date: 2020-07-17T21:57:51.777Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/e3502d56987f78f5/751x532cq70/flat-brined-roast-chicken-with-lemon-and-herbs-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/e3502d56987f78f5/751x532cq70/flat-brined-roast-chicken-with-lemon-and-herbs-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/e3502d56987f78f5/751x532cq70/flat-brined-roast-chicken-with-lemon-and-herbs-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Olive Webb ratingvalue: 4.5 reviewcount: 18405 recipeingredient: - "1 chicken skinned and cut in half" - "1/2 cup salt" - "1/2 cup sugar" - "12 cups water" - "3 large lemons" - "1 tsp. mustard" - "1 tsp freshly ground black pepper" - "1 tsp. fresh rosemary chopped finely" - "1/2 tsp salt flakes" - "1 tbsp olive oil" - "1 tbsp butter" recipeinstructions: - "Put the water, salt and sugar into a large pan" - "Stir for a while until the salt and sugar dissolve" - "And the water is clear again" - "Submerge the chicken in the pan, put the lid on and store in the fridge for an hour." - "Wash and chop the herbs and grate the zest of two large lemons. Give them a good scrub beforehand if they aren't organic. Add the mustard, oil, pepper, juice of half a lemon and salt and mix well" - "After an hour take the chicken out and put it on a board covered with kitchen paper. Dry it. Start to pre-heat the oven to 250°" - "With a sharp knife carefully make some cuts in the chicken" - "Fill the spaces with the herby paste and put the chicken on a lined baking tray or roasting dish and place it in the oven" - "Put the butter and the grated zest and juice of one lemon in a small pan. Heat gently until the butter has melted" - "After 10 minutes take the chicken out. Turn the oven down to 200°. Baste the chicken with the melted butter and lemon" - "Baste underneath too" - "Leave for about 40 minutes taking it out once or twice to baste with the juices" - "When it is cooked, leave to rest on a plate while you prepare a salad or some steamed veg" - "Serve and enjoy. The meat should be tasty and moist. I will definitely brine again - it makes a real difference." - "Have a nice tasty week all 😊☺" categories: - Recipe tags: - flat - brined - roast katakunci: flat brined roast nutrition: 184 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT20M" cooktime: "PT49M" recipeyield: "4" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, I hope you're having an incredible day today. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a special dish, flat brined roast chicken with lemon and herbs. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Flat brined roast chicken with lemon and herbs is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It's easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Flat brined roast chicken with lemon and herbs is something which I've loved my entire life. They're nice and they look fantastic. To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have flat brined roast chicken with lemon and herbs using 11 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Flat brined roast chicken with lemon and herbs: 1. Make ready 1 chicken skinned and cut in half 1. Get 1/2 cup salt 1. Prepare 1/2 cup sugar 1. Make ready 12 cups water 1. Take 3 large lemons 1. Get 1 tsp. mustard 1. Get 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper 1. Get 1 tsp. fresh rosemary chopped finely 1. Make ready 1/2 tsp salt flakes 1. Make ready 1 tbsp olive oil 1. Make ready 1 tbsp butter ##### Instructions to make Flat brined roast chicken with lemon and herbs: 1. Put the water, salt and sugar into a large pan 1. Stir for a while until the salt and sugar dissolve 1. And the water is clear again 1. Submerge the chicken in the pan, put the lid on and store in the fridge for an hour. 1. Wash and chop the herbs and grate the zest of two large lemons. Give them a good scrub beforehand if they aren't organic. Add the mustard, oil, pepper, juice of half a lemon and salt and mix well 1. After an hour take the chicken out and put it on a board covered with kitchen paper. Dry it. Start to pre-heat the oven to 250° 1. With a sharp knife carefully make some cuts in the chicken 1. Fill the spaces with the herby paste and put the chicken on a lined baking tray or roasting dish and place it in the oven 1. Put the butter and the grated zest and juice of one lemon in a small pan. Heat gently until the butter has melted 1. After 10 minutes take the chicken out. Turn the oven down to 200°. Baste the chicken with the melted butter and lemon 1. Baste underneath too 1. Leave for about 40 minutes taking it out once or twice to baste with the juices 1. When it is cooked, leave to rest on a plate while you prepare a salad or some steamed veg 1. Serve and enjoy. The meat should be tasty and moist. I will definitely brine again - it makes a real difference. 1. 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