Five-spice, soy & lemon roast chicken

Name: Five-spice, soy & lemon roast chicken
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 thumb-sized ginger, thinly sliced; 2 kgs large chicken (about , untied; 2 bunches spring onions; 1 head garlic, halved across the middle; 1 lemon, halved, plus 4 wedges; 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; 1 Tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil, to drizzle; 1 teaspoon golden caster sugar; 2 Tbsps dark soy sauce; 2 Tbsps hoisin sauce; 1 serving fragrant rice and steamed greens or stir-fried vegetables, to serve

Five-spice, soy & lemon roast chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 556 calories, 43g of protein, and 37g of fat. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up thumb-sized piece ginger, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 50 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Soy-Glazed Roast Chicken, Roast Chicken with Maple-Soy Glaze, and Roast Chicken With Ginger And Soy-whiskey Glaze are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Put most of the sliced ginger into a large roasting tin, then sit the chicken on top. Stuff the chicken with remaining ginger, the green ends from one bunch of onions, half of the garlic and a lemon half.

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Whole Chicken

Garlic

Ginger

Onion

Lemon

Mix the five-spice, 2 tsp oil and seasoning, then rub all over the chicken. Nestle the other half of the garlic nearby, and drizzle all with 1 tsp oil. Loosely re-tie the legs. Set aside at room temperature for half an hour or so.

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Dry Seasoning Rub

Whole Chicken

Garlic

Cooking Oil

Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas

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Oven

Roast the chicken for 1 hr. Toss the lemon wedges and the spring onion ends into the pan juices, then roast for 30 mins more or until the meat is cooked at the thickest part of the thigh and the lemon wedges are sticky. Lift the chicken from the pan and set aside, uncovered, to rest.

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Lemon Wedge

Spring Onions

Meat

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Frying Pan

Spoon away any excess fat from the pan, then put the pan onto a medium heat and bring to a simmer.

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Frying Pan

Add 1 tsp sugar, the soy, hoisin, juice from the remaining half lemon and any resting juices. Simmer for a few mins until it thickens slightly, then check the seasoning and add more sugar if needed dont add any extra salt as the soy and hoisin will add plenty.

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Seasoning

Hoisin Sauce