Ingredients: – 1,3–1,6 kg broiler chicken; – 50 g butter or sour cream; – 1 tbsp. spices: marjoram, turmeric, dill, etc. to taste; – 1 tsp salt; – 0,5 tsp black pepper.
You will also need a heat-resistant baking sleeve.
Defrost the chicken at room temperature. If it’s chilled, start cooking right away. Rinse the carcass outside and inside under running water, dry with paper towels and set aside.
Melt butter in a saucepan (or put cold sour cream in a cup), add salt and spices to it. Rub the prepared chicken mixture on the outside and inside. Tie the legs and wings together with a string to make the chicken look more compact and neat after cooking. Place the carcass in a culinary sleeve. If desired, you can pour vegetables into the bag – coarsely chopped potatoes, carrots, fresh peppers, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, etc. They will be fed with chicken juice and will become a delicious side dish for your chicken.
Place the bag of chicken breast-side down on a baking sheet, in a ceramic or glass baking dish and place in a cold oven (you don’t need to preheat it to gradually heat the dishes). Set the temperature to 180 ° C and leave to bake for 20-25 minutes. Then the temperature must be reduced to 160 ° C. After 20 minutes, you need to cut the bag and push its edges to the sides so that the crust turns brown. Leave in the oven for another 10-15 minutes.