Easy Roast Chicken & Homemade Gravy

easy roast chicken and quick gravy
easy roast chicken and quick gravy

Easy Roast Chicken and Homemade Gravy

Here’s my really simple way to roast a whole chicken and then make a homemade gravy.
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Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: British
Keyword: Gravy, Roast Dinner, Sunday lunch
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 Whole chicken
  • 1 Bulb of garlic cut in half
  • 1 Bunch of sage
  • 1 Bunch of rosemary
  • 1 Bunch of Parsley
  • 2 Bunches of Thyme
  • 50 g Butter softened
Gravy:
  • 500 ml Chicken stock
  • 3 tbsps Cornflour
  • 1 tbsp Redcurrent jelly

Instructions

  • Take the chicken out of the fridge and leave it to come up to room temperature.
  • Preheat the oven to 180℃.
  • Season inside the chicken with lots of salt and pepper. Then stuff it with the garlic, sage, parsley, rosemary and one bunch of thyme.
  • Tie the legs together and tick the wings underneath the chicken.
  • Rub the skin all over with the butter, then season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle chopped thyme over the top.
  • For a 1.8-2kg chicken, roast it for 1 hour and 15 minutes, until the chicken is juicy and the skin is golden and crisp.
  • If you have a temperature probe, the internal temperature must reach 75℃. Alternatively you can insert a skewer into the chicken and the juices must run clear.
  • Set the chicken aside and leave it to rest for ten minutes. Meanwhile you can get the gravy ready.
  • Transfer all the juices from the chicken into a large saucepan, scrape off any bits as that is where the flavour will be.
  • Pour in the chicken stock, bring it to the boil, then turn it down to a simmer for a few minutes.
  • In a bowl, add the corn flour, then pour in 5 tbsps of cold water to make a slurry.
  • Pour it into the gravy whilst whisking, it should start to thicken up almost immediately, but you might want to cook for a few minutes.
  • Season with salt and add the redcurrant jelly.
  • Carve the chicken and serve alongside the gravy.

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