Honey-Roasted Chicken with Lemon and Tarragon

Ingredients

• 1 garlic
• ¼ cup mild honey
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• kitchen string
• 1 instant-read thermometer
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 lemons
• + 4 more ingredients
• • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 3 1/2-lb chicken
  • 2 tablespoons fresh tarragon

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat to 425°F. Finely grate enough zest from 1 lemon to measure 1 tablespoon, then squeeze enough juice from same lemon to measure 2 tablespoons. Stir together butter, tarragon, zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Put chicken, breast side up, in a small ro...

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