Preparing a chicken

How to How to make your chicken work for you

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07/01/2008

Roasting a chicken needn't be difficult. Here's a simple step by step guide to preparing the perfect bird, from choosing it to using leftovers to make stock and gravy

Picking your bird

Look for an attractive local free-range organic bird. A small to medium-sized chicken is around one and a half kilos. Some chickens are corn fed to give their flesh a yellow lustre, but may not necessarily be organic or free range. If you plan to make stock, try to get a chicken with giblets and ask your butcher if he has extra carcasses, for which you can expect to pay about fifty pence.

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Some chickens are corn fed to give their flesh a yellow lustre, but may not necessarily be organic or free range. If you plan to make stock, try to get a chicken with giblets and ask your butcher if he has extra carcasses, for which you can expect to pay about fifty pence.

It's important to build up a good relationship with your butcher - if he's any good, he'll be able to recommend the best possible bird at a reasonable price.

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