Roast chicken with fennel and garlic sauce recipe

Roast Chicken with Fennel and Garlic Sauce recipe

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This delicious recipe for Roast Chicken with Fennel and Garlic Sauce is a perfect choice for a hearty and flavorful meal. The combination of tender roasted chicken, aromatic fennel, and rich garlic sauce creates a mouthwatering dish that will impress your family and friends. The chicken is seasoned with a blend of herbs and spices, then roasted to perfection, resulting in juicy meat with crispy skin. The fennel and garlic sauce adds a creamy and savory element, complementing the chicken beautifully.

Keywords: roast chicken, fennel, garlic sauce, flavorful, hearty.

Roast chicken with fennel and garlic sauce recipe details

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Ingredients

1 ½ kg	chicken
60 ml	olive oil
90 ml	chicken broth
240 ml	dry white wine
2 tbsp	fresh tarragon
2 tbsp	fresh rosemary
2 tbsp	fresh marjoram
2 tbsp	fresh thyme
3 large	fennel bulbs
10 clove(s)	garlic, peeled
2 tbsp	fennel seeds, crushed
2 medium	lemons, halved
	salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Cook fennel in salted water until tender, about 8 minutess. Drain.

Transfer cooked fennel to a bowl and mix in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon fennel seeds, tarragon, rosemary, thyme and marjoram. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Preheat oven to 200°C.

Rinse chicken and pat dry. Rub chicken with oil and lemon halves, squeezing some juice into cavities. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Tie legs together and place chicken, breast side down, in a large roasting pan and arrange fresh fennel mixture around chicken.

Roast chicken for 30 minutess, basting with pan juices after 15 minutes.

Combine wine and broth and pour over chicken. Continue to roast for further 50 minutes.

Pour pan juices into bowl and skim off fat. Pour juices over chicken and serve.

Preparation time:
ca. 45 min
Grade of difficulty:
medium
Calories per portion:
n/a