Baked Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 to 5 lb. whole chicken
1 small onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
salt and pepper

Preparation

Wash and dry chicken.
Rub all over with salt and pepper.
Put celery and onion in the cavity; cover and bake at 325\u00b0 for 2 hours. Uncover and bake at 400\u00b0 for 15 minutes to brown chicken.
Chicken is done when the leg bone moves easily.
Transfer all stock in the bottom of the dish to a saucepan and add 1 to 1 1/2 cups water. Add the onion and celery from the cavity and mix well.