Chicken with Roasted Garlic

A whole chicken roasted with garlic, rosemary, and blood oranges, finished with a rich Cava and white wine gravy.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 1310.1 kcals 5240.2 kcals
Carbohydrates 11.1 grams 44.2 grams
Fat 72.1 grams 288.4 grams
Protein 113 grams 452.1 grams
Cook Time
130 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

Dairy
100
g
Butter
good quality French butter, sliced
10
g
Butter
a knob
Fruits
2
piece
Blood Oranges
cut into wedges
Liquids
375
ml
Cava
half a bottle used for roasting
375
ml
Cava
half a bottle used for gravy
750
ml
White Wine
dry white wine to taste
Meat
2.5
kg
Chicken
whole chicken
NutsSeeds
2
head
Garlic
separated into cloves and unpeeled
1
bunch
Rosemary
fresh
1
handful
Tarragon
fresh
1
piece
Salt
to taste
1
piece
Black Pepper
freshly ground, to taste

Steps

  • Preheat the oven to 150°C.
  • Scatter the unpeeled garlic cloves, half the rosemary, and half the orange wedges into a roasting tin.
  • Stuff the chicken cavity with remaining orange and rosemary, and slide butter slices under the breast skin.
  • Place the chicken breast-side up on the garlic in the roasting tin.
  • Pour half a bottle of Cava over the chicken and cover the tin with foil.
  • Roast in the oven for 90 minutes.
  • Remove foil, turn the chicken upside down, and baste with tin juices.
  • Cook for 20 minutes to brown the underside, then turn the chicken back over.
  • Baste again, increase oven to 180°C, and cook until browned and juices run clear.
  • Remove chicken from the tin and let it rest in a warm place.
  • Discard large solids from the tin juices, reserving any soft garlic pulp for a clean pan.
  • Combine roasting juices, garlic pulp, remaining Cava, and white wine in the pan.
  • Simmer with tarragon until reduced by half, then whisk in a knob of butter.
  • Carve the chicken and serve with the reduced tarragon and garlic gravy.