Salt-Baked Chicken

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Title: Salt-Baked Chicken
Categories: New import
Yield: 4 servings

4 c Kosher salt
1 (3%-pound) chicken
1 ts Dried thyme
1 Lemon, ends trimmed,
Pierced with a fork
1/2 To 1 cup water

Preheat oven to 450 F. Line roasting pan with foil. Then cover the
foil with a thick layer of salt. Sprinkle chicken cavity with thyme.
Stuff with whole lemon. Place chicken, breast side down, on top of
salt. Cover all exposed surfaces completely with remaining salt.
Sprinkle with water to seal and place in oven. Bake uncovered about 1
hour.

Remove chicken from oven. Let sit for 10 minutes, then break crust.
Remove all of salt, wiping with a paper towel, if necessary. Cut into
pieces.

Makes 4 servings.

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