Name: Sticky lime roast chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 4 limes halved; 2kg chicken; 8 garlic cloves 4 whole, 4 chopped; 1 chilli deseeded and chopped; large piece ginger; small bunch coriander stalks; 2 tbsp soft brown sugar; 1 tbsp fish sauce; sliced cucumber shredded spring onions and coriander sprigs, to serve

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Sticky lime roast chicken

Sticky lime roast chicken

Barney Desmazery

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 1 hr and 45 mins

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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4 limes

halved
2kg chicken
8 garlic cloves

4 whole, 4 chopped
1 chilli

deseeded and chopped
large piece ginger
small bunch coriander

stalks
2 tbsp soft brown sugar
1 tbsp fish sauce
sliced cucumber

shredded spring onions and coriander sprigs, to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal557
fat30g
saturates10g
carbs9g
sugars8g
fibre0g
protein64g
salt1.22g

low

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Squeeze all the limes into a bowl and pop the lime halves into the chicken cavity with the whole garlic, half the chilli, half the ginger and the coriander stalks. Place the chicken in a roasting tin and roast for 1 hr.
step 2

While the chicken is roasting, make a sticky glaze. Add the remaining garlic, chilli, ginger, brown sugar and fish sauce to the lime juice and use a hand blender or small blender to blitz until smooth. Transfer to a small pan and reduce until thick enough to coat the chicken.
step 3

When the chicken has been cooking for 1 hr, tip some water into the bottom of the tin. Pour half the glaze over the chicken and continue to roast for 45 mins more, covering with foil if it starts to brown too quickly. When cooked, leave to the side to rest.
step 4

Pour the juices from the roasting tray, discarding the fat, into the rest of the glaze and pour into a small pan. Simmer over a low heat and taste, adding more sugar or fish sauce if it needs it. Serve the chicken with the cucumber, spring onions and coriander around it and the gravy on the side.

RECIPE TIPS

TRY WITH CHICKEN PIECES

You can use this glaze on chicken pieces too. Just add the glaze at the beginning of the cooking time as they will take just 45 minutes to cook.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2011

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