2whole yellow or white onions(cut into 1-in. wedges)
1cupchicken stock
To taste2-in. pieces of carrot(parsnip, potatoes and/or baby fennel bulbs, cut in half)
To tastesalt and black pepper
For Miso Rub
¼cupORGANIC MISO RED(red or brown preferred)
¼cupsesame or olive oil
3tbspmirin
2tbsp.fresh ginger(minced)
2ea.fresh garlic cloves(minced)
Instructions
Rub entire chicken with oil and lightly season with black pepper. Add half of the chopped onions into the cavity of the chicken. Place chicken into roasting pan and pour chicken stock into pan. Place chicken in 450 degree oven and roast at high heat for 20 minutes. Remove after 20 minutes and drop oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Combine all ingredients for rub and blend well. Massage rub into all of the chicken.
Place chicken in a roasting pan; circle the chicken with onions. Roast for one hour or until skin is extra crispy and juices run clear at the leg joint when skin and meat are pierced.
(Optional) add pieces of carrot, parsnips, baby fennel bulbs (cut in half), and/or potatoes, tossed in oil and seasoned with pepper, around the chicken with the onion.