Ingredients
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4 lbs
whole chickens
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3 tablespoons
soy sauce
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2 tablespoons
fresh lemon juice
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2 tablespoons
olive oil
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2 teaspoons dried rosemary or 2 teaspoons
fresh rosemary, crumbled
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2 cloves
garlic, pressed
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1
lemon, cut in half
Directions
- Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken.
- Rinse chicken under cold running water; drain well and pat dry.
- Place chicken breast side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan.
- Blend soy sauce, lemon juice, oil, rosemary and garlic.
- Brush chicken cavity and skin thoroughly with mixture, then place lemon halves in cavity.
- Roast at 350 for 1 hour and 45 minutes, or until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 185, brushing with soy/lemon mixture every 30 minutes.
- Remove chicken from oven and let stand 10 minutes before carving.