Ingredients

  • 1 whole Small Chicken
  • 10 cloves Garlic (Pound To A Paste)
  • 3 sprigs Thyme
  • 3 teaspoons Sea Salt
  • 2 teaspoons Black Pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 1/4 cups Olive Oil
  • 3 whole Carrots, Halved Longways
  • 3 whole Potatoes, Quartered
  • 6 cloves Garlic, Leave Unpeeled

Method

  • 1.
  • Clean and rinse the chicken inside out and pat dry.
  • Do not remove the chicken skin.
  • 2.
  • Marinate the whole chicken with garlic paste, thyme, salt and pepper.
  • Rub it thoroughly and put the stuffing in the cavity.
  • Drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil then tie the legs together with a cotton twine string.
  • Refrigerate overnight or at least 2 hours.
  • 3.
  • Heat oven to 200 degrees F. Lightly grease a roasting pan, place a roasting rack and put the chicken on top.
  • 4.
  • Bake for 30 minutes then turn the chicken the opposite way.
  • Add in the cut vegetables and unpeeled garlic underneath the chicken rack.
  • Bake for another 30 minutes until golden brown (you can see the crunchy skin).
  • 5.
  • Let chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving and dont forget to remove the string.