ROSEMARY & BALSAMIC CHICKEN WITH ROAST ONIONS

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A honey glaze adds a lovely sweetness to a classic roast chicken. Perfect with the tangy sweetness of roasted red onions

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Categories     Dinner, Main course, Supper

Time 1h50m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 free-range chicken , about 1.5kg/3lb 5oz
bunch rosemary
3 tbsp olive oil
4 red onions , left whole but peeled and trimmed
3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp honey

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Starting at the neck, carefully loosen the breast skin away from the flesh, trying not to tear it, then place a branch of rosemary down the side of each one. Put the rest of the rosemary in the cavity. Season the chicken inside and out, place in a roasting tin, then sit an onion in each corner of the tin. Drizzle the olive oil over the chicken and onions, then roast everything for 1 hr 20 mins.
  • Meanwhile, stir the vinegar and honey together until the honey has dissolved. When the chicken has had about 40 mins, whip it out of the oven, drizzle the chicken and onions with the vinegar mix, then continue to roast until the time is up. Remove the chicken to rest, turn the onions over and continue to roast them in the oven while the chicken rests, about 20 mins. Serve each person a portion of chicken, a roasted onion and some of the sticky pan juices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 629 calories, Fat 42 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 15 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 48 grams protein, Sodium 0.44 milligram of sodium

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