Delicious recipe of greek lemon chicken adapted from chef john of food wishes. The chicken is roasted with lots of herbs, lemon, garlic and olive oil. They taste so delicious with the side of perfectly roasted potatoes.
Potatoes - 500 grams peeled and cut into big chunks
Water - ½ cup
For Marinate:
Garlic - 10 fat cloves chopped finely
Salt to taste
Pepper - 2 tsp
Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
Dried Oregano - 1.5 tblspn
Dried Rosemary - 1 tblspn
Lemon Juice - ¼ cup
Olive Oil or Normal Oil - ¼ cup
Instructions
Take chicken in a bowl, add all the marinade ingredients and mix well. Cover and leave it to marinate for at least 2 hours. You can leave it to marinate overnight.
Preheat oven to 220 degree C.
Now take a baking tray. Arrange the chicken skin side up, now place potatoes between them.Spoon the marinate over the chicken and potatoes.
Pour in half cup of water in. Pop it in oven and bake for a total of 45 mins
Take take tray every 15 mins, spoon the juice over the chicken and pop it back in the oven and cook..Always cook skin side up.
Once it is cooked, take the tray out and remove the chicken in a plate,
Now set the oven to 250 Degree C on grill mode, now pop the potatoes back under grill and let it grill for 8 to 10 mins till it gets nice colour.
Remove it and place the potatoes along with chicken, spoon the pan sauces over the chicken and serve.