Roast Chicken With Mushroom Gravy

Ingredients
- 3 12 lb chicken cleaned
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 onion chopped fine
- 12 lb fresh mushrooms cleaned and diced
- 1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
- 12 tsp tarragon
- 1 12 c beef stock heated
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 3 Tbsp cold water
- juice of 1 lemon
- salt and pepper
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425
- Place chicken in pan
- Season with salt and pepper
- Brush with lemon and butter
- Roast 30 minutes in oven
- Reduce heat to 350
- Cook for 1 14 hours more
- Remove cooked chicken from pan and set aside
- Discard 23 fat from pan Place pan on stove over high heat
- Add onion
- Cook 3 minutes stirring often
- Add mushrooms and seasonings
- Mix well
- Cook 4 minutes over high heat
- Mix beef stock and tomato paste
- Cook 3 minutes more
- Dissolve cornstarch in cold water
- Stir into mushroom sauce and cook 1 minute
- Serve roasted chicken with gravy and roasted potatoes