Roast Chicken
Roast Chicken, seems simple enough, yet it's taken me 25 years to finally get it right. I honestly until this recipe gave up trying to roast a chicken.
In the past the breast always dried out and it was not worth making it, so I bought roast chickens. I did roast them by spatchcocking them first, then it was amazing, but a whole roast, always was disappointing. Until now.
This recipe is amazing, there is minimal preparation, it goes into a hot oven and an hour later you have a delicious chicken with crispy skin, moist breast and perfectly cooked thighs, wings and legs.
If I don't have fresh thyme, I just leave it out.
Sometimes I don't even bother to truss the chicken and it still turns out great. The original recipe is from chef Thomas Kellar, he has youtube videos which show how to truss a chicken if you need help. He also uses butter in his recipe.
The original recipe bakes the chicken for 50 minutes, I found I needed more cooking time, so I have made it an hour. So start checking at 50 minutes as all ovens work differently.
This I love making as work lunches for my kids, below I have a link to two salads that my kids enjoy.
This is a simple dinner idea that my family now love and it's a lot cheaper to make it yourself.
In the past the breast always dried out and it was not worth making it, so I bought roast chickens. I did roast them by spatchcocking them first, then it was amazing, but a whole roast, always was disappointing. Until now.
This recipe is amazing, there is minimal preparation, it goes into a hot oven and an hour later you have a delicious chicken with crispy skin, moist breast and perfectly cooked thighs, wings and legs.
If I don't have fresh thyme, I just leave it out.
Sometimes I don't even bother to truss the chicken and it still turns out great. The original recipe is from chef Thomas Kellar, he has youtube videos which show how to truss a chicken if you need help. He also uses butter in his recipe.
The original recipe bakes the chicken for 50 minutes, I found I needed more cooking time, so I have made it an hour. So start checking at 50 minutes as all ovens work differently.
This I love making as work lunches for my kids, below I have a link to two salads that my kids enjoy.
This is a simple dinner idea that my family now love and it's a lot cheaper to make it yourself.
Recipe
Recipe adapted from Jane Kennedy's cookbook The Big Book of Fabulous Food
Serves 4-6
1 x 1.8kg whole chicken, rinsed and dried thoroughly
Sea Salt Flakes and Ground Black Pepper
2-3 thyme sprigs
Serves 4-6
1 x 1.8kg whole chicken, rinsed and dried thoroughly
Sea Salt Flakes and Ground Black Pepper
2-3 thyme sprigs
Preheat oven to 230C/210C fan forced.
Let all excess water drip out of the chicken. Pat dry all of the skin with paper towels.
Tuck the wings under. Truss the chicken by tying up the legs.
Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of salt all over and inside the chicken. Season to taste with ground black pepper.
Sprinkle over some fresh thyme leaves.
Place in the preheated oven for one hour. You can start to check it from 50 minutes as every oven is different.
Remove from the oven and rest. Sprinkle over some fresh thyme leaves. If you want crispy skin leave it. If you don't care, baste over some of the pan juices over the chicken. Leave for 15 minutes.
Cut up as you like and serve with any salad of your choice.
Let all excess water drip out of the chicken. Pat dry all of the skin with paper towels.
Tuck the wings under. Truss the chicken by tying up the legs.
Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of salt all over and inside the chicken. Season to taste with ground black pepper.
Sprinkle over some fresh thyme leaves.
Place in the preheated oven for one hour. You can start to check it from 50 minutes as every oven is different.
Remove from the oven and rest. Sprinkle over some fresh thyme leaves. If you want crispy skin leave it. If you don't care, baste over some of the pan juices over the chicken. Leave for 15 minutes.
Cut up as you like and serve with any salad of your choice.
Enjoy!
Here are two salads that I make with the roast chicken
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Roast Chicken Cobb Salad I make with thighs and legs
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Roast Chicken with Asian Coleslaw I make with breasts
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