date: 2020-07-07T00:42:38.126Z 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: Sophia Joseph ratingvalue: 5 reviewcount: 11566 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: 292 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT23M" cooktime: "PT56M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, flat brined roast chicken with lemon and herbs. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious. Flat brined roast chicken with lemon and herbs is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Flat brined roast chicken with lemon and herbs is something that I have loved my entire life. 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. Make ready 1/2 cup salt 1. Get 1/2 cup sugar 1. Make ready 12 cups water 1. Make ready 3 large lemons 1. Get 1 tsp. mustard 1. Get 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper 1. Take 1 tsp. fresh rosemary chopped finely 1. Take 1/2 tsp salt flakes 1. Get 1 tbsp olive oil 1. Get 1 tbsp butter ##### Steps 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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