WOW! Great recipe! Definitely roasting it in a parchment bag works! Enough steam escapes from the fibers so that you aren't "steaming" it (like in an oven bag), but roasting it. I chunked up some potatoes, carrots, and onions and roasted them in the bag w/ the chicken. I also put a little crunched up aluminum foil under the bottom of the bird as a make-shift rack so the juices would settle on the pan. I added fresh rosemary to the thyme, and stuffed the bird with lemon wedges onion, and the fresh herbs. Topping it with the lemon slices is a great way for it to self baste. It is incredibly moist and flavorful. I used the juices to make a quick gravy. Drain the bird and pour off the pan juices. I added 1/2 cup water b/c I see it was very lemony. I added fresh rosemary, no salt was needed. Heated it up on med-low, added cornstarch (cornstarch mixed with a little water), and stirred til thick. It was a skoosh over-lemony, so I added a small pat of butter to cut the flavor. That did the trick! And yes - the skin looks gross b/c it's not browned...but I don't eat the skin anyway...so it was fine by me. Be sure to let the chicken sit at least 15 minutes before slicing into else the juices won't run back into the meat. Great recipe!
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