Title: Roast Tarragon Chicken
Categories: Chicken Main
Yield: 4 Servings
| 1 | | (2 kg) chicken |
| | | Salt & pepper |
| 1 | | Knob of butter |
| 1 | | Bunch tarragon =OR= |
| 3 | ts | Dried tarragon |
| 4 | tb | Vegetable oil |
| 2 | | Bacon rashers |
Wash chicken and shake salt and pepper into the cavity, add butter and some
of the fresh tarragon or 2 ts of dried tarragon . Place the bird in a
baking dish, pour the vegetable oil over it, sprinkle with salt and pepper,
and put a spray of tarragon or 1 ts of dried tarragon on top. Place
greaseproof paper or a piece of brown paper over the chicken and put in a
moderately hot oven 190~C (375~F) for 1 1/2 hours. After 20 - 30 minutes,
take the paper off the bird and baste it with the liquid from the dish,
then replace the paper. If roasting vegetables, put them in the baking dish
now with the chicken. Baste again in another 1/2 hour. During the last 20
minutes, remove the paper and cover the breast with bacon rashers.