Grapefruit Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 roasting hen (about 4lbs.)
• 1 grapefruit
• 1 onion, thickly sliced (about 5 slices)
• olive oil
• salt (preferably kosher)
• pepper (preferably fresh cracked)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 remove neck and the rest of the organ"prize package" from the inside of the bird.
• 3 discard or save for a later use (like stock).
• 4 rinse bird.
• 5 pat dry.
• 6 rub olive oil all over bird.
• 7 salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 place onion slices in a roasting pan and place bird on slices.
• 9 cut grapefruit in half.
• 10 squeeze one half over bird.
• 11 place used half of grapefruit in the cavity of the bird and tie legs together.
• 12 you can also fold the bird's wings back at this point if you want to.
• 13 cook bird for about an hour and 15 minutes to an hour and a half or until leg joint is loose and juices run clear.
• 14 while bird is cooking use the other half of the grapefruit to"baste" the chicken.
• 15 if the chicken begins to get too dark (this can happen because of all the natural sugar in the grapefruit) cover loosely with foil.
• 16 when finished cooking.
• 17 let it sit and rest for five minutes.
• 18 then carve away!