Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Mix the oil, garlic, paprika, cumin, salt and black pepper and rub the mixture into the chicken inside and out.
💡Dry the chicken before seasoning so the mixture clings to the skin; a longer marinade gives deeper color and flavor.
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Put the lemon and thyme sprigs into the cavity of the chicken.
3
Tie the chicken legs with kitchen twine.
Kitchen twine
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Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F).
⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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Place the chicken in the center of the pan, breast side up.
Baking pan
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Bake uncovered about 70 minutes, until the skin is browned and blistered in spots and the juices run clear.
⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
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Take out the chicken and let it rest 10 minutes, and only then carve.
KnifeCutting board
742calories
56 gprotein
4 gcarbs
55 gfat
● protein 30%● carbs 2%● fat 68%
Per serving (330 g), of 4 servings
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⚖ About the ingredients
Lemon: measured in pieces: one ≈ 58 g · 29 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon →
Olive oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Olive oil →
Garlic: measured in pieces: one ≈ 5 g · 149 kcal per 100 g · More about Garlic →
Sweet paprika: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 7 g · 282 kcal per 100 g · More about Sweet paprika →
Ground cumin: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.1 g · 375 kcal per 100 g · More about Ground cumin →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Black pepper: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.4 g · 251 kcal per 100 g · More about Black pepper →
🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Baking pan· Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Cutting board· Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
🧻 Consumables: Kitchen twine
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