Whole chicken - how to cook it?

[Girl-23]

wouldloveabubba,

I placed it in the fridge last night. So its ready for today's meal. So what should I do now?

[Bengal]

For Dinner at 6pm tonight

This arvo;

Peel and cut potatoes & pumpkin and carrots, put in a big bowl of water.
Wash and cut up your vegies (caulie, broklie) put them in water on the stove

Pre heat your oven to a moderate heat (is it fan forced or gas ) ? 150 is moderate at 4.20 PM

At 4.30 put the chicken in a roasting pan with 2.5 cm's of water in the bottom of it . Look at the post above for herbs etc to add to the chicken

At 5.30, take the roast out of the oven, turn the chicken over, add the potatoes and pumpkin (that you have dried off with paper towel) around the chicken

Put back in the oven, at 5.45 turn on the pot/steamer with the coloured vegies in it on slow, add peas and beans to the water if you like

BY 6pm - it will all be happening, have everything ready to go, I always put my vegies on the plate last, as it will take you a minute ot two to cut up the chicken, or get DH to do that, while you out the vegies on the plate

To make a gravy, to keep it easy for your first roast, get a little mixing jug, put the gravox in, add a stock cube, then add water from the stove top vegies


Yummm enjoy

I ccould give your harder stuff, but keep your first roast easy

[Girl-23]

Oven bag is not needed?

[Bengal]

If you have bought the oven bag, use it, just follow the instructions on the oven bag, however you can still use my other time instructions.

The bag should make the chicken moist

[{sarah}]

If you have a slow cooker, just chuck it in there & let it cook itself I can't stand looking at them raw either *shudder*

[Bengal]

If you have a slow cooker, just chuck it in there & let it cook itself I can't stand looking at them raw either *shudder*

Oh Sarah..

Please dont confuse Girl, I am waiting in anticipation to see how this chook turns out

It has taken what seems likes weeks of preparation ..

[Ella]

Wow the post above is very extensive good on you!

I would add one thing though just gives the chicken a little extra kick!

I know you hate the bummy thing but just get a whole lemon and roll it on the bench a bit then stick it right up the bum! haha gross i know but worth it.

If you need any more help go to Jamie Olivers site. He has a video that will show you how to do an awesome chicken. I have included a link to his perfect roast chicken recipe that even tells you how to carve the chicken.

Perfect roast chicken recipes | Roast recipes & chicken recipes | Jamie Oliver recipe

hope this helps.

Ella

[Miss J]

I use the 'Basic Roast Chicken' recipe from Taste.com.au

Always turns out really yummy.

[Girl-23]

One more question: Do I remove the skin or should I leave it?

[Phteven]

I leave it, it tastes yummy and keeps the chicken moist.

[Girl-23]

Should I remove the wings? Or leave it alone?

[Girl-23]

When should I turn the chicken over? 40 minutes into cooking? Someone please give me an idea for a set time.

[Phteven]

Leave the wings.
I don't turn mine over. I don't use oven bags so maybe you have to turn them.
For time I do half an hour at 180 for every half a kilo of chicken so the average chicken takes about and hour and a half. If you poke fattest bit of the thigh and pink juices come out it needs to go back in for a bit longer. Once the juices are clear it's cooked and if there is no juice it's probably over-cooked lol.