Christmas Roast Chicken
Description
Roast whole chicken infused with under the skin garlic and herbs, complete with a homemade citrus stuffing.
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Serves: 6-8
Prep time: 30 minutes
cooking time: 1-2hrs
Ingredients
Roast Chicken:
1.5-2.5 kg whole chicken
season all/salt & pepper to taste
2 handfuls of parsley, chopped
1 handful basil, chopped
5 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tsp vegetable oil
1/4 tsp table salt
2 slices of salted butter
2 tbsp vegetable oil
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Stuffing:
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1 whole lemon
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp parsley, chopped
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Gravy in dish:
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1 medium onion, sliced
4 garlic cloves
2 carrots, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
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Instructions
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1. To make the roast chicken begin by adding the chopped parsley, basil and crushed garlic, 2 tsp of vegetable oil and the table salt to a bowl
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2. Mix these ingredients well with your hands
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3. Remove the packaging from the roast chicken (wash the elastic tie that was wrapped around the chicken then keep it for step 10)
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4. Optional: Rinse the chicken with cold water
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5.. Chop the tail off the chicken then pluck any long hairs from the chicken skin
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6. Place the chicken in an oven dish then gently pull the skin away from the chicken breast
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7. Stuff the herbs under the skin (using a small spatula to help you), followed by the 2 slices of butter
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8. Boil the lemon for 10 minutes then leave to cool.
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9. Using a knife puncture holes in the lemon then place it inside the chicken hole.
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10. Add the rest of the stuffing ingredients inside the chicken hole.
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11. Use the elastic tie, to tie together the drumsticks
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12. Season the chicken using either season all or salt & pepper.
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13. Add sliced onions to the dish
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14. Pour over 2 tbsp of vegetable oil over the chicken
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15 Place the chicken in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 45 minutes.
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16. Turn over the chicken, then add in the chopped carrots and red peppers in the dish, then cook for a further 40 minutes or until the chicken has browned evenly (this depends on the size of the chicken)
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17. When the chicken has cooked, leave the chicken to stand for 10 minutes, then partially cut the drumstick to aid removal of the lemon from the chicken hole.
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18. Slice the chicken, then use the natural gravy formed in the oven dish as a delicious dressing for the chicken
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