Bunbury Farmers Market

Family Roast Chook

Ingredients:
Whole Family Roast Chicken
Garlic Bread
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Splash of olive oil
1 dessertspoon basil, finely chopped
1 dessertspoon garlic, finely chopped
Salt & pepper to season 

Method:
Stuff the cavity of the chicken with all of the garlic bread. Cut a pocket on the inside of the chicken near the rear. Cross the chicken legs & push a leg through the incision to secure. Mix together the butter, oil, basil, garlic, salt & pepper & brush over the top of the chicken. Put the chicken in an oven bag, & place on a baking tray. Roast in a preheated oven at 200° for approx 1 hour. Open the oven bag & continue cooking at 280° for 10 mins or until the skin is crispy. Remove chicken from the oven bag & place on a warmed plate to rest.  Pour juices into a saucepan & thicken with your choice of Gravox or a cornflour & water mix. Serve chicken with gourmet roast vegies, gravy & garlic bread stuffing.  

Serves: 4

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Christmas Free Range Roast Chook

Ingredients:
1 Drover’s Pastoral Company free range chicken1 tablespoon melted butter
1 Dessertspoon of chopped fresh sage
1 loaf of fresh garlic bread
1 teaspoon lemon pepper
3 celery sticks chopped roughly
2 carrots chopped roughly
2 brown onions chopped roughly
1 dessertspoon chicken stock powder
1 cup white wine

Cooking Method:
Heat the oven to 200 degrees.  Stuff the chicken cavity with the garlic bread until totally filled and truss the bird to keep the stuffing sealed in the cavity. 
Rub the chicken with the butter and season with the herbs and pepper.
Place the chopped vegetables in the baking tray lined with baking paper and pop the seasoned chicken on the veggies. Add the wine and chicken stock and cover with foil.
Cook for 1 hour and remove the foil. Finish off the chicken for approx 20 mins. Test that the juices run clear when you pick the bird. Make delicious gravy with the pan juices.

Serves: 5

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