“Tom’s Roast Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
Chicken (brined if possible)
Paprika
Rosemary
Garlic powder
Bulb of garlic
A few white onions
Potatoes (I would recommend Marie piper)
Parsnips
Carrots
An oven
Preheat oven to 200C
Prepare a (boiled) bed of root vegetables - potatoes, onions, carrots, parsnips. When you’re done with them, they go into the oven. You can do this stage as early as you’d like, the longer the better.
Peel a bulb of garlic (more if you want) and one white onion (or as many onions as chickens you are making).
Prepare a ramikin, make a mix of powdered garlic, rosemary and paprika (and salt, unless the chicken has been brined). You’ll probably want the ratio to be mostly paprika, like 60%. Use either oil or water to mix.
Put the garlic under the chicken’s skin, but MOSTLY on the back (side with the spine)
(If the chicken comes with giblets, you can either toss these into the oven on top of the potatoes or freeze them for later use in soup/stock)
Brush or massage the herb/spice mix into the skin of the chicken.
Take the potatoes out of the oven (be careful!) and lay the chicken onto them, spine DOWN (legs up - like the lithotomy position). Roast for 30 minutes. Set a timer.
After 30 minutes, TURN OVER YOUR CHICKEN.
Reapply paprika et al if necessary (better to dust from a raised surface). If you want a crunchy, burnt paprika taste add a second layer. If not, just the one. Depending on the size of the chicken, you may have to lift it up slightly to do the sides again too. Don’t worry about the mix coming off, it will improve the potatoes, which will hopefully end up soaked and roasted in chicken juice and garlic.
Put back in the oven for 45 minutes.
After removing the chicken, cover in foil and let rest for at least 10 minutes, or until you get hungry.
I would recommend secateurs for cutting the chicken, but a carving knife will also work.
Chicken leftovers can also be consumed cold - delicious in a sandwich or with some sweet chilli sauce.”
TomJ_ via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/02/23