Thyme And Garlic Roast Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 5/8 kg whole chickens
• 2 lemons, quartered
• 2 heads garlic, halved
• 8 sprigs thyme
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• flaked sea salt
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 cup wine

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 160c.
• 2 wash and pat the chicken dry.
• 3 place 1 lemon into the cavity if the chicken and tie the legs with kitchen string to secure them.
• 4 place the garlic, thyme and remaining lemon into a baking dish and place the chicken on top.
• 5 brush chicken with the olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
• 6 pour in the stock and wine and cover with foil, and roast chicken for 2 hours.
• 7 remove foil, increase the oven temperature to 200 c and roast chicken for a further 25 minutes or until golden and juices run clear from chicken when tested with a skewer.