Roasted Organic Chicken with Moroccan Spices

Name: Roasted Organic Chicken with Moroccan Spices
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp chopped fresh mint; 1 garlic clove, peeled; 6 garlic cloves, unpeeled; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps Hungarian sweet paprika; 3 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel; 2 smalls whole lemons, pierced all over with fork; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 1 Tbsp ras-el-hanout; 1 Tbsp salt; 2 kilograms whole free-range organic chicken

Roasted Organic Chicken with Moroccan Spices is A mixture of lemon juice, lemons, lemon peel, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the hungarian paprika you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. It works well as a rather pricey main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F. Blend first 9 ingredients in blender to moist paste.

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Blender

Oven

Remove neck, giblets, and excess fat from main cavity of chicken. Rinse chicken inside and out; pat dry with paper towels. Rub 1/3 of spice paste into main cavity and neck cavity, then rub remaining spice paste all over outside of chicken.

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Spice Paste

Whole Chicken

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Paper Towels

Place lemons and garlic cloves in main cavity of chicken. Tie legs together.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Whole Chicken

Lemon

Place chicken on rack in roasting pan. Roast 45 minutes; tent with foil to prevent overbrowning. Continue to roast chicken until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 170°F, about 45 minutes.

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Roasted Chicken

Whole Chicken

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Roasting Pan

Kitchen Thermometer

Aluminum Foil

Transfer chicken to platter; let stand 10 minutes (internal temperature will increase by 5 to 10 degrees).

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Whole Chicken

*A Moroccan spice blend available at some specialty foods stores, Middle Eastern markets, and by mail from The Spice House (312-274-0378; thespicehouse.com).

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Seasoning Mix