German

Broiler (East German Roast Chicken)

Name: Broiler (East German Roast Chicken)
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 3.5 lb whole chicken; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tbsp sweet paprika; 1 tsp caraway seeds; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 lemon, halved; 1.5 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper

Birgit @birgit1978

Broiler (East German Roast Chicken) is German home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

60 min Easy Low carb Halal Gluten free Dairy free

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

3.5 lb whole chicken
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp sweet paprika
1 tsp caraway seeds
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 lemon, halved
1.5 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

How to cook it

Preheat the oven to 425 F. Pat the chicken dry, then use kitchen shears to cut out the backbone and press down firmly on the breastbone to flatten the chicken so it cooks evenly and quickly.
Mix the oil, paprika, caraway, garlic, salt, and pepper into a paste and rub it all over the chicken, including under the breast skin.
Squeeze the lemon halves over the chicken and set them under the bird on the baking sheet.
Roast the chicken flat on a baking sheet for 40 to 45 minutes, until the skin is deeply golden and a thermometer in the thickest part of the thigh reads 165 F.
Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before carving and serving hot.

Watch how to cook Broiler (East German Roast Chicken)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

Broiler selber machen mit diesem einfachen DDR Rezept für Brathähnchen Play the video

Serve it with

A German dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Broiler (East German Roast Chicken), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

The cooked vegetable
- Blumenkohl mit Butterbroeseln (Cauliflower with Browned Butter Crumbs)
  
  25 min
What it is eaten with
- Bratkartoffeln (German Pan-Fried Potatoes)
  
  25 min
The sharp little thing
- Apfelmus (German Applesauce)
  
  20 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Broiler (East German Roast Chicken) carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.

Every tracked allergen in Broiler (East German Roast Chicken)
Allergen	In this dish
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	No
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 520 kcal
Protein: 47 g
Carbs: 1 g
Fat: 37 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sugar: 0 g
Sodium: 1050 mg
Saturated fat: 8 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Broiler (East German Roast Chicken) takes about 60 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.