Chicken baked with aromatic butter and garlic

Very tasty and aromatic chicken.

Ingredients

• chicken / chicken 1 pc (1-1.2 kg)
• butter (softened) 100-150 g
• lemon 1 pc
• parsley, dill and basil 3-4 sprigs
• garlic 4 cloves
• salt
• freshly ground pepper

Directions

1. Wash the chicken and pat dry well with paper towels.
2. Gently separate the skin from the flesh on the breast and legs.
3. Wash the lemon, wipe dry, remove the zest from it (set aside the zest for aromatic oil).
4. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze out the juice.
5. Sprinkle the chicken with lemon juice, rub with salt and freshly ground pepper on the outside and inside (you can also rub with a chopped garlic clove).
6. Leave the chicken to marinate for a couple of hours at room temperature or refrigerate overnight.
7. Prepare aromatic butter.
8. Wash parsley, dill and basil, dry and chop finely.
9. Peel the garlic and chop finely.
10. In a bowl, combine softened butter, herbs, garlic, lemon zest (which was set aside), salt and freshly ground pepper.
11. Stir the butter with the aromatic spices with a fork, whisk, or beat with a hand mixer until smooth.
12. Then grease the carcass with fragrant oil, paying special attention to the breast and legs. Stuff them with fragrant oil right under the skin and massage the breast and legs with your fingers so that the meat absorbs the oil better and becomes more juicy.
13. For convenience and a more compact shape, chicken legs can be tied with culinary twine.
14. Put the chicken in the refrigerator for 15-30 minutes so that the oil grasps a little - it will melt more slowly when heated in the oven and soak the chicken.
15. Put the chicken in a deep baking sheet and place the dish in an oven preheated to 180-200 ° C.
16. Bake for about 45-60 minutes, until the chicken is done, periodically pouring over the juice that stands out.
17. Bake for about 45-60 minutes, until the chicken is done, periodically pouring over the juice that stands out