"Having learnt the things I’ve learnt about chickens over the last few years, of course I’m going to suggest that you buy free-range or organic. But if you’re a little tight for cash, the RSPCA Freedom Food chickens are very good and available in most supermarkets."
Taken from Jamie's Ministry of Food
1. Take your chicken out of the fridge 30 minutes before it goes into the oven. Preheat your oven to 240°C/475°F/gas 9.
2. There’s no need to peel the vegetables - just give them a wash and roughly chop them. Break the garlic bulb into cloves, leaving them unpeeled. Pile all the veg and garlic into the middle of a large roasting tray and drizzle with olive oil. Drizzle the chicken with olive oil and season well with salt and pepper, rubbing it all over the bird. Carefully prick the lemon all over, using the tip of a sharp knife (if you have a microwave, you could pop the lemon in these for 40 seconds at this point as this will really bring out the flavour). Put the lemon inside the chicken’s cavity, with the bunch of herbs.
3. Place the chicken on top of the vegetables in the roasting tray and put it into the preheated oven. Turn the heat down immediately to 200°C/400°F/gas 6 and cook the chicken for 1 hour and 20 minutes. If you’re doing roast potatoes and veggies, this is the time to crack on with them - get them into the oven for the last hour of cooking.
4. Baste the chicken halfway through cooking and if the veg look dry, add a splash of water to the tray to stop them burning.
5. When cooked, take the tray out of the oven and transfer the chicken to a board to rest for 15 minutes or so. Cover it with a layer of tinfoil and a tea towel and put aside while you make your gravy.
1. Remove any string from the chicken and take off the wings (break them up and add to your gravy for mega flavour).
2. You should now have a clear space to carve the rest of your chicken. Angle the knife along the breastbone and carve one side off, then the other. When you get down to the fussy bits, just use your fingers to pull all the meat off, and turn the chicken over to get all the tasty, juicy bits from underneath.
3. You should be left with a stripped carcass and a platter full of lovely meat that you can serve with your piping hot gravy and roast veg.
4. You should now have a clear space to carve the rest of your chicken. Angle the knife along the breastbone and carve one side off, then the other. When you get down to the fussy bits, just use your fingers to pull all the meat off, and turn the chicken over to get all the tasty, juicy bits from underneath.
Recipe taken from Jamie's Ministry of Food
©Jamie Oliver 2008.
1) Print the recipe at home
2) Cook it at home
3) Teach the recipe to 3 friends
4) Join the Pass it On chain on the Ministry of Food website
This recipe is from Jamie's Ministry of Food (published by Penguin). Photography Copyright © 2008 David Loftus.
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