Roast chicken with herbs
Whole chicken roasted in the oven, with crisp skin and juicy, herb-flavoured meat.
Active time20 min
Cooking1 h 15 min
Total1 h 45 minResting : 10 min
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Ingredients
- 1 lemon
- 5 g rosemary
- 5 g thyme
- 40 g butter
- 1.5 kg whole chicken
- 100 ml water
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Wash the thyme and rosemary and strip off the leaves. Mix the herbs with the softened butter and spread over the chicken. Wash the lemon, halve it and place it in the cavity. Put the chicken in a roasting tin with the water.
1 lemon5 g rosemary5 g thyme40 g butter1.5 kg whole chicken100 ml water- oven
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Roast for about 1 hour 15 minutes, basting two or three times. Check that the chicken is cooked through using a thermometer: at least 75 °C for 30 seconds in the thickest part, without touching the bone. Cook for longer if necessary, then leave to rest for 10 minutes before carving.
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Allergens
- Milk
Sources and credits
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