Irish Roast Chicken
Created by dienia b on March 9, 2023
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 75m
- Recipe #40306
Ingredients
- 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
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat the oven to 425 degree Fahrenheit.
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Step 2: Make a bed of vegetables by putting the carrots and onions in the middle of a roasting tray.
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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.
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Step 4: Season chicken all over.
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Step 5: Place the chicken breast-side down on top of the vegetables
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Step 6: Then stuff the lemon halves into the chicken.
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Step 7: Pour the wine over it and then season generously with thyme, salt and pepper.
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Step 8: Roast for about 45 minutes.
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Step 9: Take the roasting tin out of the oven, flip the bird over and squeeze some honey on top.
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Step 10: Season again and cook for another 15-20 minutes. At this stage, take it out and leave for a few minutes.
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Step 11: Give the legs a wiggle: they should move about freely.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (524.5 g)
- Calories 454.5
- Total Fat - 7.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.9 g
- Cholesterol - 725.8 mg
- Sodium - 341.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 39.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 7.7 g
- Sugars - 8.2 g
- Protein - 56.2 g
- Calcium - 89.1 mg
- Iron - 8.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 74.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg