Ingredients

• 1 X 3.7lb -1.7 kg Free range chicken
• 1 whole knob of garlic (or more if you prefer)
• 1 tbsp tarragon herb
• 1 large Lemon
• 2 Tablespoons of Fish Sauce
• 1 cup of White Wine
• 1 ½ cups of Chicken Stock
• 2 cups water (plus more for garlic)
• 2 Tablespoons of Fish Sauce
• A few drizzles of Virgin Olive Oil

Steps

• Step 1

  Preheat oven to 400°F – 200°C. Remove chicken from fridge and leave out at room temperature for 15 minutes. Remove wrapper.

• Step 2

  Squeeze the juice of one lemon inside chicken cavity. Also place half of the actual lemon into cavity for extra flavour. Add the tarragon, salt, squeeze of one lemon, plus half of the actual squeezed lemon. .

• Step 3

  Pin back underneath the tips of the chicken wings and placing on roasting rack over roasting pan. Drizzle some olive oil, add salt & pepper and massage well all over the bird. (always wash hands after handing chicken) Cover the breasts only with a folded sheet of foil. Do not cover the legs at this point. Add the 2 cups of water to the pan and bake in oven for 40 minutes at 400°F – 200°C.

• Step 4

  In a saucepan on high heat, half fill with water and bring to a simmer, separate the cloves from a whole knob of garlic and add to the water and blanch for 5-7 minutes. Drain and leave aside.

• Step 5

  After the 40 minutes of roasting, take out the roasting pan from the oven remove the foil from the breasts. Tear foil in half and reuse the same foil by covering each leg of the chicken. Add the chicken stock, white wine and fish sauce by poring directly over the breast. Drizzle a little more olive oil to cover the breast. Add the blanched garlic to the liquid in the roasting pan and place chicken back in oven at 160C for another 30 minutes.

• Step 6

  Remove from oven. The worlds most moist chicken! To retain all the moisture, cover with foil and thick tea towels. Leave to rest for 30 minutes before carving.

Little Tips

By resting the chicken upside down, all the juices will stay in the breast. You can roast potatoes and other vegetables in a separate roasting pan.