Spicy Roast Chicken Recipe | Easy, Flavourful, and Perfectly Crispy
Discover the ultimate Spicy Roast Chicken Recipe! Learn how to make easy, flavourful, and crispy roast chicken with simple steps and bold spices. Perfect for weeknight dinners or special occasions. Get ready to impress with this mouth-watering dish!
Ingredients
Butter marinade
- 2 kg whole chicken, with skin on
- 100 grams unsalted butter, softened
- the zest of 1 lemon
- 3 tsp garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt to taste
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp harissa powder
- 2 tsp cumin powder
- 1.5 tsp dried mint
- 1.5 tsp chilli flakes
Spicy Topping
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 1 tsp onion granules
Instructions
- Add the butter to a bowl, along with the other butter marinade ingredients. Mix through thoroughly.
- Rub the marinade all over the chicken skin, underneath the chicken skin and the inside of the chicken. Then leave in the fridge to marinate, ideally overnight, or at least 4 hours.
- When you are ready to cook the chicken in the oven, heat the oven to 180C on the fan assisted setting. Take the chicken out of the fridge and sprinkle over the spice topping. Cover the chicken with foil and place in the oven to cook for 1 hour.
- After an hour, remove the chicken from the oven. Turn the heat to 210C fan assisted. Then remove the foil and baste the chicken with the juices in the tray, then put the chicken back in the oven to cook for another 20 minutes, until the chicken is golden brown.
- Serve with gravy, roast potatoes and gravy.
