Lemon Pepper Whole Chicken
Serves 4
Ingredients
- One whole chicken, 1.8-2.5kg, butterflied
- 50ml Mr Nick’s Olive Oil
- 2 whole lemons: one juiced and the other sliced
- 5 cloves garlic, smashed
- 30g salt
- 30g cracked black pepper
Method
- Heat oven to 180C.
- Mix oil, lemon juice, lemon slices, garlic, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
- Grease the grill grate with oil.
- Place the chicken on the grate set over high heat, skin side down.
- Flip the chicken once the skin is a deep, golden brown.
- Reduce the heat to low.
- Baste the chicken gradually with the sauce as it cooks.
- Cook until a digital thermometer reads 75 C in the deep part of the thigh and breast.
- Finish in the oven for 10 mins.
Note: Try not to cook the outside of the chicken too fast, leaving the inside undercooked. The chicken should be cooked slowly over relatively low heat.
Honey Soy Whole Chicken
Serves 4
Ingredients
- One whole chicken, 1.8-2.5kg, butterflied
- 100ml soy sauce
- 50ml honey
- One lemon, juiced
- 5 cloves garlic, smashed
Method
- Heat oven to 180C.
- Mix soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic and honey in a small bowl.
- Grease the grill’s grate with oil .
- Place the chicken on the grate set over high heat, skin side down. Cook for 10 mins.
- Flip the chicken once the skin is deep, golden brown.
- Reduce the heat to low.
- Baste the chicken with the sauce gradually as it cooks.
- Cook for another 15 minutes or until a digital thermometer reads 75 C in the deep part of the thigh and breast.
- Finish in the oven for 10 mins
