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Roasted honey chicken

This roasted chicken is as juicy as it looks. Can you guess the secret ingredient that makes it so? Honey In cooking, it elevates and enriches the aroma of a wide range of dishes. It is a great addition and gives many dishes a fuller and more delicious taste. Just like our roasted chicken.

Ingredients:

We also need:

  • 1 kg of new potatoes
  • 4 large carrots
  • 2 handfuls of green beans (optional)
  • 4 sprigs of rosemary (for the inside of the chicken)
  • 5 sprigs of rosemary (for the outside of the chicken and vegetables)
  • 5 lemon slices
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • Oil, salt and pepper for vegetables
  1. Oven heat to 220 degrees .
  2. Clean the vegetables, cut the potatoes in half, and the carrots into approx. 1 cm thick rings. Mix them with the green beans, oil, salt and pepper, and arrange them on a baking sheet. Leave the middle empty, where the chicken will be.
  3. In a bowl, mix the softened butter, honey, crushed garlic cloves, onion powder, salt and pepper and mix well.
  4. Place lemon juice, lemon slices, and rosemary sprigs inside the chicken.
  5. Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel and coat it completely with the butter mixture. Spread the rosemary sprigs over the surface and coat them with butter as well to prevent them from burning during baking.
  6. Tie the legs with kitchen string.
  7. Roasting uncovered chicken 10 minutes on 220 degrees , then the temperature is reduced to 180 degrees , cover the baking sheet and bake 35 minutes . After this time, remove the lid and continue baking for another 45 minutes . Check the meat several times during the cooking process to ensure it doesn't burn (especially the thigh area) - in this case, cover this area with aluminum foil.
  8. Let the meat stand for 15 minutes before serving or slicing.

Quantity: 4-5

Preparation time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Baking pan size: Baking pan dimensions 40x30 cm with raised edge

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