Everyone has their own, perfect way to cook roast chicken. I think mine is best of course – but give it a try to see if I am right!
Roast Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 free range chicken
- 4 chicken wings
- 1 handful of mixed herbs - tarragon, flat leaf parsley, dill
- 2 cloves garlic cut in half
- half a lemon
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
- paprika
- olive oil or duck fat if you have
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius
- rinse the inside and the skin of the chicken under cold water
- pat dry and season the cavity with salt and black pepper
- lightly coat the skin with olive oil or duck fat
- season with salt, black pepper and paprika
- stuff the cavity with the herbs, garlic and lemon
- season the chicken wings with salt, pepper and paprika
- place the chicken wings into the roasting pan and rest the chicken, breast side down on the wings
- cook, together with your choice of vegetables for between 90 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the size of the chicken
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We love roasting chicken especially because the next day is Chicken MAyo sandwiches in the lunch boxes!
what a perfect left over lunch!