| This roast chicken recipe is very easy to prepare and | | | | Quarter the lemon. Place 2 of the quarters in the |
| deliciously tasty. It will serve 4 people. The preparation | | | | cavity of the chicken. |
| time is just 10 minutes and cooking time is | | | | 2. Insert the chicken into a medium size-roasting bag. |
| approximately 1 hour and 40 mins. | | | | Seal the bag loosely. Slit the top of the bag 6 times. |
| - Serves: 4 | | | | Place the bag and chicken into a small roasting tin. |
| - Preparation time: 10 minutes | | | | Cook for approx 1 hour and 40 minutes. The chicken is |
| - Cooking time: 1 hour and 40 minutes Ingredients | | | | cooked when the meat is thoroughly cooked and the |
| - 1 whole chicken that weighs about 1.75Kg | | | | juice of the chicken runs clear when you pierce the |
| - 3 cloves of garlic, halved | | | | thigh with a sharp knife. Remove the chicken from the |
| - 2 tablespoons of softened butter | | | | bag. Keep the juices in the bag. Allow the chicken to |
| - 7 grams of fresh thyme, finely chopped | | | | stand. |
| - 1 lemon, quartered | | | | 3. Cut the corner of the bag and pour the juices into a |
| Gravy | | | | pan. Stir in the redcurrant jelly. Mix the corn flour with |
| - 1 tablespoon of redcurrant jelly | | | | cold water until it is a smooth paste. Gradually add it to |
| - 1 tablespoon of corn flour | | | | the gravy. Bring to the boil slowly, constantly stirring. |
| - One half teaspoon Worcestershire sauce | | | | Add Worcestershire sauce and season with salt and |
| | | | pepper. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until the gravy is |
| 1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Halve the garlic | | | | thickened. |
| cloves. With the cut side, rub all over the chicken. | | | | 4. Carve the chicken. Serve and pour the gravy on |
| Crush the remainder of the garlic. Mash the crushed | | | | top. Serve with roasted potatoes, beans, peas and/or |
| garlic with the butter, thyme and freshly ground black | | | | carrots. |
| pepper. Spread this over the top of the chicken. | | | | |