Here, I am going to show how you can turn one chicken into three delicious meals, for two adults. Have this meal using half the chicken, the further two meals will follow this one!The first is a Mediterranean method of roasting chicken. The success of the amazing succulence is to briefly cook in water before roasting.
Ingredients
1.5kg whole chicken
1 large lemon, quartered
2 large chillies
6 cloves of garlic, crushed once with a large knife
1 large sprig fresh rosemary
1 large sprig fresh thyme
Crystal salt and ground pepper
Water
Olive oil
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 175 Celsius.
- Bring a large pot of water to the boil (large enough to be able to immerse your chicken).
- Season the chicken inside with salt and black pepper
- Place garlic, herbs, lemon, and chillies inside the cavity of the chicken and seal up by using a wooden skewer or cocktail stick.
- Plunge the chicken into the boiling water, for five minutes, turning it over and over.
- Remove and let it dry some kitchen paper for 30 minutes.
- Massage olive oil into the entire surface of the chicken and season with salt and pepper.
- Place it in the pre-heated oven on a large roasting tin at 350ºf/175ºc for approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes, testing that the juices run clear on the thigh, adding a little water to the roasting tin if necessary.
- Remove from the oven, cover with tin foil and rest for 15 minutes.
- In the meantime make a light jus/gravy by de-glazing the roasting tin with a cup of water and thickening with a desert spoon of cornflour mixed with two tablespoons of water. Season jus to your liking.
- Serve with steamed bok choi, cumin honey carrots and crispy roast potatoes.
T Market Value Whole Chicken 1.00-1.80kg (£1.99)
Large Lemon Loose (0.35)
Mixed Chillies 56g (0.49)
Tesco Garlic Each (0.25)
Fresh Rosemary 30g (0.79)
Fresh Lemon Thyme 25g (0.68)
Total approximate cost of main ingredients: £5.30
