Classic roast chicken with lemon and rosemary Recipe

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Classic roast chicken with lemon and rosemary

It may look impressive but old-fashioned roast chicken is one of the easiest recipes to pull off. This recipe cooks at a relatively high temperature – and is done in 1 ½ hours.

Serves: 4

Ingredients

1,5kg free-range chicken

1 large quartered lemon

1 large rosemary sprig

1 large, cut into wedges onion

6 unpeeled cloves garlic

1 quartered lemon

olive oil

salt and milled pepper

Method

Rinse the cavity of the chicken. Squeeze some of the lemon juice into the chicken cavity and season well. Stuff with rosemary, onion and garlic and squeezed lemon wedges. Place bird on the rack of a roasting pan. Squeeze remaining lemon juice over chicken; rub with a little olive oil and season well. Place in a preheated 200°C oven and roast for about 1 ½ hours. You need only baste the chicken once or twice during roasting, paying particular attention to the breast area, which is the leanest and therefore dries out the quickest. Remove from oven, cover with foil and allow to rest for at least 15 minutes before serving.