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Roast chicken

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Roast chicken
Photo: Evan Swigart from Chicago, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. A photo of the dish, not of these exact recipes.

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How to make roast chicken

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Simple, high heat

90 minutes · serves 4 · Easy

What you need

  • 1 whole chicken, about 1.6kg
  • 1 lemon
  • Olive oil
  • Thyme
  • Salt
  • Potatoes and onions to sit under it

What you do

  1. 1Dry the skin thoroughly and salt it an hour ahead if you can.
  2. 2Work oil and thyme under the breast skin. Halved lemon inside the cavity.
  3. 3Sit it on top of the halved potatoes and onions so they cook in the fat.
  4. 4Roast 220C for 20 minutes, then 190C for another 50–60.
  5. 5Rest 15 minutes, loosely covered, before carving.