Portuguese-Style Roast Chicken
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 2 kg whole chickens (2x 1kg whole chickens)
- 2 lemons, quartered
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
directions
- Preheat oven to 200°C or 180°C fan. Using kitchen scissors or poultry shears, cut down either side of the backbones of chickens and discard. Open out chickens and flatten, pressing with the heel of your hand.
- Rub chicken skin with cut lemon; reserve lemons. Combine oil, garlic, oregano, paprika, cayenne and salt, and rub into skin. Arrange chickens skin side up in a large baking dish and add reserved lemons.
- Roast for 45 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through. Set aside to rest for 10 minutes, then carve into pieces. Drizzle with reserved pan juices to serve.
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