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Roast Chicken with Stuffing
Serves 4
1.2kg whole fresh chicken
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
Stuffing
1 onion, chopped finely
2 teaspoons olive oil
3 cups fresh bread crumbs
30g softened butter
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1. Wash and clean chicken thoroughly. Pat
dry with paper towelling.
2. To make stuffing, cook onion in oil until
softened. Add to remaining stuffing
ingredients and mix well.
3. Place the stuffing inside the cavity of the
chicken. Tuck the wings back and tie the
base of the chicken with cooking string
so that the legs are crossed and securely
positioned.
4. Preheat frying pan on setting 7. Brush
chicken with a little oil and salt and
pepper.
5. Brown chicken on all sides; reduce heat to
setting 5 and cook, covered, with the vent
open, for about 1½ hours or until cooked
through.
Tip:
If cooking roast vegetables, place in
frying pan ¾ to 1 hour before the end of
cooking.
Roast Lamb
Serves 4-6
1 leg lamb
4-6 garlic cloves, sliced
3-4 sprigs rosemary, snipped into small
pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
6 small picking onions
400g pumpkin, cut into chunks
½ bunch baby carrots, trimmed
2 potatoes, cut into chunks
1 sweet potato, peeled and thickly sliced
1. Using a small sharp knife, pierce the lamb
all over, making indentations about 2cm
deep. Push a piece of garlic into each
slit and a small piece of rosemary. The
rosemary should be poking out slightly.
2. Heat frying pan to setting 10. Add oil and
brown lamb all over. Season with salt and
pepper; add onions to pan. Reduce heat to
setting 6. Cook lamb, covered, for about 1
hour and 15 minutes.
3. Add vegetables to pan and cook for a
further 25 minutes. Remove lamb and
allow to rest, covered, until the vegetables
are cooked as desired.
