sunday family roast

Roast Chicken

This is a simple sunday family roast that anyone can do it at home. It is always great to see a beautiful roast on your lunch table on a sunday afternoon. 

Recipe:
1 x 2kg                         whole chicken
1whole                          garlic bulb
2tsp                              cayenne pepper
2tbsp                            fresh ground pepper
4tbsp                            salt
2tbsp                            fresh rosemary
1whole                          lemon


1/2kg                            potatoes
2cloves                         garlic
5tbsp                            olive oil
4tbsp                            salt


Method:

1. Rub the chicken with cayenne pepper, ground pepper, salt and rosemaries with olive oil and let sit in the fridge for at least 1 hour. 
2. Cut the whole garlic into half, drizzle it with olive oil and place it in the oven for 30 minutes at 200'c. Roast the garlic until soft and golden brown. 
3. Remove the garlic, smash it with a fork and rub it under the skin of the chicken. (For presentation purposes, try not to break the chicken skin when rubbing garlic)
4. Remove the chicken from fridge and drizzle with some extra olive oil. Place on a roasting rack. Stuff the chicken cavity with a whole lemon. (poke some holes on the lemon to release juices when roasting)
5. Prepare the potatoes. Wash the potatoes thoroughly, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Place the potatoes in the same tray as the chicken and place whole garlic cloves into the potatoes to extract flavors. 
6. Roast the chicken for 40minutes at 180'c or until the juices run clear when you poke it with a fork or knife. 
7. Serve with the potatoes.