Roast Chicken With Mustard-anchovy Crust

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 8 anchovies packed in oil, minced (olive oil-packed )
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 4 lbs whole chickens, roaster preferred

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine the mustard, oil, garlic, anchovies and pepper. mash with a fork to form a paste.
• 3 pat the chicken dry, and place on a rack in a roasting pan. spread the paste on the chicken to coat thickly.
• 4 roast the chicken until the juices run clear when the inner thigh is pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, about 75 minutes.
• 5 remove from the oven, cover loosely with foil and let rest 5 to 10 minutes. cut into serving pieces and arrange on a warm platter.