Christmas roast chicken: the recipe for the traditional dinner

The Christmas roast chicken is delicious, very juicy and seasoned. A classic New Year’s Eve dinner, this recipe is a second course that will satisfy all palates. To finish, the roast chicken is also accompanied by farofa, which brings a new explosion of flavors to the meal. Try it!

Christmas roast chicken recipe

Time: 2h30 (+12h rest)

Performance: 8 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 clove of minced garlic
• 1 sprig of chopped rosemary
• 1 sachet of chicken broth powder
• 3 cups of orange juice
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 clean whole chicken (about 2.5 kg)
• 1 cup (tea) softened butter

Farofa

• 1 cup diced bacon
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 grated carrot
• 1 leek stalk, sliced
• 2 1/2 cups (tea) cassava flour
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• Salt and chopped green chilli to taste

Preparation method:

1. Stir in the olive oil, garlic, rosemary, broth, juice, salt and pepper.
2. Spread the chicken inside and out, cover and refrigerate for 12 hours.
3. Place a pan over medium heat and brown the bacon in its own fat.
4. Add the butter, the onion and fry for 2 minutes.
5. Add the carrot, leek and sauté for 3 minutes.
6. Turn off the heat, mix the flour, nuts, salt and green chillies.
7. Remove the chicken from the sauce and dry it with absorbent paper.
8. Fill with part of the farofa and close with toothpicks.
9. Gently spread half the butter between the skin and meat.
10. Distribute the rest of the butter all over the chicken, tie the legs with string, place them on a baking tray and cook in a low, preheated oven for 2 hours or until golden brown.
11. Remove and serve with the remaining farofa.

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Source: Terra

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