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Whole Roast Lemon Chicken with Herbs

Whole Roast Lemon Chicken with Herbs

Prep time: 90 minServes: 4

Pairs with

One of the most wine-friendly dishes — works with almost any white, but a medium-bodied wine with good acidity lifts the lemon: Chablis, Chenin Blanc or Chardonnay.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken (about 1.5 kg)
  • 2 lemons
  • 1 whole head of garlic, halved
  • 4 thyme sprigs
  • 4 rosemary sprigs
  • 3 tbsp butter, room temperature
  • Flaky salt and black pepper
  • 200 ml dry white wine
  • 200 ml chicken stock

Method

  1. 1Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Rub the chicken with butter, salt and pepper. Halve one lemon and stuff inside the cavity with garlic and half the herbs.
  2. 2Place the chicken in a roasting tin. Pour wine and stock around. Slice the other lemon and scatter around the chicken with the remaining herbs.
  3. 3Roast for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Baste with the pan juices every 20 minutes. The chicken is done when the juices run clear from the thigh joint (core temperature 75 °C).
  4. 4Rest for 15 minutes. Serve with the pan juices and a simple salad.