Roasted Lemon Garlic Chicken With Rosemary Potatoes Recipes

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in the seasonings and garlic. Place chicken breast side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; tie drumsticks together with kitchen string. Spoon half of the butter mixture over chicken. Place the potatoes, carrots and onions around chicken. Drizzle remaining butter mixture over vegetables. , Bake at 350° for 1-1/2 hours. Baste with cooking juices; bake 30-60 minutes longer, basting occasionally, until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. (Cover loosely with foil if chicken browns too quickly.), Let stand 10-15 minutes, tented with foil if necessary, before carving. Serve with vegetables.

LEMON & ROSEMARY ROAST CHICKEN WITH CRISPY POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Cut the potatoes into 2 mouthful-sized chunks and put in a large pan of salted water. Bring to the boil, cook for 5 mins, then drain. Meanwhile, place the olive oil in a really large, sturdy roasting tin and heat for 5 mins. Tip the potatoes in and cook for 20 mins.
• Meanwhile, peel the zest from the lemon (a vegetable peeler is great for this) and slice it finely. Mix it with the sea salt. Place the chicken on a board with the legs pointing towards you, and undo any string tied around. Lift up the skin around the cavity and work your fingers under the skin over the breast and legs, easing it away from the flesh. Push the salty shreds of lemon rind under the skin, spreading it as evenly as possible, followed by four sprigs of rosemary, one on each leg and one on each breast. Then put one sprig inside the bird along with the peeled lemon.
• Take the tin out of the oven, give the potatoes a good shake, and then arrange them so you can fit a rack over the roasting tin. Then place the chicken upside down on the rack and roast for 20 mins. Turn the chicken over and turn potatoes, coating them in the fat that's run off the bird. Return to the oven and roast for another 20 mins, then turn the potatoes again and cook for another 20-30 mins, until the chicken juices run clear.
• Remove the roasting tin from the oven and put the chicken on a serving platter, covering it with foil to keep it warm. Leave to rest for 20 mins. Meanwhile, scoop the potatoes into an ovenproof dish and return to the oven to finish crisping up. Pour away the fat from the roasting tin, then put the tin on the hob over a low to medium heat. Add half the stock, then bring to simmering point, stirring and scraping up the brown residue. Boil, reducing until darker and syrupy. Add the rest of the stock, and bring to simmering point again, bubbling to reduce it. Taste and adjust seasoning. Pour through a sieve into a warmed gravy jug.
• Pile the potatoes around the chicken, and garnish with remaining rosemary sprigs. Serve with gravy and braised lettuce.
• Freezing: Freeze the chicken at the end of step 2, for up to a month. Defrost thoroughly before continuing with the recipe.

ROASTED LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY POTATOES

Steps:

• Remove all the extras inside the chicken. Coat the chicken in salt and pepper and set aside. Preheat oven to 450°F, and put a large pot of water on to boil.
• Slice the potatoes in 1-inch hunks (like the size of a golf ball) and peel all the garlic.
• Toss the potatoes, garlic and the whole lemon into the boiling water. Reduce heat slightly, and cook for about 12 minutes.
• Drain out all the water, and then stuff the inside of the chicken with the garlic, fresh thyme sprigs and the lemon. Once the lemon is inside the chicken, stab it a few times with a fork. Be careful, the lemon juice will be very HOT! With the lemon inside the chicken it will make it nice and flavorful and sort of steam it from the inside.
• Coat the bottom of a roasting pan with olive oil and place the chicken (and the extras if you wish) in the pan. Cook for 45 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, and place the chicken on a plate for a moment. Toss the potatoes and fresh rosemary in the juices in the roasting pan. Place chicken back in the pan and cook for another 45 minutes.
• After the chicken is done, let it sit for a few minutes. Carve and enjoy! Remember to serve up some of the roasted garlic from the inside of it!