Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken
A whole chicken roasted with lemon and garlic until the skin crisps.
Ingredients
- 1.6 kg whole chicken
- 1 lemon
- 6 cloves garlic
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Method
- Heat the oven to 200C.
- Halve the lemon and stuff it into the cavity with the garlic and thyme.
- Rub the skin with olive oil and season generously.
- Roast for 90 minutes, basting halfway through.
- Rest for 15 minutes before carving.