Peri-peri roast chicken

Recipe By:Abigail Donnelly
Serves:4
Cooking Time:90 minutes
Serving Suggestion:Serve with shoestring fries.

Ingredients

  • 2 fresh chilli, split
  • 250 g butter, plus extra, melted, for the tart base
  • 1 to 2 tsp ground paprika
  • 1 whole chicken
  • 6 Tbsp olive oil, to drizzle
  • a pinch sea salt, plus extra to taste

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Blend the fresh red chillies with the softened butter, then fold in the paprika.
  3. Stuff the mixture into the pockets underneath the skin of the chicken.
  4. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and roast for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until the juices run clear when pierced.
  5. Remove from the oven and leave to rest in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a large platter and serve with shoestring fries.
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