Chicken in a roasting bag

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 1 chicken
• pepper
• 1 bunch of fresh herbs of your choice
• 1 m.-sized onion(s)
• 3 cloves garlic
• 400 g potatoes
• 1 stalk(s) leek
• 300 g carrot(s)
• 100 ml broth

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

Remove the giblets from the chicken, if present, and use them for the stuffing. Wash the chicken and pat dry. Season well inside and out. Stuff the chicken with half of the herbs, a quartered onion, and 1-2 cloves of garlic—as well as the seasoned giblets. If necessary, secure the chicken with a toothpick. Tip: If you don’t have any fresh herbs on hand, substitute them with 2 tablespoons of Provençal herbs. Wash and peel the potatoes, leeks, and carrots, and cut them into bite-sized pieces, roughly the size of a walnut. Finely chop the other half of the herbs. Peel and chop the garlic cloves. Mix both with the vegetables and season to taste. Tie one end of a roasting bag. Fill with the vegetables—making sure the seam is facing up—and place the chicken on top. Pour in the stock and tie the roasting bag. Pierce a few small holes in the top and place it on a roasting pan. Braise in a preheated oven at 200°C fan/convection oven for approximately 1.5 hours (depending on the size of the chicken). If the chicken starts to brown too quickly, reduce the temperature to 150°C after about half the roasting time. Or braise for 1/2 hour at 200°C, another 1/2 hour at 175°C, and the remaining time at 150°C. Variations: For example, add a small, crumbly apple to the vegetables. I could also imagine a Mediterranean combination with tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, perhaps eggplant, and olives, along with herbs de Provence and garlic as seasonings. However, cut the vegetables into sufficiently large pieces (you can leave small tomatoes whole if necessary) so that they don’t overcook. There are also many possible spice variations, for example with fennel seeds, coriander, chili flakes, brown mustard, or curry. Everyone has their own spice preferences – just experiment.