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Irish Roast Chicken

Here's how you make Irish Roast Chicken
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 75m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 heads garlic, unpeeled
  • 2 carrots, peeled, roughly chopped
  • 2 onions, roughly chopped (don’t peel)
  • 4 pounds whole chicken, approx 1.5kg
  • 2 lemons, cut in half
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/2 cup white wine
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat the oven to 425 degree Fahrenheit.

  • Step 2: Make a bed of vegetables by putting the carrots and onions in the middle of a roasting tray.

  • Step 3: Slice one of the garlic heads in half horizontally, and leave the unpeeled cloves of the other head of garlic loose:; add to roasting tray.

  • Step 4: Season chicken all over.

  • Step 5: Place the chicken breast-side down on top of the vegetables

  • Step 6: Then stuff the lemon halves into the chicken.

  • Step 7: Pour the wine over it and then season generously with thyme, salt and pepper.

  • Step 8: Roast for about 45 minutes.

  • Step 9: Take the roasting tin out of the oven, flip the bird over and squeeze some honey on top.

  • Step 10: Season again and cook for another 15-20 minutes. At this stage, take it out and leave for a few minutes.

  • Step 11: Give the legs a wiggle: they should move about freely.

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