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Darby's Daily Balance

Asian-Style Roasted Chicken

asian-style roasted chicken with paprika, gochujang, and butter, roasted until juicy and flavorful.

Ingredients

  • 2.5-4 lb whole chicken (ideally air chilled and pasture raised!)
  • 1/4 - 1/2 stick butter (depending on bird size)
  • 4 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 -2 tbsp gochujang
  • 1-3 tbsp soy sauce or coconut aminos

Method

  1. 1

    preheat oven to 350 degrees

  2. 2

    dry chicken with paper towels

  3. 3

    cover chicken in paprika and salt (save enough of everything for both sides)

  4. 4

    juice lemon over chicken

  5. 5

    top with gochujang and soy sauce and rub into chicken

  6. 6

    slice butter into even parts and cover chicken

  7. 7

    roast for 1.5 hours or until internal temp is 165 degrees