bird over and cover with
some foil tented to prevent burning.
6. Cook an additional 1 hour.
7. Remove foil and pour some of the chicken juice over the bird and
cook another 30 minutes or so.
8 It is the last 15 minutes or so that the juices will really be noticeable
in my opinion.
9. Check the meat in the thicker areas to make sure there is absolutely
no pink and the juices run super clear when you prick or cut the chicken
10 Set aside the celery, onions and juice to use for your chicken stock
and broth.
11. Serve chicken on nice platter and enjoy!
Tip #1: I'll post some other whole chicken recipes,
but you can add lemon juice on the chicken when cooking, or add some
chopped parsley to the olive oil rub.
Tip #2: I (or my hubby) will cut the chicken in the
kitchen where I'm more free to make a mess and then plate the chicken
rather than trying to do it all at the dinner table.
Side Dish Suggestions:
Italian bread ( sourdough bread is good too)
Italian Green Salad with Olive Oil
(get my recipe here)
Mashed Potatoes (okay that's not italian but it works!
Italian Green Beans
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