Oven-roasted whole buttermilk chicken
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 1chicken
- 1 tspsalt
- 5 dlbuttermilk
- 4 tspsalt
- 6garlic cloves
- 2 sprigsrosemary
Instructions
Step 1
Salt the chicken and leave to absorb for approx. 30 mins. Mix the buttermilk and salt until the salt has dissolved. Place the chicken, garlic and rosemary in a plastic bag, pour in the buttermilk, seal the bag securely and place in a bowl. Marinate the chicken in the fridge for approx. 12 hrs. Remove the chicken from the fridge approx. 2 hrs. prior to cooking.Step 2
Remove the chicken from the marinade, drain and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Tie the chicken legs together with kitchen twine.Step 3
Approx. 15 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 220°C. The chicken legs should be pointing to the left corner of the oven. Reduce the temperature to 200°C and cook for a further 15 mins. Turn the chicken so that the chicken legs are pointing to the right corner of the oven, cook for a further 30 mins. Remove the chicken from the oven and leave to rest for approx. 15 mins. Divide the chicken into pieces and plate up.