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Roast dinners and piles of washing up go hand in hand. But this honey spiced glazed chicken makes every pot and pan that needs a soak and scour well worth it. In fact, it’s so good and so easy you’ll want a Sunday dinner more than once a week.

Roast Chicken with a Honey Spiced Glaze

Roast Chicken with a Honey Spiced Glaze by Lurpak

1. Pre-heat oven to 200°C (180°C for fan-assisted ovens).
2. To make the glaze: mix the honey, ground ginger, ground cinnamon and the juice of a small lemon and season lightly. Set lemon halves aside. Peel and thinly slice the garlic, mixing it into the Lurpak® with salt and pepper to taste. This will give the breasts in particular a lovely garlicky taste and keep them extra moist (the Lurpak® makes it especially more-ish.)
3. Take the chicken, neck facing you, and lift the skin away from the breast. Massage the garlic and Lurpak® mixture under the skin, pushing it along evenly. Rub any excess Lurpak® into the skin and on the thighs. Season the cavity.
4. Peel an onion and cut it into quarters, stuff the cavity with the onion, lemon halves and thyme. Brush the glaze all over the chicken, then season with salt and pepper liberally. Place in a roasting pan, breast side up and pour in half a cup of water to stop it drying out and make a gravy at the end.
5. Cook for 45 minutes per kilogram plus 20 minutes, basting occasionally (add more water if you find it drying out too much). You’ll know it’s ready when the juice from the thigh runs clear and the chicken’s turned a nice golden brown.
6. Allow to rest for about 10 minutes and use the juices in the roasting pan as a gravy.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken (preferably free range)
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • About a tbsp Lurpak® Slightly Salted
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 small lemon
  • A sprig of thyme
  • 1 tbsp. honey
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • Salt & pepper

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Comment on this Recipe:

  • Matthew Freeman - 26/07/2010 - 8:52pm

    My sister and I cooked this after seeing the picture on the foil in the Lurpak tub and it was the most awesome chicken we've ever tasted. Goes particularly well with some cheddar mash and garlic and sesame seed roasted carrots! *fist bump* Lurpak

  • maria whiting - 08/07/2010 - 3:49pm

    please could you send me e-mail to say if i can use unsalted lurpak unsalted as my husband can not have any salt thank you maria

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