Honey Roasted Clay Cooker Chicken
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Recipe Name: Honey Roasted Clay Cooker Chicken Honey Roasted Clay Cooker Chicken Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time: Yield: Serving: Yield: 4–6 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 (4 to 4½ pound) whole roasting chicken (it will have a pop-up thermometer already inserted)
  • 2 lemons
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
  1. Soak a clay pot roaster in cold water for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, remove the giblets from the chicken and discard or save for another use. Remove the roaster from the soaking water and dry. Place the chicken with the breast side up in the bottom of the roaster. Cut one of the lemons in half and squeeze all over the chicken. Place the used lemon halves in the cavity and sprinkle the outside with the salt and pepper. Cover and place in a cold oven. Turn the oven on to 400 degrees and cook for 1 hour. After 55 minutes, whisk together the juice of the remaining lemon, honey, Worcestershire sauce and melted butter. Pour the honey mixture over the top of the chicken, cover and cook another 45 to 55 minutes or until the thermometer has popped up and the chicken is done. Allow to rest uncovered for 10 minutes. Slice and serve warm.
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Recipe by The Tennessee Magazine at https://www.tnmagazine.org/the-call-of-fall/