Roast Paprika Chicken

1 whole chicken
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
6 cloves garlic, halved
2 small onions, quartered
water

1. Combine salt, paprika, thyme, white and black pepper together.
2. Rub chicken, inside and out, generously with the spice mixture. Stuff onions into the cavity and garlic cloves under the skin covering the breast. Wrap in a bag and refrigerate overnight.
3. Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
4. Transfer chicken to a roasting pan with a few tablespoons of water. Roast, basting every 45 minutes or so, until chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Allow meat to rest before carving.

Makes 1 chicken