Broiler from the oven rack with homemade fries

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 chicken, approx. 1.2 kg
• 1 m.-sized onion(s)
• 1 garlic clove(s)
• 5 tbsp olive oil
• 4 medium-sized potatoes, waxy
• 1 pinch of cumin
• 1 tsp sweet paprika powder
• 1 dashes lemon juice
• 1 tsp sage, shredded
• 1 pinch lovage, shredded
• 1 pinch(s) of sugar
• 1 tsp marjoram, shredded
• e.g. salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 35 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 35 minutes

Chicken is crispy and crunchy on the outside, juicy on the inside, easy to prepare, children like it

Preheat the oven to 200°C fan/convection oven. Place a drip tray or a deep baking sheet under the oven rack and line it with baking paper; you’ll need it later. Wash and dry the chicken thoroughly. Make a very spicy and robust marinade with olive oil, cumin, paprika, lemon juice, sage, lovage, marjoram, sugar, pepper, and salt. You can adjust the spice ratios to your taste. Peel and quarter the onion and garlic clove, then stuff them into the chicken. Secure the legs and wings with kitchen string, placing the thighs so that the opening in the chicken is closed and the onion or garlic clove cannot fall out. Brush the chicken with the marinade, reserving the remainder, and place it breast-side down on the oven rack. Choose one of the lower racks so the bird is as close to the center of the oven as possible. Peel the potatoes and cut them into thin sticks. Season with the remaining marinade. This works best if you place the fries in a plastic container, pour the marinade over them, and shake them vigorously. After 30 minutes of cooking, turn the chicken over. After another 10 minutes, place the marinated fries on the baking sheet underneath the grill and cook in the chicken’s cooking fat for 20 minutes. If the chicken is very fatty, drain some of it; you don’t want the fries to swim or become soggy. Neither the chicken nor the fries require any further attention. After the cooking time is up, remove the kitchen string from the chicken and serve.