LEMON CHICKEN WITH MIX HEBS (Limon ve baharatli tavuk)

I have cooked this chicken today for dinner and enjoyed it so much that I thought I share it with you all. While the chicken was roasting, the smell of the lemon and herbs was lovely through the house. I served the chicken with roasted vegetables and gravy.

YOU NEED

• 1 whole chicken
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 lemons
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp mixed dried herbs
• salt and ground black pepper

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 180 C, 160 C fan setting.

1) Wash the chicken inside out. Place the whole onion, carrot and garlic cloves inside the chicken. Tie the legs with a string and  sit the chicken in roasting tin.

2) Mix olive oil, juice of  2 lemons, dried herbs, salt and pepper.

3) Rub the oil, lemon, herb mixture all over the chicken, pressing lightly with herbs.

4) Cover the chicken loosely with foil and cook for 1 1/2 hours basting it 2-3 times while it is roasting. Take the foil off and roast the chicken for further 20-30 minutes until it is golden and crispy.

5) Serve with roast vegetables and gravy or serve it cold with salad.