Lemon Roasted Chicken

Lemon Roasted Chicken (Serves 4)

1 whole 3-5 pound chicken, cleaned
3-4 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
1 1/2 tablespoons pepper
1 lemon, zested and juiced (keep your lemon halves!)
8(ish) sprigs of Rosemary (you can certainly use more if you like)
4 cloves of garlic

1. Clean your chicken very well. Preheat your oven to 190 deg c.

2. Rub your olive oil onto the chicken skin


3. Get the zest of the lemon, then equal amounts of salt and pepper and apply onto the chicken.

4. Extract the juice of the lemon, coat some onto the skin and the cavity of the chicken.

5. Stuff your lemon halves, garlic cloves and some rosemary into the cavity of the chicken.

6. Rub some rosemary onto the skin as well. (You may also apply an additional honey coat to the chicken skin)

7. Allow the chicken to sit for about 30 minutes for marination to sink in.

7. Cook your chicken for about 90 minutes or till it looks cooked enough. Take the chicken out every 30 minutes or so to baste it with lemon juice.

8. Allow to sit for a few minutes before cutting/serving. Serves 4.courtesy of crepes of wrath