Here’s a post on how to make a spathcock chicken. Spathcocking is basically a popular method where a whole chicken whose spine is removed and pressed down until flat. The whole chicken ends up looking like a butterfly. It is so handy for ensuring perfectly roast whole chicken which is tender and moist.
This method ensures that the chicken is cooked evenly. Cooking a whole chicken is no joke. You might get a burnt breast and undercooked legs. By spathcocking it, you avoid issues with cooking times. This spathcock chicken is so delicious! I roasted it and then topped it with kebab powder. To start off, you will need chicken shears. Flip the chicken upside down and snip off the tailbone starting from the butt. Go up on both sides of it so that you have a gaping hole in the back. Crack the bone in the middle and press down on the chicken breast.
Usually, roasting a whole chicken might take up to two hours. With this method, a spathcock chicken might still have a similar roasting time. This is just to have much juicier chicken which cooks evenly. The chicken breast was slightly more tender as well. Happy roasting!