Pot Roasted Chicken With Garlic And Herbs

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 25 g butter
• 1 1/2 kg chicken
• 1 onion
• 3 bulbs garlic
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 75 ml water
• 150 ml wine
• vegetables
• bread
• potato salad

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to gas 6, 200c, fan 180°c rub the butter all over the chicken, season well and tuck the halved onion into the cavity.
• 2 sit the chicken in a casserole dish with a lid (or a snug roasting tray with a foil layer for a lid). tuck the rest of the garlic, bay, and thyme around and pour in the water and wine.
• 3 roast for 30 minutes until lightly golden, place the lid on top (or cover with foil) and continue cooking for another 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the chicken is cooked. test by inserting a skewer in the thickest part of the thigh. it is cooked when the juices run clear. if not, cook for another 10 minutes, then test again.
• 4 once cook, leave to rest, covered, for 10 minutes. carve and serve with veg, potato salad, or a crisp salad, as well as bread to mop up the juices.