Name: Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Whole chicken - 1 (4 to 6 pound); Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 (4 to 6 pound); Unsalted butter, melted - 1 tablespoon; Saffron - 1 pinch; Lemon, sliced - 1 medium; Garlic, halved - 1 clove; Carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces - 4 large; Fennel bulb, cut into thin wedges - 1 large; Red onion, cut into 1/2-inch slices - 1 large

Ingredients for - Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables

1. Whole chicken 1 (4 to 6 pound)

2. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 (4 to 6 pound)

3. Unsalted butter, melted 1 tablespoon

4. Saffron 1 pinch

5. Lemon, sliced 1 medium

6. Garlic, halved 1 clove

7. Carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces 4 large

8. Fennel bulb, cut into thin wedges 1 large

9. Red onion, cut into 1/2-inch slices 1 large

How to cook deliciously - Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables

1 . Stage

Wash the chicken and pat dry. Poke it with a toothpick all over about 40 times. Season with salt and put in the refrigerator to chill for 8 hours.

2 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

3 . Stage

Combine melted butter and saffron in a small bowl. Pour over chicken to cover, and season with salt and pepper. Stuff chicken with lemon slices garlic. Tie the chicken legs with kitchen string and tuck legs underneath.

4 . Stage

Lay carrots, fennel, and onion at the bottom of a roasting pan and rest the chicken on top.

5 . Stage

Roast in the preheated oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Spoon the juices from the chicken over the vegetables. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Continue to roast until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 10 to 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

6 . Stage

Remove from the oven and cover with aluminum foil; let sit for 15 to 30 minutes before serving to allow the chicken to absorb all the juices.