Ingredients:
2kg free-range whole chicken
Fresh mint leaves, lemon wedges and steamed rice to serve
For the paste
2 red peppers, halved and deseeded
5 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
3 red chillies (see tips)
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
½ tsp caster sugar
2 tsp dried oregano
15g bunch fresh oregano
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
½ tsp ground allspice
Pinch cayenne pepper
Method:
Heat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7. Put the peppers in a roasting tin, drizzle with olive oil and season. Roast for 20-25 minutes until starting to char and soften. Remove and turn the oven down to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4.
Put the roasted peppers into a food processor with the rest of the paste ingredients and whizz to a pulp. Put the chicken into a medium roasting tin that’s not too deep and not too snug – there needs to be plenty of space. Thoroughly coat the chicken in the paste. Drizzle with a little more olive oil and roast for 1 hour 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked and piping hot throughout.
To serve, joint the chicken, legs first then the breasts. Scatter generously with fresh mint, squeeze over lemon wedges and serve with rice.
Recipie with video is on my youtube channel Nutrifresh. Here's the link to my channel:
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