Lemon & thyme roast chicken
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5kg chicken
- 1 lemon
- 5 sprigs thyme
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
- 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 150ml water
- 100ml red wine
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
- Cut any string from the chicken and place in a tray than can go on the hob.
- Cut the lemon into quarters and stuff into the chicken cavity, along with the thyme sprigs.
- Drizzle the chicken with the oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Bake for 1 hour.
- When the chicken is cooked, remove from the tray and put the tray of juices on a medium hob.
- Whisk in the flour until fully combined.
- Whisk in the soy, wine and water, bringing to a boil to thicken.
- Season to taste with black pepper.
- Serve.