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Spatchcocked (Butterflied) Roast Chicken Recipe
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Serious Eats
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Spatchcocked (Butterflied) Roast Chicken Recipe

Instructions
Prep:15minCook:50min
Spatchcocking (a.k.a. butterflying) a chicken before roasting helps it to cook quickly and evenly, with the crispiest skin around. Here's how.
Updated at: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 23:05:50 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
20
Low
Glycemic Load
2
Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories599.2 kcal (30%)
Total Fat40.5 g (58%)
Carbs8.8 g (3%)
Sugars6.4 g (7%)
Protein37.4 g (75%)
Sodium334.1 mg (17%)
Fiber0.9 g (3%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 large chicken, about 4 to 5 pounds (1.8 to 2.3kg)
1chicken
large
2 tablespoons (30ml) light olive oil or other neutral-flavored oil, such as canola or vegetable, divided
30mllight olive oil
or other neutral-flavored oil, such as canola or vegetable, divided
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (see note)
kosher salt
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (see note)
black pepper
freshly ground
1 teaspoon (5g) baking powder (optional; see note)
5gbaking powder
optional
2 teaspoons (10g) chopped fresh parsley, thyme, rosemary, oregano, marjoram, savory, or a mix (optional)
10gfresh parsley
chopped, or a mix, optional
2 teaspoons (10g) chopped fresh parsley, thyme, rosemary, oregano, marjoram, savory, or a mix (optional)
thyme
2 teaspoons (10g) chopped fresh parsley, thyme, rosemary, oregano, marjoram, savory, or a mix (optional)
rosemary
2 teaspoons (10g) chopped fresh parsley, thyme, rosemary, oregano, marjoram, savory, or a mix (optional)
oregano
2 teaspoons (10g) chopped fresh parsley, thyme, rosemary, oregano, marjoram, savory, or a mix (optional)
marjoram
2 teaspoons (10g) chopped fresh parsley, thyme, rosemary, oregano, marjoram, savory, or a mix (optional)
savory
1 medium onion, roughly chopped (about 1 cup)
1 cuponion
medium, roughly chopped
1 medium carrot, peeled and roughly chopped (about 1/2 cup)
½ cupcarrot
medium, peeled and roughly chopped
1 medium rib celery, roughly chopped (about 1/2 cup)
½ cuprib celery
medium, roughly chopped
1 bay leaf
1bay leaf
1 cup (240ml) dry vermouth or sherry
1 cupdry vermouth
or sherry
1 cup (240ml) water
1 cupwater
1 teaspoon (5ml) soy sauce
5mlsoy sauce
3 tablespoons (45g) unsalted butter
45gunsalted butter
2 teaspoons (10ml) juice from 1 lemon
1lemon
juice from

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