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Chilli and Fennel Roast Chicken

Published: Mar 7, 2022 · Modified: Mar 11, 2022 by Deborah · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · #sponsoredpost · Leave a Comment

Chilli and Fennel Roast Chicken, Chilli and Fennel Roast Chicken
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This chilli and fennel roast chicken recipe is one of our own that David made for the first time for our Valentine's meal on Sunday 13 February this year.   We've seen loads of different roast chicken recipes that use a flavoured butter that's stuffed under the skin of the chicken breasts and then lightly coated over the skin of the chicken.   We both love the combination of chilli and fennel, so decided these would be the flavours used to flavour the butter for this roast chicken.  

David also made an optional gravy plus 2 new sides to go along with the chicken - garlic and rosemary hasselback potatoes, and roast tenderstem broccoli with parmesan and pine nut crumb - look out for these recipes being added on Wednesday and Friday this week.  The 3 recipes went so well together...absolutely delicious!

The chicken turns out beautifully juicy with a subtle hint of chilli and fennel and yummy crispy skin.

A great dish to enjoy at the weekend...and a good one if you're entertaining guests for dinner.

Tips

  • We love leftover roast chicken in sandwiches!!
  • To make this chilli and fennel roast chicken recipe with a smaller or larger chicken, calculate the cooking time as follows:
    • 45 minutes per kg, plus 20 minutes

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Chilli and Fennel Roast Chicken, Chilli and Fennel Roast Chicken

Ingredients

  • 50g salted butter, softened
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 0.5 tsp chilli flakes
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2kg whole chicken, preferably free range – it’ll be juicier! (see Tips)
For the gravy (optional):
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 500ml chicken stock (made with a chicken stock cube or pot)
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Grind the fennel seeds and chilli flakes together with a pestle and mortar until the fennel seeds are lightly crushed. Then mix the crushed spices with the softened butter in a bowl, and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.  Reserve 15g of the flavoured butter. Working from the top end of the bird, push clean hands between the breasts and skin to create two large pockets. Push the remaining 35g of flavoured butter down each pocket and smooth over the breast to help distribute it. Rub the reserved butter over the legs and the rest of the chicken.
  2. Place the chicken on the trivet in the roasting tin and roast for 1 hour 55 minutes. Take the chicken out of the oven and check that the temperature of the breasts are 74C – I use my Thermapen to do this. Pour any juices into the roasting tin, and transfer the cooked chicken to a large chopping board and rest for 20 minutes under loose tin foil.
Make the gravy (optional):
  1. While the chicken is resting, make the optional gravy – place the roasting tin over a high heat on the hob and sprinkle in the plain flour. Stir to mix well, then add the chicken stock.   Stir to combine and ensure there are no lumps.   Bring to the boil and then reduce the heat to low to retain a steady simmer and cook for 10 minutes.   Check the seasoning and then transfer the gravy to a serving jug.  
Serve:
  1. Carve the chicken and serve with the gravy, if you’ve made it, and enjoy with your choice of sides.
  2. The first time we made this chicken recipe, we enjoyed it with our garlic and rosemary hasselback potatoes and roast tenderstem broccoli with parmesan and pine nut crumb - look out for these recipes being added on Wednesday and Friday this week.
Chilli and Fennel Roast Chicken, Chilli and Fennel Roast Chicken

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Chilli and Fennel Roast Chicken, Chilli and Fennel Roast Chicken

Chilli and Fennel Roast Chicken

Deborah
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 55 mins
plus resting time: 20 mins
Course Main, Main Course
Cuisine british
Servings 4 to 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 50g salted butter softened
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 0.5 tsp chilli flakes
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2kg whole chicken preferably free range – it’ll be juicier! (see Notes)

For the gravy (optional):

  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 500ml chicken stock (made with a chicken stock cube or pot)
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Grind the fennel seeds and chilli flakes together with a pestle and mortar until the fennel seeds are lightly crushed. Then mix the crushed spices with the softened butter in a bowl, and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.  Reserve 15g of the flavoured butter. Working from the top end of the bird, push clean hands between the breasts and skin to create two large pockets. Push the remaining 35g of flavoured butter down each pocket and smooth over the breast to help distribute it. Rub the reserved butter over the legs and the rest of the chicken.
  • Place the chicken on the trivet in the roasting tin and roast for 1 hour 55 minutes. Take the chicken out of the oven and check that the temperature of the breasts are 74C – I use my Thermapen to do this. Pour any juices into the roasting tin, and transfer the cooked chicken to a large chopping board and rest for 20 minutes under loose tin foil.

Make the gravy (optional):

  • While the chicken is resting, make the optional gravy – place the roasting tin over a high heat on the hob and sprinkle in the plain flour. Stir to mix well, then add the chicken stock.   Stir to combine and ensure there are no lumps.   Bring to the boil and then reduce the heat to low to retain a steady simmer and cook for 10 minutes.   Check the seasoning and then transfer the gravy to a serving jug.

Serve:

  • Carve the chicken and serve with the gravy, if you’ve made it, and enjoy with your choice of sides.
  • The first time we made this chicken recipe, we enjoyed it with our garlic and rosemary hasselback potatoes and roast tenderstem broccoli with parmesan and pine nut crumb - look out for these recipes being added on Wednesday and Friday this week.

Notes

  • We love leftover roast chicken in sandwiches!!
  • To make this chilli and fennel roast chicken recipe with a smaller or larger chicken, calculate the cooking time as follows:
    • 45 minutes per kg, plus 20 minutes

 

You might also like to try:
  • chicken and turkey dishes
  • side dishes
  • portuguese chicken
  • spanish spatchcock chicken
Keyword dinner party, flavoured butter, roast chicken, roast dinner, Sunday dinner, Sunday roast

 

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