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Recipe for Lemon Roast Chicken
Jan 12, 2022

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Lemon Roast Chicken


Ingredients

Serves 4


1.8 Kg Free Range Chicken

100 Gr Butter

3 Lemons

Small bunches of Tarragon and Parsley

Salt Pepper


  1. Pre-heat your oven to 220c.
  2. Squeeze the juice from 2 lemons and mix with the butter.
  3. Season the chicken with salt and pepper both inside and outside.
  4. Add the tarragon and parsley into the cavity
  5. Cover the chicken with the softened lemon butter.
  6. Place in a roasting tray and place in the oven
  7. Reduce the heat to 180c after 10 minutes.
  8. Baste the chicken roast for a further 30 – 40 minutes with regular basting
  9. The chicken should be golden brown and have a crisp skin.
  10. Allow the chicken to rest for 10 – 15 minutes.
  11. Carve the chicken and add the juice of the final lemon to the cooking juices. Coat the carved chicken with the juice and serve.


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