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Chicken is considered one of the most delicious foods in the world. Chicken preparation various from country to country. Chicken is classified as white meat and it is considered as an improved option to red meat especially when it comes to health. Chicken is now available almost in all food and grocery stores at a moderately good price. Chicken is a very adaptable and versatile food in that it can be cooked in several different ways. Roasting, for instance, is a very simple way of cooking chicken. It also gives a delicious and tasty meal. Fresh chickens are the best to prepare compared to frozen chickens. This is because they tend to be full of flavor. Below are the various steps of cooking a roast chicken.
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- Make sure you wash your hands with warm soapy water.
- Confirm weight: One should confirm the weight of the bird before starting anything. This helps one to know the amount of time it will take to be ready.
- Roasting temperature: The first thing to do is to make sure to preheat the oven to a temperature of 350ºF (176ºC). Each pound of chicken should take at least 20 minutes to be ready.
- Skinning: Here is where one is supposed to decide whether to skin or not to skin the chicken.
- Clean the chicken: Clean properly and rinse under running water, preferably cold. Use a clean kitchen towel to dry it. This helps in giving the chicken a brown crisp skin.
- Seasoning: Here is where you place the chicken on a wire rack. Make sure to grease the chicken’s surface either with olive or with oil butter. One can also rub some black pepper and salt into the chicken to add more flavors.
- Temperature: It is highly recommended that one use a thermometer specifically made for meat to ensure the right temperatures while cooking. This is important because it confirms if the meat is ready and that all the bacteria have been destroyed.
- Basting: After every 20 minutes, one should remove the chicken from the oven. In order to retain the heat inside the oven, it is important to close the oven door.
- Roasting: Sometimes the chicken could be getting all brown quickly. Incase of this just take an aluminum foil and cover its breast. This is important because the meat will not dry out.
- Resting Time: After getting the chicken out of the oven, it is important to let it stand for 15-25 minutes before serving it.