Sunday Best Roasted Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 1/2 lbs whole chickens
• 1 teaspoon spanish smoked paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon ground achiote (annatto)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1 garlic cloves, minced or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons honey, slightly warmed
• 3 tablespoons dark rum
• melted butter, for basting
• lime wedge, for garnish
• 1 1/4 cups fresh chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons rum
• tarragon (fresh or dried) or thyme (fresh or dried)
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 roasted chicken: place the chicken in a roasting pan. combine the paprika, thyme, parsley, achiote, tarragon, garlic, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
• 2 rub the mixture all over the chicken, including underneath the skin. cover with plastic wrap and let marinate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• 3 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 4 in a small bowl, mix the lemon juice, honey and rum. stir well and pour over the chicken and under the skin, rubbing the mixture in well to absorb.
• 5 lastly, spoon the melted butter all over the chicken. cover chicken with aluminum foil and place in oven; roast for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until fully cooked. remove foil last 30 minutes of roasting.
• 6 optional pan gravy: a pan gravy can be made with the drippings by transferring the drippings from the roasting pan to a small pan. add the chicken stock, rum and herbs. simmer the liquid for 10 minutes or until the gravy has reduced and thickened slightly.
• 7 adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and pour into a gravy boat.
• 8 serve on the side with lime wedges.