Lemon Myrtle Pepper Chicken
Roasting the perfect chicken is great and the wonderful technique of using lemon myrtle and the flavor of lemon just works so well and this recipe makes it so simple.
Ingredients
- Chicken, whole, free range · 4 pounds
- Herbie's Lemon Myrtle Leaf (ground) · 2 tablespoons
- Butter, softened · 1/2 cup
- Herbies Pepper Black Asta, ground · 1/2 teaspoon
- Garlic, thinly sliced · 3 cloves
- Lemon, quartered and thinly sliced · 1
- Red onions, thickly sliced · 2
- Green Beans, cut into 2" pieces · 1 pound
- Fingerling Potatoes, cut in 1/2 lengthwise · 1 pound
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F
- In a small bowl, mix together softened butter and 1 tablespoon Herbie's Lemon Myrtle. Use to coat the chicken.
- Using your fingers push the mixture in between the skin (Pushing the butter mixture under the skin helps keep the breast moist). Rub the rest of the mixture on the outside skin on top of the chicken.
- Once the chicken is completely covered with the butter mixture. Add as many quarter lemon slices that will fit, underneath the skin of the breast as well. Then season liberally with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Trust the chicken closed with butcher's twine.
- Place the onion slices, green beans, fingerling potatoes, sliced garlic and the rest of the sliced lemon in a baking sheet or baking dish just large enough to hold the chicken and season with 1 more tablespoon of Herbie's Lemon Myrtle.
- Set the chicken on top, roast for about 60-65 minutes.
- Test by piercing through the chicken at thickest part between the leg and the body. If the chicken is cooked, the juices will run clear.
- Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and cover loose with foil and let it rest for 15 minutes.
- Carve the chicken into slices and serve with the roasted vegetables.
Jenny's Tip: - Trusting a chicken ensures the bird keeps it shape and cooks evenly. Fold the wind tips back, tucking them behind and under the wings, then tie the legs together with cotton string or secure them in place with skewers or poultry pins.
Captivate
Captivate, from the second Chardonnay vineyard of the Home Ranch Estate is Bill's focus on a New World-style Chardonnay with the perfect balance of fruit and acid.
Chantilly
Chantilly, from the second Chardonnay vineyard of the Home Ranch Estate is Bill's focus on the light gold colored old-world Chablis wines.
Frisky Riesling
Frisky by nature, a dry Riesling in the traditional style of Alsace or Clare Valley.
Lemon Myrtle Leaf (ground)
Add the sensational taste of the native rainforest Lemon Myrtle to your recipes. Intense pure lemon flavour, without the acid of citrus.
