Chicken in a brick Recipe
(serves 4-6)

Ingredients:

1.5 kg
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1
2
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10

fresh roasting chicken
lemon
salt and black pepper
onion, sliced
carrots, diced
stalks celery, sliced
sprigs of fresh herbs
large cloves garlic, unpeeled

Method:

1. Soak the clay pot in cold water for 10-30 minutes before use. Halve the lemon and place one half inside the cavity of the bird.

2. Season the bird inside and out with the salt and pepper. Slice the remaining half of the lemon and place it in the bottom of the brick.

3. Put the vegetables on the sliced lemon. Place the chicken on the vegetables, add the herbs and scatter the garlic cloves over the bird.

4. Cover the pot and place it in a cold oven. Set the oven to 230 ^oC and cook for 55 minutes per kg, plus an extra 25 minutes. Serve the bird with the vegetables and garlic.

PREPARATION TIME:     15 minutes                             COOKING TIME:    about 1 3/4 hours

 

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