nothing beats a delicious
roast chicken with crispy skin
& roast potatoes!
Tips for roasting a chicken:
FILL THE CAVITY
Imparts flavour & Retains moisture
Change what you fill the cavity with…
*garlic bulb halved with
thyme sprigs
*quartered lemon
*Clementine halved
*garlic & 2 Bay leaves
Flavoured Butter under the skin
Gently loosen the skin, start at cavity end work
fingers underneath to release. Spread the
herbed butter evenly under and directly onto the meat.
Slash the legs with sharp knife ensures crispy skin
once cooked.
Butter / lemon zest /
crushed garlic clove / sea salt & cracked black pepper/ Proscuitto (You can vary the flavour
of the chicken according to what you add)
SEASON the Chicken ON THE OUTSIDE
with a little Olive Oil & Sea Salt & Cracked
Black Pepper
Sit
on a Trivet of veg…
A)
Carrot/ Celery/ Onion
B)
Fennel / Onion / Lemon/ Garlic
C)
Garlic / Thyme / Rosemary
NB
If
cooking with stuffing inside the bird –
always
weigh the bird with the stuffing inside
to
calculate the correct cooking time.
Baste
chicken regularly
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