EASY ROAST CHICKEN

I have never roasted a chicken before.

Recently, when I was glancing through rasamalaysia.com.,

I was attracted to the Chinese Roast Chicken.

I decided to try my hands on 1/2 a chicken 

instead of the whole bird!

The result?

Soft & juicy roast chicken!

I only had some breast meat left over for sandwiches the next day!

Roasting a chicken is not difficult after all.

To encourage you to try this recipe

I call it

Easy Roast Chicken

Easy Roast Chicken

1/2 chicken, free ranged

Marinate: mix together in a plastic bag:

2 slices ginger

2 garlic, lightly smashed

1.5 Tbsp light soya sauce

2 tsp honey

1/2 tsp 5 spice powder

1/4 tsp cooking wine

salt & pepper to taste

Skin Coating: mix together

1 tsp cooking oil

1 tsp honey

1. clean chicken & pat dry with paper towel

2. put the chicken into the plastic bag with marinate

3. shake to coat the chicken & leave in fridge overnight, turning once in awhile

4. when ready to roast, remove from fridge & rest chicken, skin side up, 

    to air dry for 30min or more

5. when skin is dry, roast in preheated oven 200'C for 30-35min

6. take out the chicken & apply skin coating on the skin

7. bake for another 10-15min until golden brown

8. leave to cool before chopping

Note:

If the wings get too dark, tent with aluminium foil