Roasted Chicken

Directions

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   ["Preparation:", "", "Note: Start this recipe at least 4 hours and up to 1 day ahead.", "Rinse the chicken with cool water. Dry it with paper towels. Use your fingers to loosen the skin from the meat on the breasts and thighs.", "Measure out 1/2 tsp. salt per pound of chicken (i.e. a 4-lb. chicken will need 2 tsp. salt). Rub the salt all over the chicken, including under the loosened skin. Set the chicken breast-side up in a roasting pan and chill up to 36 hours.", "Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F. Rub the breasts and tops of the thighs with the oil or butter. Pour the wine or broth into the bottom of pan. Roast the chicken, undisturbed, until browned, about 45 minutes.", "Reduce heat to 325\u00b0F, spoon some pan juices over the chicken, and continue roasting until the meat pulls away from ends of drumsticks and thighs joints feel loose and move easily when you wiggle the end of a drumstick, about 30 minutes (cooking times for chicken vary greatly depending on size, temperature going into the oven, and precision of oven temperature, so go by how the chicken looks and feels, not the clock). Experienced chefs also know that a fully-roasted chicken makes a slight hissing whistle or \"singing\"" sound.""