Then I moved to Canada and spent my year of unemployment watching a lot of Food Network. The food geek in me sopped up all the information coming my way and learnt that marinating a chicken with lemon juice essentially cooks it and makes it rubbery. Totally frowned upon. Oops. Fast forward a few years and I have a blog and a little bravado and debated sharing it here again. However my many attempts at capturing adequate photos completely bombed. When I compare a beautiful roasted bird with it’s golden crisp skin with my decidedly less resplendent offering I’d hit delete hard and fast. Now here we are again. What has changed? Me I think. Because of you. See how that works? (cue Sarah breaking into “I have confidence in” from Sound of Music). The blog that I started off remarkably casually has led to the creation of a kind of family. There is so much I could say about what that means, but apparently the post is about this Stove top Lemon Chicken Roast and not my feelings which I have dwelled on too long. Let’s just say having others believe in your recipes enough to trust them is something special for which I am very grateful.
Lemon Chicken Roast Recipe Notes
The marinade for this recipe is straightforward - salt, mustard powder, pepper, and lemon juice. The taste is bright clear and comforting. The thin gravy it leaves may tempt you to add a little flour to thicken it to create a substantial one, but please try and resist. There is something so very lovely about spooning that broth over the chicken, dunking it in bread charred on the frying pan. That kind of broth-y magic a gravy doesn’t create! I typically marinate this chicken overnight after fairly aggressive poking of holes all over it. If you usually brine your chicken then just decrease the salt in this recipe. Brining for those unfamiliar is basically submerging the chicken in a sweet salty water bath to make it extra juicy. My chicken trussing skills are fairly limited, but I do tend to tie the legs with twine because it makes the man handling during the cooking process much easier. Made it? Don’t forget to rate the recipe below and share your Roast with me @flourandspiceblog on Instagram! Gotta run now, but want to make this later? No worries - just Pin the image below!
