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Roast chicken
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Roast chicken
This classic recipe is unanimously loved, roasted chicken with lemon, honey and garlic. It’s perfect and simple for family gatherings, easy to execute and deliciously juicy. Season, cook and enjoy your guest while it roasts! Caroline just started her own culinary blog where she shares amazing recipes. Visit Caroline’s blog here.
Roast chicken
| Prep time: 10 minutes |
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| Cooking time: 1h15 to 1h30 |
| Servings or yield: For 6 to 8 people |
| Difficulty level: Easy |
| 2 Free Range Chickens |
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| 2 lemons |
| 1/2 cup honey |
| 4 cloves of garlic |
| Extra virgin olive oil |
| Camargue salt |
| Pepper |
Preparation
Preheat oven at 375˚F.
Place chicken in an oven pan with high edges. Cut lemons in half quarters. Add a lemon in peaces inside each chicken.
Smash garlic and add 2 smashed garlic cloves inside each chicken with 1/4 cup of honey. Poor some olive oil, about 1/4 cup, on each chicken and massage, using your hands to spread olive oil. Add a pinch of Camargue salt on each chicken and spread with your hands.
Cook in oven for about 45 minutes or depending on the size of your chickens. After 45 minutes, remove from oven and using a spoon, moist chicken with cooking juices. Put back in oven for another 30 minutes.
Serve with Caroline’s roasted pears and carrots in cinnamon (view recipe).
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Preparation steps
1 - Preheat oven at 375˚F. Place chicken in an oven pan with high edges. Cut lemons in half quarters.
2 - Add a lemon in peaces inside each chicken.
3 - Smash garlic.
4 - Add 2 smashed garlic cloves inside each chicken.
5 - Poor 1/4 cup of honey inside each chicken.
6 - Poor some olive oil, about 1/4 cup, on each chicken.
7 - Massage, using your hands to spread olive oil.
8 - Add a pinch of Camargue salt on each chicken and spread with your hands.
9 - Cook in oven at 375˚F for about 45 minutes or depending on the size of your chickens.
10 - After 45 minutes, remove from oven and using a spoon, moist chicken with cooking juices. Put back in oven for another 30 minutes.
11 - Serve with Caroline’s roasted pears and carrots in cinnamon, view recipe.
