Pilsner Beer Chicken
Makes enough for: 4 people
Ingredients
- 15 mls olive oil
- 1 onion peeled, cut in half, and thickly sliced
- 1 whole chicken
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
- 1 star anise
- 3 potatoes quartered
- 1 butternut, peeled, deseeded and chopped
- 330 mls Pilsner Urquell
- 10 mls arrow root
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius
- heat the olive oil in a casserole dish and sauté the onions
- wash the chicken and pat dry
- season the cavity and the skin
- place the star anise in the cavity
- brown the chicken
- add the potatoes, the butternut and the beer
- cook for one hour with the lid on
- make sure the chicken has cooked through and remove from the casserole and allow to rest
- place the casserole onto the stove on a high heat
- add the arrowroot and allow the sauce to thicken