Greek Roast Chicken With Rigani And Garlic
From debwin 15 years agoIngredients
- 2lb roasting potatoes, cut lengthwise into quarters shopping list
- 1 4-5lb chicken, whole or cut into serving size pieces, skin and shopping list
- fat removed. shopping list
- juice of 11/2 lemons shopping list
- 3-4oz extra virgin olive oil shopping list
- 1/2T coarse grain sea salt shopping list
- 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled and lightly crushed shopping list
- 4T oregano (regani) crumbled shopping list
- pepper to taste shopping list
- 6 bay leaves shopping list
- 1/2oz unsalted butter shopping list
- 14oz chicken stock shopping list
- 1/2tsp Dijon mustard shopping list
- 1tsp honey shopping list
- 1 small bunch of parsley, coarsley chopped shopping list
How to make it
- Heat oven to 190C. Rub the chicken with juice of 1 lemon, 3T olive oil and the salt. Place chicken in a deep heavy roasting pan and surround with potatoes and garlic in a single layer. Sprinkle chicken with oregano, bay leaves, pepper and remaining olive oil and dot with butter.; add half the stock. Roast uncovered for 15mins.
- Reduce oven to 180C and roast until tender. About one hour for a whole chicken or 40mins. for pieces. Baste the chicken and potatoes often, adding more stock if necessary.
- When cooked, transfer chicken garlic and potatoes to a serving dish and keep warm. Strain the pan juices into a small saucepan; remove fat with a spoon; add any remaining stock ( If there is more than 12oz of liquid reduce by rapid boil.
- Combine mustard, honey and half the remaining lemon juice, stir into stock; season with salt and pepper and the remaining lemon juice if desired.
- Pour just enough sauce over chicken just to moisten and serve remaining sauce on the side. Garnish with parsley.
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oh yumm this does sound very good thank you
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