Bobbie’s Chicken

Name: Bobbie’s Chicken
Ingredients: 6 onions, quartered; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 2½ cups water; 2 homemade chicken bouillon cubes; 2 tablespoons ground ginger; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 lemon, halved; 2 tablespoons dry mustard; 1 roasting chicken (about 4½ pounds), with its giblets; 1 roasting chicken (about 4½ pounds), with its giblets

Preparation info

4
portions

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

One of our dearest friends created and perfected this chicken—aren’t all sculptors perfectionists? We’ve had people stop us on the street to rave about this dish, and we always wish Bobbie and Bert were there to hear their praise. This is a good one!

Ingredients

1 roasting chicken (about 4½ pounds), with its giblets
1 lemon, halved

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 425°F.
Rinse the chicken well and pat it dry. Squeeze the juice of the lemon all over the chicken and in the cavity.
Combine the mustard, ginger, and salt and pepper in a small bowl, and rub this mixture all over the chick