Name: Nan’s lemon chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 10 chicken drumsticks; 4 pontiac potatoes, cut in quarters; 2 large carrots, cut into similar size as the potatoes; 3 sprigs fresh rosemary; 5 clove garlic, crushed, skin left on; olive oil; salt flakes; cracked black pepper; 2 medium lemons; splash of white wine

Nan’s lemon chicken

Taste the nostalgia.

Serves 6

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

2H 15M

Bring a nostalgic feeling to the table with this homely chicken drumstick, potato and rosemary bake immersed in lemon juices. Don’t forget to add a splash of white wine.

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Ingredients

10 chicken drumsticks

4 pontiac potatoes, cut in quarters

2 large carrots, cut into similar size as the potatoes

3 sprigs fresh rosemary

5 clove garlic, crushed, skin left on

olive oil

salt flakes

cracked black pepper

2 medium lemons

splash of white wine

Method

1.Preheat oven to 160°C (140°C fan-forced).

2.Mix chicken, potatoes, carrots, rosemary, garlic, olive oil and plenty of salt and pepper in baking dish.

3.Cut lemons in half and squeeze over baking dish – make sure each piece of chicken gets some juice.

4.Place lemon halves in dish. Splash small quantity of white wine over each drumstick.

5.Cover dish loosely with foil and bake in oven for 2 hours. Change oven to grill setting. Remove foil and place baking dish under grill until chicken and vegetables go brown.

6.Serve with crusty bread.

Equipment: Sharp knife; large baking dish; foil
Note

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