Foolproof slow-roast chicken

• doses: SERVES 4
• tempo ativo: 15 mins
• tempo total: 2 hours 35 minutes

Ingredientes

butter, for greasing

1.6kg chicken

1kg roasting potatoes, halved or quartered if large

2 whole garlic heads, halved through the middle

100ml white wine

100ml chicken stock

2 stems rosemary, broken into sprigs

6 bay leaves

1 lemon, cut into wedges

Instruções

1 Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Brush a large roasting tin with butter and smear some all over the skin of the chicken.

2 Place the chicken in the tin and arrange the potatoes around it. Put the halved garlic heads in the tin, pour over the wine and stock, then cover with foil and cook in the oven for 1 hr. Remove the foil and give the potatoes a shake. Add the herbs and lemon wedges, then cook, uncovered for 50 mins.

3 Tum the heat up to 220C/180C fan/ gas 6. Cook for 30 mins more, then remove the chicken and potatoes from the pan. Cover the chicken loosely with foil and leave to rest on a plate for at least 10 mins before carving. Keep the potatoes warm Serve with pan juices.