Chicken Under a Brick with Herb-Roasted Potatoes

Name: Chicken Under a Brick with Herb-Roasted Potatoes
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 , whole chicken small, (about 3 lbs), trimmed of excess fat, giblets removed and discarded, chicken patted dry; , Table salt and ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil plus 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil; 3 cloves, garlic, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 1 tablespoon); 1 tablespoon, minced fresh thyme leaves; 1/8 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 2 tablespoons, lemon juice from 1 lemon, plus 1 lemon cut into wedges; 1 1/2 pounds, Red Bliss potatoes (small), scrubbed, dried, and cut into 3/4 inch pieces; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh parsley leaves

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SERVES4

TIME1¾ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Cooking a butterflied chicken under a brick cooks considerably quicker than a regular roast chicken and produces amazingly crisp skin by keeping the chicken flat, forcing all the skin to make contact with the pan. But after a few trial runs...

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