OK let's dispense with the myths. Yes you can buy a Spachcock Chicken for £7 in the Supermarket. It's be nicely presented with a couple of sticks crossed through it and an oil and herb marinate. But it will generally be the size of a Sparrow!
Ingredients:-
1 Chicken (Yellow sticker, so it was only a little more expensive than this time last year…..)
6 Cloves of Garlic. See method below
2 Red Onions, thickly sliced
3 Oranges, 2 chopped, 1 halved
1 Tbsp of dried Tarragon
Salt & Pepper to season
Oil to drizzle
Method:-
(1) Arrange the chopped Oranges in an oven proof tray along with the Onions and 4 cloves of Garlic.
(2) Thinly slice the remaining Garlic and push under the skin of the Chicken.
(3) Insert one half of the remain Orange in the cavity of the Chicken and squeeze the juice of the other over the skin.
(4) Season with Salt & Pepper.
(5) Sprinkle with the Tarragon and drizzle with Oil.
(6) Roast in a pre-heated over at 180c for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until the juices run clear.
We served ours with Roast Potatoes, Vegetables, Mushroom and Sage Stuffing Balls & lots of Onion Gravy. It was rather good!
