Jamie Oliver’s Roast Chicken
It’s the weekend again! What’s for lunch? Fancy a roasted chicken? 
My friend Ann first told me about Jamie Oliver’s famed roast chicken a few weeks ago, when I asked her what should I cook at home. After taking a look at it and checking what’s in the refrigerator, I decided to so a little bit of modifications since I don’t have all the ingredients required. Some of the ideas here were also given by Ann, and I thank her for that. For it turned out to be awesome! This is my improvised version of Jamie Oliver’s Roast Chicken:
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Chicken (Preferably Nutriplus chicken from Jusco)
- Salt
- Pepper
Part A
- A tablespoon of butter
- 1/2 cube of chicken stock
- Thyme
- 2 tablespoons of Olive oil
Part B
- A whole lemon
- Garlic
- Tomatoes
My recipe is catered for 1/2 chicken since I only cook for 2. But I’m sure you can modify the ingredients for a full chicken accordingly. I strongly recommend Jusco’s Nutriplus chicken because it gave the best results! This was my 4th time trying the recipe and I experimented with various chickens from the supermarket, from the market and Nutriplus. Even Saucer agreed that the Nutriplus chicken was the best.
Firstly, rub the chicken with a generous amount of salt and pepper all over. Then, mix ingredients in Part A into a bowl. Stir them well, resulting in a thick, creamy mixture. Then, apply the mixture all over the chicken. Make sure you don’t miss the area underneath the skin too. Try to separate the skin from the chicken meat and apply the mixture in between carefully (don’t break the skin) and apply the rest all over the chicken. Cover it in the plastic wrap and place it in the fridge for a few hours. If you do it in the morning, then you can leave it until it’s lunch or dinner time.
This is my chicken after I left it for about 6 hours. Those are thyme leaves on top.
Marinated chicken
Next, heat up a pot of water, and place the lemon and garlic cloves inside. Cook it for 12 minutes. Jamie recommended potatoes as well, but since I didn’t have any, I skipped those.
Boil for 12 minutes
Remove the lemon from the water, and carefully stab at least 10 holes into it using a fork.
Stab 10 holes into the hot lemon
Now here comes the trick! This is what makes the chicken moist and tender at the end, trust me. It works! Place the poked lemon underneath the chicken within the cavity. If you’re using a full chicken, just push it into the cavity. Refer to my picture below for a better understanding.
Place lemon underneath the chicken within the cavity
Then cut some tomatoes and place them on the side of the pan. Place the garlic cloves all over the pan and on the chicken as well. And you’re ready to roast!
Getting ready to roast
Set the oven to 190C for 45 minutes. Place the chicken inside, and just sit back and relax.
Roast chicken at 190C
After 45 minutes, check your chicken by poking it through using a fork or any sharp object. If you see transparent juice flowing out (as opposed to blood), then the chicken is fully cooked! If it’s not fully cooked, increase the timer for another 15 minutes or so. Then, carefully remove it from the oven.
My improvised version of Jamie Oliver’s Roast Chicken
Tadaa! My chicken was done! What do you think? Even looking at the picture now makes me salivate. *LOL* The chicken meat was moist and tender, thanks to the lemon. Also, the marinade gave it so much flavour! Amazing! If you like chicken, you should try cooking this at home. You might love it like I do.
Moist and tender Roast chicken
Do you have any tips for a good and delicious roast chicken?
Comments (48)
looks nice
am drooling
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really nice!
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.-= ohmywtf´s last blog ..HAHAHA….serve u right, DOUBLE PARKER!!
Thank you!
Looks yummmyy..
Looks yummy. =). Thumbs up
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Thanks!!
yummm, can i have a try ?!
.-= ai wei´s last blog ..BKK Day2 2009 =-.
Of course!
But I want to try your cheese cake in return 
yikes… so you’re so great.. i don’t know how to cook really… poor me
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Oh please, you’re just being modest
at least i know now a single procedure just like what you have shared here hehe
.-= bluedreamer´s last blog ..The Passion of Music =-.
Do give it a try!
wow the meat so soft… so yummy
.-= bluedreamer´s last blog ..The Passion of Music =-.
It was soft!
Wow! Geng
.-= uLi´s last blog ..Jiangnan Tour (江南游) :: Wu Zhen (乌镇) =-.
*shy*
Nice one! I would try it out!
.-= Cindy´s last blog ..How does Internet come to your house? =-.
Let me know how it goes
Looks great… I always feel its a waste that I does not have an oven
.-= Christina´s last blog ..Sushi =-.
Oh yea, oven is a good investment
I dont have tips to give u but u certainly gave me a lot of tips here.. never tot of boiling the lemon and seasoning it onto the chicken… WoW!
.-= claire´s last blog ..MUA CHEE & CHA CHA =-.
Lemon is the trick! You should try it out!
Cannot taste…so no comments. If I go KL…you cook for me, then I will comment. Hahahahaha!!!!
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Haha OK sure I will let you taste it when you come to KL
thanks for the recipe, simple yet tasty~~
Thank you!!
looks yummy…:)
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It was!
yum yum…got leftover or not?
.-= kathy´s last blog ..Mamarazzi Lunatic Liao..You Know Why?" =-.
Oh no.. no more leftover dy… Hehe
Nice one for a fast and simple roast chicken
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Yea quite convenient to prepare.. but need some time for roasting..
one piece please? =P
No more for now.. next round ok!
u can open restaurant ad…
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Aisay.. don’t make me blush
wiw this is what you cook for Saucer when he was sick? wow you are such an awesome wife! “tai sek”
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Haha thank you Sid!!
wei…how come never invite us for food tasting one…kekeke…saucer is such a lucky hubby….i also wanna fall sick, then yve cook for me…kekeke
Haha Oohh I’m sure Yve can cook better than me!
wah this looks good! and thanks for the hot lemon tip! first time i came across this
.-= lingzie´s last blog ..Chicago Rib House @ Gurney Plaza, Penang =-.
I know! I also learnt it from Jamie Oliver. Try it!!
Looks tempting! I should try to make one myself in one of these weekends!
You should try it!
wow..another chef in the making eh..
great job..so when to cook for us to makan eh?;p
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LOL! I shy leh… wait til I’m confident enough first then let you all try ler…
I’ve invited the family to ours this xmas for a traditional dinner, so the roast is pretty important! I found an archive of ideas at this roast recipes site, but cant seem to decide on anyone – there’s too many to choose from! It’s fun planning such a big xmas meal though!