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Roast chicken
heat for 2 minutes to cover the casserole
casserole

evaporate their moisture dish with the lid.
Serves 4 (this will prevent the 6 Heat the casserole
225g (8oz) bacon,
An easy way
potatoes from sticking on the hob until hot and
cut into strips
to prevent saucepans
to the casserole dish). sizzling and then place
1 tbsp butter or olive oil Spread them across into the preheated oven
1 large chicken, about
from boiling over when
the bottom of the dish, and roast for 1½ hours.
1.5kg (3lb 5oz)
cooking is to rub
followed by the bacon Remember to baste the
12-25 shallots, peeled
vegetable oil around and shallots, then the
chicken once or twice
450g (1lb) small new the top of the pan chicken (seasoned) on with the butter and juices
potatoes, peeled the top. Add the bay leaf, in the pan. Remove from
3 tbsp unsalted butter thyme, garlic and wine. the casserole dish, carve
¼ tsp salt Lay aluminum foil over the chicken and serve
¼ tsp ground black pepper the top of the chicken and with some green vegetables.
1 bay leaf
sprig fresh thyme
6 cloves garlic, peeled
and left whole
half a glass white wine
1 Pre-heat oven to 170°C/gas
mark 3. In a large casserole
pot, gently fry the strips
in the butter or oil for 2-3
minutes until golden and
crispy. Remove the strips
with a slotted spoon and
drain on a paper towel,
leaving the bacon fat 16-piece Osaka dinner
in the bottom of the
set, £22 (NV3931B); 8-piece
leather-look place mat and
casserole dish.
coaster set, £12 (NV4061D);
2 Baste the chicken in cone wine glasses, set
the hot fat, on all sides.
of four, £12 (NV3861D);
32-piece Willow cutlery
Set aside and pour the fat
set, £25 (NV4181B)
out of the casserole dish.
3 Meanwhile, drop the
onions in boiling salted
water and boil slowly
for 5 minutes. Drain
and set aside.
Chilli and coriander mashed potato cakes
4 Place the potatoes in Serves 4 1 tbsp chopped coriander or olive oil and season with
salted water, bring to the 350g (12oz) mashed potatoes 2 tbsp soured cream salt and pepper to taste.
boil and drain immediately.
Always make sure
2 carrots, cooked and mashed 2 tbsp plain flour 2 Heat some oil or butter in
5 Heat the butter in the 2 hot chillies, diced 2 tsp lime juice
Le Creuset oval casserole dish, £89 (NB3211G); the oil is really hot
a large frying pan. Shape the
casserole dish on the hob
Antony Worrall Thompson heavy-duty
1” fresh ginger, finely grated salt and ground black pepper
until hot and foaming.
before frying, so
mixture into four cakes and
rectangular chopping board, £25 (NA24117); 1 tbsp desiccated coconut butter or olive oil for frying fry for 4-5 minutes each
Next, add the drained
Antony Worrall Thompson 44-piece Paladdio the potato cakes
4 spring onions, finely sliced side until golden and crusty.
cutlery set, £45 (NV3991G); Typhoon bright
potatoes and roll them
come out crisp,
dot set of tea towels, £10 (NA69317)
1 tbsp chopped roasted 1 Mix up all the ingredients 3 Serve with watercress
around over a moderate not soggy peanuts in a bowl except the butter salad or similar.
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