Danielle's (Friend's Restaurant's) Baked Chicken

• Rinse chicken (remove any internal parts) and pat dry


• Carefully pull skin from meat (you want to keep the skin in tack)


• Rub seasoning under the skin (combine garlic, olive oil, sea salt, black pepper, rosemary (or herb of choice)


• Place a few slices of butter under the skin


• Place a few slices of lemon under the skin


• Generously salt and pepper the chicken


• Bake for 15 minutes in 400 degree oven


• Reduce heat to 350 and bake to temperature


• Baste chicken often


• Optional: brine chicken in salted water, sprigs of rosemary, and cracked black peppercorns for 24 hours prior to baking