Crispy Roast Chicken and Potatoes

Name: Crispy Roast Chicken and Potatoes
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons, cornstarch; , Table salt; 1 , whole chicken (3 1/2 to 4 pounds), giblets discarded, skin patted dry with paper towels; 2 pounds, small red potatoes, scrubbed and halved; 2 teaspoons, vegetable oil

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2006

Main Courses

Chicken

Roasting a chicken with a pile of potatoes makes a good deal of sense. We wanted chicken with exceptionally crisp skin and well browned potatoes from the same pan.

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

While chicken and potatoes are a natural combination, few recipes turn out exceptionally crisp chicken and well-browned potatoes from the same pan. For our Crispy Roast Chicken and Potatoes recipe, we roasted the chicken at a very high temp...

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