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