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Fast and Easy Roast Chicken Recipe |
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Fast
and Easy Roast Chicken Recipe |
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One hour and twenty minutes from beginning to end is all you need to
make a succulent roast chicken.
Cook the vegetables whilst the chicken is in the oven for a main meal
to be proud of. We used frozen peas and new potatoes straight from the
allotment but any veg will do. |
KEY POINTS
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Preparation Time: |
10 mins |
Cooking Time: |
55 minutes (plus 15 minutes rest) |
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How Difficult |
Easy |
Freeze? |
No |
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Servings |
4 portions |
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INGREDIENTS
| Ingredients for Roast Chicken |
Imperial |
Metric |
| 1 medium chicken |
3lb |
1.35kg |
| Streaky bacon |
6 slices |
6 slices |
| White wine |
9fl oz |
270 ml |
| 1 medium lemon |
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| Chopped herbs or dried if not fresh. Use
any available, we used parsley, sage and thyme. Tarragon is also
good. |
3 tblespns (fresh)
or
3 teaspns (dried) |
3 tblespns (fresh)
or
3 teaspns (dried) |
| Garlic cloves |
3 |
3 |
| Butter |
½oz |
10g |
| Olive oil |
2 tablespoons |
2 tablespoons |
| Salt and pepper |
To taste |
To taste |
COOKING EQUIPMENT
Ovenproof dish
PREPARATION
Peel and crush the garlic cloves.
Chop herbs if using fresh.
Finely slice half the lemon (keep the other half for later) and halve
each slice.
Method
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Pre-heat the oven to 450°F / 230°C. This is
essential if the chicken is to cook well. Make the
garlic and herb butter by mixing the parsley, thyme, sage and garlic
with the butter. Simply put the garlic, herbs and butter in a dish
and mix for a short time with a fork. Add a sprinkling of salt and
pepper for good measure. |
| Place the garlic and herb butter inside the cavity
of the chicken body along with the sliced lemon. Pour the olive oil
over the chicken and spread it over the surface (with a brush if you
have one). Generously sprinkle salt and pepper over the chicken
then cover with the streaky bacon. Put the chicken on a roasting tin
(see picture) and place in the middle of the pre-heated oven. Leave
in the oven for 55 minutes. |
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Take the chicken from the oven. Tip it up and remove
the juices and lemon slices from the cavity into the roasting tin.
Cover the chicken with foil and place to one side. Add the wine to
the roasting tin and squeeze the juice from the lemon into it. Place
the tin on a moderate heat for around 15 minutes, stirring
every minute or so. |
Carve the chicken and spoon the sauce in the baking tin over
it. Click here for how to use the chicken carcase to make homemade
chicken soup.
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