Chicken Tarragon

From: The Cast Iron Way to Cook

Vegetable oil, for greasing
4 ½ pound roasting chicken
1 tablespoon dried tarragon
Pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Lightly grease the inside of a French oven. Wash and dry the chicken and truss into shape. Grease it lightly all over with vegetable oil and rub a little salt and pepper into the skin. Place the chicken breast side up in the French oven and sprinkle the tarragon over the breast and legs.
2. Cover the pan with the lid, place it in the heated oven, and roast for 2 to 2 ½ hours until the juices run clear, not pink, when the thigh is pierced with a skewer, or an instant-read thermometer reads 180°.