Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, roast chicken for christmas. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Roast Chicken for Christmas is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Roast Chicken for Christmas is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have roast chicken for christmas using 7 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Roast Chicken for Christmas:

1. Get 1 whole Chicken (about 1 kg)
2. Prepare 10 grams Salt (1% of the weight of the chicken)
3. Prepare 4 grams Coarsely ground black pepper (0.4% of the weight of the chicken)
4. Prepare 1 Garlic, thyme, rosemary, parsley, sage, oregano etc.
5. Prepare 1 to 2 stalks Celery
6. Prepare 1 Plain flour, as needed
7. Get 1 Vegetable oil, as needed

Steps to make Roast Chicken for Christmas:

1. Wash the chicken carefully inside and out, and pat dry. I used a fairly small 1 kg bird this time.
2. Mix salt, pepper and herbs of your choice together. I used a blend of garlic, rosemary, oregano and parsley.
3. Rub the seasonings into the outside and inside of the bird well.
4. Take care of the neck. Bend it forward so that it covers the neck cavity.
5. Pull the skin on the top and bottom of the neck, and fold it over the neck as if to hide it. Secure with a toothpick.
6. Close the other end. If you are adding stuffing to the chicken, do so now. I stuffed flavored boiled potatoes.
7. Pul the skin on either side of the opening, and secure with toothpicks as shown in the photo.
8. Secure the wings to the body with toothpicks.
9. Line a baking sheet or tray with aluminium foil, and scatter chopped celery.
10. Place the chicken on top, spread oil and sprinkle flour. Cover the chicken completely with aluminium foil.
11. Roast the chicken in a preheated 200°C oven for one hour. Raise the temperature to 240°C, take off the foil and roast for another 30 minutes.
12. Take out the toothpicks and decorate the legs with ribbon. Arrange vegetables around the chicken and it's done.

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