Butterflied Roast Hen with Purple Onions

Final Up to date on July 14, 2025 by Carrie Korem, FNTP

Butterflied roast rooster with crimson onions is my “I don’t wish to cook dinner” meal. It’s quick and requires little or no hands-on preparation.

To arrange – I butterfly the rooster, brush it with ghee, add some onions, season with coarse gray Celtic sea salt and freshly floor pepper, put it within the oven and stroll away. About one hour later I’ve a wonderful rooster with roasted onions!

Listed below are step-by-step directions on butterfly a rooster. It’s tremendous straightforward!

Should you’ve by no means roasted crimson onions, you’re in for a deal with. The excessive warmth brings out the sweetness of the onion and people final bits on the perimeters of the pan are the perfect!

I’ve made this a number of instances for firm – two chickens, onions, and a massive salad. Throw in some fudgy chocolate tarts, and perhaps a glass of wine or kombucha, and also you’re achieved!

I often have some rooster left over for lunch the following day after which I exploit the bones for do-it-yourself rooster inventory. Even within the warmth of summer season, I don’t thoughts turning the oven on, as a result of I’m not standing over it to cook dinner.

Flip it on, pop within the meals, and stroll away. Roast rooster achieved straightforward. Welcome to scrumptious, natural “fast-food”.

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Butterflied Roast Hen with Purple Onions

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This can be a variation of a recipe from my cookbook, Deliciously Natural. Different greens that you should utilize are: zucchini, cauliflower, squash, bell pepper, and so on.

• Prep Time: quarter-hour
• Cook dinner Time: 1 hour
• Whole Time: 1 hour half-hour
• Class: Most important Dish
• Weight loss plan: Gluten Free

For the Hen:

• 1 (4-5 pound) rooster, butterflied
• 4 tablespoons ghee, at room temperature
• 2–3 tablespoons contemporary thyme
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Celtic sea salt, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly floor black pepper

For the Onions:

• 2 massive crimson onions, minimize into wedges
• 1 tablespoon ghee, melted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450°F and regulate oven rack to medium place.
2. Pat rooster with a dry fabric to verify the pores and skin is dry. Stir collectively softened ghee (clarified butter), thyme, and 1 teaspoon sea salt in a small bowl. Gently raise the pores and skin and rub herbed butter below the pores and skin of breasts, thighs, and legs. Season the complete rooster generously with sea salt and pepper.
3. Place rooster in roasting pan. Toss crimson onion wedges, melted ghee, remaining 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Pour onions round rooster in roasting pan. Roast rooster for half-hour after which rotate pan 180 levels. Proceed to roast, about 25 minutes, till crisp and golden brown, and when a thermometer reaches 160°F when inserted within the thickest a part of the breast. Take away from the oven and earlier than serving, let the rooster relaxation for about quarter-hour to permit juices to redistribute.