There’s no need to cover your chicken for roasting, as the time it takes to cook means the skin should brown just enough to be perfectly crispy.
Jamie's Ministry of Food
By Jamie Oliver
About the recipe
This is a super-reliable roast chicken recipe to give you juicy meat and crispy skin, every time. Perfect.
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1 x 1.6kg whole free-range chicken
2 medium onions
2 carrots
2 sticks of celery
1 bulb of garlic
olive oil
1 lemon
1 bunch of mixed fresh herbs such as thyme, rosemary, bay
There’s no need to cover your chicken for roasting, as the time it takes to cook means the skin should brown just enough to be perfectly crispy.
Baste the chicken in its cooking juices halfway through cooking to make it succulent and delicious for when it’s time to carve.
Preheat the oven to 240°C/475°F/gas 9, then as soon as you put your chicken in the oven, reduce the heat to 200°C/400°F/gas 6.
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