Get yourself a nice whole chicken, this one was free-range organic and was in the seasonal box I received from the lovely people at Knorr.
Chicken is so very easy to cook, all you need is a non-stick baking dish and a little olive oil, salt and black pepper.
Perfect Roast Chicken
I like to put a couple of slices of lemon inside the chicken along with a few sprigs of thyme. But of course, it isn't vital - it's just what I like to do.
As I said all you need is a chicken, a little olive oil, sea salt pepper and of course an oven would be good!
Half a lemon - sliced and a few sprigs of thyme are optional but the lemon helps to keep the chicken moist while cooking. The thyme is just a fancy thing, although it does smell lovely.
You might like my Orange and Black Pepper Baste recipe.
Perfect Roast Chicken
Ingredients
- Remove your chicken from its packaging and remove the giblets from the cavity if it came with them.
- Unless you're going to get all fancy and make the gravy with them you can discard them as I do.
- Rub the skin with a little olive oil, sea salt and black pepper. Put the slices of lemon inside along with the thyme.
- Leave it to come to room temperature for 30 minutes before cooking.
Instructions
- Baste a couple of times during the cooking time and pour off any excess fat.
- For the final 10 minutes of cooking, increase the heat to 220C/425F or Gas 7 just to get the skin nice and golden and crispy.
- Pierce the bird in the thigh with a skewer and if it's fully cooked the juices will run clear.
- Then you can remove it from the oven onto a large plate and cover it with kitchen foil.
- It is important to leave to rest for about 30 minutes before serving. Just cover with foil and it will stay nice and hot.
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