Name: Roast chicken with lemon and garlic
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1.8 kilogram chicken; 30 gram butter, softened; 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled; 1 lemon; 2 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 teaspoon sea salt flakes; 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Roast chicken with lemon and garlic

We show you how to turn roast chicken into a gourmet meal the whole family will be raving about! The chicken pieces are also ideal to take to a picnic or add to school and work lunch boxes.

Serves 6

Prep

25M

Cook

40M

Total

1H 5M

Ingredients

1.8 kilogram chicken

30 gram butter, softened

6 cloves garlic, unpeeled

1 lemon

2 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 teaspoon sea salt flakes

1 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Method

1.Preheat the oven to hot (220°C (200°C fan-forced).

2.Wash chicken under cold water; pat dry with paper towel. Using kitchen shears, cut along both sides of chicken backbone; discard backbone. Cut thigh and leg portions from chicken; cut wing portions from chicken. Using a knife, slice breast either side of breastbone; discard breastbone. You will have eight pieces.

3.Rub chicken pieces with butter. Place the thighs, wings and drumsticks, skin-side up, in an oiled, heavy-based baking dish; refrigerate breasts until required. Place a garlic clove under each piece. Roast the chicken pieces, uncovered, in a hot oven for 15 minutes.

4.Meanwhile, using a zester, remove the rind from the lemon; cut the lemon into six wedges. Combine rind, parsley, salt and pepper in a small bowl.

5.Place the chicken breasts in the baking dish, skin-side down; roast for 10 minutes. Turn chicken breasts over; brush chicken pieces with pan juices. Add the lemon wedges and sprinkle chicken with rind mixture; roast for a further 15 minutes or until chicken is browned and cooked through.

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