Description
Michael Symon’s roast chicken emerges as a culinary masterpiece that combines simple ingredients with expert technique. Crispy skin and juicy meat make this dish a perfect centerpiece for home cooks seeking restaurant-quality flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 whole chicken (3 lbs / 1.36 kg), giblets removed
- ½ cup (113 g) butter
- 1 stalk celery, leaves removed
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) with rack centered, ensuring uniform heat distribution.
- Butter Infusion: Delicately separate chicken skin from meat, creating a butter pocket; massage softened butter beneath skin across breast and thigh regions, then coat exterior thoroughly.
- Cavity Filling: Select fresh celery stalks, chop into uniform pieces, and carefully insert into chicken’s interior to promote even cooking and enhance aromatic profile.
- Roasting Stage: Position chicken breast-side up in roasting pan, uncovered, and roast for approximately 75 minutes, periodically monitoring its progression.
- Doneness Verification: Use instant-read thermometer to check internal temperature at thickest thigh point near bone, confirming 165°F (74°C) for safe consumption.
- Resting Protocol: Remove from oven, baste with accumulated cooking juices, loosely tent with foil, and allow 30-minute rest to redistribute internal moisture and guarantee tender, succulent meat.
- Service: Carve chicken and serve warm, presenting a herb-infused, butter-basted culinary masterpiece.
Notes
- Butter Massage Technique: Softly work butter under the skin to ensure maximum flavor penetration and create a luxurious, crispy exterior.
- Temperature Precision: Always verify internal chicken temperature reaches exactly 165°F to guarantee food safety and prevent dry meat.
- Resting Period Importance: Allow chicken to rest for 30 minutes after cooking, which helps juices redistribute and ensures incredibly tender, succulent meat.
- Equipment Check: Use a reliable instant-read thermometer for accurate temperature measurement and consistent cooking results.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 560
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 44 g
- Saturated Fat: 27 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 41 g
- Cholesterol: 140 mg