STICKY LIME ROAST CHICKEN

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A dish for relaxed dinner parties, easy and different

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Time 2h

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 limes , halved
2kg chicken
8 garlic cloves , 4 whole, 4 chopped
1 chilli , deseeded and chopped
large piece ginger
small bunch coriander stalks
2 tbsp soft brown sugar
1 tbsp fish sauce
sliced cucumber , shredded spring onions and coriander sprigs, to serve

Steps:

Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Squeeze all the limes into a bowl and pop the lime halves into the chicken cavity with the whole garlic, half the chilli, half the ginger and the coriander stalks. Place the chicken in a roasting tin and roast for 1 hr.
While the chicken is roasting, make a sticky glaze. Add the remaining garlic, chilli, ginger, brown sugar and fish sauce to the lime juice and use a hand blender or small blender to blitz until smooth. Transfer to a small pan and reduce until thick enough to coat the chicken.
When the chicken has been cooking for 1 hr, tip some water into the bottom of the tin. Pour half the glaze over the chicken and continue to roast for 45 mins more, covering with foil if it starts to brown too quickly. When cooked, leave to the side to rest.
Pour the juices from the roasting tray, discarding the fat, into the rest of the glaze and pour into a small pan. Simmer over a low heat and taste, adding more sugar or fish sauce if it needs it. Serve the chicken with the cucumber, spring onions and coriander around it and the gravy on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 557 calories, Fat 30 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 9 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Protein 64 grams protein, Sodium 1.22 milligram of sodium