Ingredients for - Chef John's Broiled Chicken

1. Onion, sliced 1 small
2. Whole chicken, cut in half, backbone removed 1 (3 pound)
3. Salt as needed 1 (3 pound)

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Broiled Chicken

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven broiler. Set an oven rack about 7 to 8 inches from the heat source.

2 . Stage

Spread onion slices in a single layer on the bottom of a baking dish. Season chicken with salt. Place chicken halves skin-side down over onion rings.

3 . Stage

Cook chicken in the preheated oven, turning every 7 minutes, until caramelized, no longer pink at the bone, and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Chef John