Roast Chicken

Name: Roast Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1.6 kg whole chicken; 50 g butter; 1 lemon; 4 garlic cloves; fresh thyme or rosemary; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil

A golden whole roast chicken with crispy skin and juicy meat — the ultimate Sunday dinner. Easier than it looks.

95 min4 servings480 kcal / serving

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by Culicious Kitchen

Ingredients

1.6 kg whole chicken
50 g butter
1 lemon
4 garlic cloves
fresh thyme or rosemary
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp olive oil

Method

1
Take the chicken out of the fridge 30 minutes before cooking so it roasts evenly. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F.
2
Pat the chicken VERY dry inside and out with paper towels — dry skin is crispy skin. Sit it in a roasting tin.
3
Rub the softened butter and olive oil all over the skin. Season generously all over with the salt and pepper, including a little inside the cavity.
4
Stuff the cavity with the lemon halves, garlic, and herbs. Tie the legs together with kitchen string if you have it (helps it cook evenly).
5

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