Trucker's Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4


• 3 1/2-4 lbs chicken


• 1 lemon, quartered


• 1 bunch fresh thyme or 2 tablespoons dried thyme


• 6 cloves garlic


• 1 tablespoon ground pepper


• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter


• 4 fluid ounces vermouth

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 500°f.


• 2 wash the chicken and pat dry; discard the giblets.


• 3 squeeze the lemon inside the chicken cavity.


• 4 place 2 of the lemon quarters in the very back of the cavity, followed by the thyme.


• 5 lay the garlic cloves on top of the thyme, sprinkle with pepper, and add the remaining lemon quarters.


• 6 place the chicken on its back in a roasting pan.


• 7 melt the butter in a saucepan.


• 8 remove from the heat, and stir in the vermouth.


• 9 drizzle half the mixture over the chicken.


• 10 bake 20 minutes.


• 11 remove the chicken from the oven.


• 12 using a flat spatula and a carving fork, turn the chicken over onto its breast.


• 13 return to the oven for 20 minutes.


• 14 remove the chicken from the oven and turn it over, breast side up.


• 15 drizzle the remaining basting sauce on top.


• 16 roast until dark golden brown all over, about 20 minutes.


• 17 remove the chicken from the pan and transfer to a carving board.


• 18 let rest 10 minutes before slicing.