Roasted chicken without rotisserie

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 220 ° C.

Step 3

Check that your chicken is not "feathers", if you have to remove them with a knife or by burning the ends with a match.

Step 5

Arrange your chicken in a baking dish, plan a large enough dish, inside the chicken put the bay leaves and thyme branches.

Step 7

Brush chicken with olive oil and then paprika. The goal is to have paprika all over the skin. Small note, I never add salt !!

Step 9

Pour a good amount of water into the dish, which will allow the chicken to not dry or grill.

Step 11

You can add peeled potatoes at this stage.

Step 13

Bake in a hot oven at 220 ° C for 30 to 35 minutes.

Step 15

Water the chicken, if the water has evaporated completely it is imperative to add a little.

Step 17

Lower the oven to 190 ° C for 15 minutes.

Step 19

Return the chicken to brown on the other side.

Step 21

Continue cooking for 25 minutes then return.

Step 23

At this point your chicken should be cooked well, if it is not the case, it should continue cooking 10 minutes more.