I make my Greek roast chicken with potatoes quite often. I was taught to roast chicken this way by my grandma. It’s one of my favourite ways to cook chicken especially because it’s a nod to my Greek heritage. It’s an easy one pan dish and produces the most delicious, tender and juicy chicken that has all those quintessential flavours of Greek food that are much loved.
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Greek Roast Chicken with Potatoes by @cookedbyalexandra
Ingredients
– 2.5kg whole chicken, at room temperature
– approx. 1kg potatoes, peeled & quartered
– 50g butter, cubed
– Salt
– 1 cup of chicken stock
– Juice of one lemon (approx. 50ml)
For the marinade
– 1 tbsp oregano
– ½ tbsp onion powder
– 1 & ½ tsp salt
– 1/2 tsp black pepper
– 1 tsp paprika
– 2 cloves of garlic, minced
– 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
– Juice of one lemon (approx. 50ml)
Method
1. Allow chicken to reach room temperature before cooking.
2. Preheat the oven to 200ºC.
3. Pat dry the skin and cavity of the chicken with paper towel.
4. Gently use fingers (or a spoon or spatula) to separate the skin from the flesh of the chicken and place butter under the skin.
5. Sprinkle cavity of chicken with salt.
6. Prepare the marinade. Mix together oregano, onion powder, paprika, salt, pepper, oil, lemon juice and garlic. Brush half the marinade over the entire chicken.
7. Truss the chicken.
8. Add potatoes to a large baking dish and toss with reserved marinade.
9. Place chicken on top of potatoes. Pour chicken stock and lemon juice in pan.
10. Roast chicken for 2 hours (the general rule is to cook the chicken for 25-30 minutes per 500g) or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 75ºC and the juices run clear. Check the cooking directions on the packet of the chicken. Baste the chicken twice – half an hour into the cooking time and then one hour into the cooking time. The potatoes should be soft enough that you can pierce them with a fork.
11. Rest the chicken for 15 minutes before serving. Serve with the roast potatoes and Greek salad.
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