Australian lemon chicken

Ingredients for 7 servings:

• 1 chicken
• 3 bulbs of garlic
• 1 large white onion
• 1 green lemon(s)
• e.g. vegetable broth
• 1 shot of white wine
• some butter
• oil
• salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 4 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes; Total time approx. 5 hours 50 minutes

Australian Lemon Chicken

Before cooking, remove the chicken from the packaging and place it in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours. This will ensure that the chicken becomes crispy in the oven. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Now chop the vegetables. To do this, trim off the ends of the garlic bulbs so that the white part of the garlic cloves is visible on both sides. The skin can be left on completely. Peel the onion and trim off the ends, then halve the onion. Place the vegetables in the oven pan. Now take the chicken and carefully use your finger to create a flap between the top layer of skin and the tougher skin underneath. Place three small pieces of butter into this flap. This will make the chicken even crispier. Then rub both sides of the chicken with oil, salt, and pepper. Be careful when turning it over so that the butter doesn’t fall out. Cut open the lemon and drizzle half of the lemon over the chicken. Place the other half inside the chicken. It forms the filling and gives the chicken a slightly sour flavor. To prevent the lime from falling out, the chicken’s legs can be tied together with string. The chicken is then placed on top of the garlic and onion. Now pour white wine and vegetable stock into the ovenproof dish, one-quarter full, leaving out the chicken! If any liquid is lost during the baking process, more stock can be added. Now it goes into the oven for about 1 1/2 hours at 200 degrees. The chicken should have an internal temperature of 65 degrees at the end. If you like, you can wrap the chicken in aluminum foil and let it rest for about 20 minutes after baking. The stock and onions are served as a sauce. The roasted garlic cloves go well with the chicken. The lime doesn’t have to be eaten; it only adds flavor. Be careful when cutting it open! Rosemary baked potatoes and peas go very well with this dish. When I was in Australia, I had this dish once a week. It is quick to prepare and easy to cook.