Roasted chicken with vinegar & rosemary

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1Frying chicken, cut in half and well trimmed of fat (3 lb)
cupWhite wine vinegar
1tablespoonMinced garlic
2tablespoonsMinced fresh rosemary OR
2teaspoonsCrumbled dried rosemary
¾cupChicken broth
½teaspoonCoarse salt
½teaspoonFreshly milled ground pepper
4Fresh rosemary sprigs

Directions

1. Place chicken on roasting rack in shallow baking pan, skin side up.

2. In a small bowl, combine vinegar, garlic and rosemary. Brush chicken with vinegar mixture. Place broth in bottom of roasting pan.

3. Place chicken in a 350'F. oven and baste with pan juices until nicely browned and crisp, about 1 hour. Transfer chicken to platter and cut each section in half between breast and upper portion of leg.

Cover with foil.

4. Spoon off fat from roasting pan. Add 2 tablespoons of cold water to pan and place over high heat, scraping any fragments left in bottom of pan with wooden spoon. Strain pan juices into bowl; season with salt and pepper. Spoon pan juices over chicken and garnish with rosemary. Remove skin before serving.