Latin Chicken

Name: Latin Chicken
Ingredients: 12 roasting chicken; 1 lemons or 1 lime, sliced; onion, sliced; whole garlic clove, skinned and sliced (4-5 cloves); ground thyme; paprika; onion powder; garlic powder; sazon goya (orange and white box); coriander; cumin; rosemary, crushed; white wine vinegar; olive oil; unsalted butter; lemon zest; ground black pepper; green peppercorn, chopped

18 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

12 roasting chicken
1 lemons or 1 lime, sliced
onion, sliced
whole garlic clove, skinned and sliced (4-5 cloves)
ground thyme
paprika
onion powder
garlic powder
sazon goya (orange and white box)
coriander
cumin
rosemary, crushed
white wine vinegar
olive oil
unsalted butter
lemon zest
ground black pepper
green peppercorn, chopped

Directions

1

Place cookie sheet in heated oven of temperature of 450.
2

Remove cookie sheet from oven place chicken bone-side down on hot cookie sheet.
3

Allow the cookie sheet to cool down and lift chicken off to place lemon slices and onion slices under chicken.
4

Place chicken onto the lemon and onion slices.
5

Place sliced garlic cloves under skin of chicken.
6

Season chicken with seasonings (I lightly sprinkled the chicken each seasoning).
7

Sprinkle chicken with white wine vinegar then olive oil.
8

Roast chicken uncovered 5-6 minutes.
9

Turn down heat to 350 and roast 1 hour or longer until meat reaches temperature of 165.
10

While chicken is roasting make a compound butter mix of butter, lemon zest, pepper, and green peppercorns.
11

You will need to work this with your hands.
12

When the chicken is finished roasting remove it from oven and rub butter onto chicken.
13

Return the chicken to the oven for another 5-10 minutes to brown and crisp the skin of the chicken.