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Prep/Cook Time: 120 Minutes
Servings: 4
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1	PERDUE® Fresh Whole Chicken PERDUE® Fresh Whole Chicken (805)
1/4	cup sugar
1/2	cup salt
2	tablespoons butter
2	lemons, thinly sliced
4	sprigs rosemary
2	tablespoon olive oil
1/2	teaspoon salt
1/2	teaspoon black pepper

1. In large stock pot, combine sugar and salt. Add 8 to 10 cups of water and stir until dissolved. Place chicken in pot. (If chicken isn’t submerged completely with water, add additional water just until the chicken is covered.) Cover pot and place in refrigerator for 24 hours.
2. In large frying pan over medium heat, melt butter. Add lemon slices and cook, turning occasionally, until lemons begin to caramelize and turn light golden, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside to cool.
3. Preheat oven to 400°F.
4. Using paper towels, dry chicken thoroughly. Using fingers, carefully separate the skin from the flesh of the chicken by running fingers over breast and thigh. Do not tear skin of chicken. Insert lemon slices underneath the skin of the chicken, placing them over the breast and thigh. Place rosemary inside the cavity of the chicken. Brush chicken with olive oil and season outside well with remaining salt and black pepper.
5. Place chicken in oven and bake until it begins to take on color, about 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°F. and continue to cook until juices run clear or until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F, about 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes more. 
6. Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes before serving.

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