Scottish-Style Roast Chicken (Howtowdie)

This is traditionally served with "skirlie," a stuffing of oats and onion.

Chicken:
1 (3 to 4 pound) broiler-fryer chicken
6 medium onions, cut into halves
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

Prepare Oat Stuffing. Fill wishbone area of chicken with stuffing. Fasten neck skin to back with skewer. Fold wings across back with tips touching. Fill body cavity lightly, without packing. Tie or skewer drumsticks to tail.

Place chicken, breast side up, in shallow roasting pan. Arrange onions around chicken. Brush chicken and onions with butter. Roast uncovered at 375 degrees F, brushing chicken and onions several times with remaining butter until chicken and onions are done, about 1 1/2 hours.

Yields 6 servings.

Oat Stuffing:
1 large onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup regular oats
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Cook and stir onion in butter in 10-inch skillet over medium heat until light brown. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cook and stir until oats are golden brown and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes.