Seetha's Roast Chicken

AAhh !! ..my all time favorite.. Roast Chicken! I have finally done it..i have cracked the recipe for that perfect Roast Chicken!!
I have been to the pubs..resturants..jus craving for a roast chicken. ..well.. Not anymore..buwhahah!

I am sure this picture of my juicy chicken roast is making you want to to make it an have slice. hehe :)!

Well.. its took almost two hours to cook and get this result. Yep.. I slow cooked it in the oven. They say .. patients is a virtue!!

First of all you need a Large Chicken washed. Then the marinate:

- Herbs ( sage, parsley, rosemary and thyme ) .. NB. you can use any herbs of your choice to your taste. But these herbs i used makes all the difference.

- 1tbsp red chilly powder or paparika powder ( optional)
- 1tbsp of salt
- 1tbsp semi crushed pepper corns
- 1tbsp of garlic powder
- 1tsp of ginger
- 1/2 juice of lemon (the other half to stuff into th chicken)
- 1/4 cup of Red wine (optional)
- 1/4 cup of olive oil

Mix all these ingredients together into a paste and marinate the chicken well. Leave for 10mins so that the herbs and spices soak well into the chicken.

- Preheat the oven to 200*C
-In an oven dish, Pour some olive oil and spread out some sliced onions (1 large onion) , Potatoes,
carrorts...( and any vegetables you like).

- Place the marinated chicken on top of the onions.
- Stuff the chicken with any left behind marinade and some of the sliced onions. Finally seal the stuffing with the other half of the lemon.
- Oven slow cook the chicken for 40 mins. Then turn it over to slow cook for another 45mins.
- Turn of the oven. Leave the chicken in the oven for another 10 mins.

..And there you go the Perfect flavorsome Roast chicken ever!! :)!

ps. Dont worry if you dont get it right for the first time. Nothing is perfect without a little practice.

Enjoy!! :)