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[[Spatchcocking]] is a different way to prepare a bird and is very easy with a pair of [[poultry shears]]. In this recipe it results in a crispy flavourful bird.
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|TotalCalories = 223
|PortionCalories = 55
|DatePublished=21st January 2013
|Author=Chef
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|Servings = Serves 4
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 1 hour, 30 minutes
|PrepTime = 15 minutes
|CookTime = 1 hour, 15 minutes
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====Best recipe review====

''Much easier than it looks''

4.8/5 

I thought this would be difficult but it's actually rather easy to do. The results look and taste impressive./

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 1 medium-sized [[Chicken|chicken]], [[Parson's nose|parson's nose removed]]
| 1 [[Lemon|lemon]], bruised and halved
| 8 [[Cloves of garlic|cloves of garlic]], 4 peeled and crushed, 4 peeled, bashed and left whole
| 1 large [[onion|onion]]
| [[Olive oil|olive oil]]
| [[Sea Salt|sea salt]] and freshly [[Ground|ground]] back [[Pepper|pepper]]
| 2 tablespoons of [[plain flour]]

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===[[Mise en place]]===
* Preheat the [[Oven|oven]] to 220° C (425° F - gas 7), [fan oven 200° C & reduce cooking time by 10 mins per hour]

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Image:Spatchcocked chicken, oven ready.jpg|Spatchcock chicken, ready for the oven
Image:Spatchcocked chicken garlic rub.jpg|Rub the garlic/lemon oil over the bird
Image:Spatchcock chicken fennel and onion bed.jpg|A bed of fennel, onions, garlic and lemon
Image:Spatchcocked chicken with fennel and onions_ingredients.jpg|Spatchcocked chicken with fennel and onions, the ingredients
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===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| [[Spatchcock]] the [[Chicken|chicken]] - [[Spatchcock|see here for details]]
| Find a [[Roasting tray|roasting tray]] that is large enough to take the bird laid out flat
| Peel and slice the [[Onions|onions]]
| Slice the [[Fennel|fennel]] and roughly chop any green leaves
| [[Oil]] the tray and layer the base with the [[Onions|onions]] and [[Fennel|fennel]]
| Add the juice of the [[Lemon|lemon]] to the [[Crushed garlic|crushed garlic]], a glug of olive oil and a generous seasoning of [[Salt|salt]] and [[Pepper|pepper]] and rub this all over the bird
| Lay the bird, skin-side-up in the tray and tuck the whole [[Garlic|garlic]] [[Cloves|cloves]] and [[Fennel|fennel]] leaves anywhere you can
| Drizzle a little more [[olive oil]] over the bird, garnish with a final grind of [[black pepper]], cover with [[Tin-foil|tin-foil]], seal and [[Roast|roast]] for 30 minutes
| Remove the [[Foil|foil]], [[Baste|baste]] the [[Chicken|chicken]] and [[Roast|roast]] uncovered for a further 30 to 45 minutes.
| Remove the chicken to a warm plate and cover with foil
| Heat the roasting tray on the hob, sprinkle 2 tablespoons of flour into the cooking juices and mix well to make delicious [[gravy]]. Heat until it thickens then serve.
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===Serving suggestions===
Almost anything would go with this. [[Tex-Mex potato wedges]] and [[broccoli]] worked for us!
===Chef's notes===
If you are not eating this in one sitting, store the remaining meat in a large [[Lock and Lock]] style box and refrigerate one cooled. This way you will have moist chicken the next day, not dried-out meat.
==See also==
* [[Spatchcock|How to spatchcock a chicken, step-by-step pictures]]
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatchcock
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[[Category:Recipes]]
[[Category:British recipes]]
[[Category:French recipes]]
[[Category:Main courses]]
[[Category:Garlic recipes]]
[[Category:Meat recipes]]
[[Category:Poultry recipes]]
[[Category:Stewed, braised or pot roasted]]
[[Category:Unusual recipes]]

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