Roast chicken

Ingredients:

  • 60g butter
  • 100g panceta
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 30ml chicken stock
  • 2 small onions
  • 1 chicken
  • A pinch of salt
  • A pinch of freshly ground pepper

Method:

  • 1

    Heat the oven to 200 °C.

     

  • 2

    Clean the chicken thoroughly, remove the giblets, and then dry with kitchen paper. Rub salt and pepper into the skin, and also inside the cavity.

     

  • 3

    Peel the spring onions and cut in half. Place inside the cavity. Truss the chicken with kitchen twine, making sure to cross the legs.

  • 4

    Cover the chicken with the strips of panceta. Then place on a baking tray or on a rack in the oven, and roast for 40 minutes.

  • 5

    When the chicken is ready, pour off the cooking juices and strain. Melt the butter in a frying pan, add the flour and cook for a couple of minutes until golden, mix with the cooking juices, and then gradually add stock until you have a smooth sauce.

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