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Healthy Chilli Ginger Roast Chicken Recipe

Posted on December 9, 2008 by healthy-chef

A delicious roast chicken without added fat.

Ingredients (Serves 4)

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled
• 2.5 cm piece root ginger
• 2 red chillies, deseeded
• small bunch of fresh coriander
• 1 shallot, peeled
• grated rind and juice of 1 lime
• 1.5 kg chicken, cleaned
• sea salt and black pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F. Put the oil, garlic, ginger, chillies, coriander, shallot, lime rind and juice in a food processor with a little salt. Blend to a rough paste.
2. Lift the flap of skin at the chicken neck, ease your hands between the skin and breast and spread the paste over the area, small handfuls at a time. Smooth the skin back over the breast, tucking any excess under.
3. Sit the chicken on a rack over a roasting tin. Season and cover the breast with foil. Roast for 1 hour, remove foil and cook for 20 to 30 minutes, until golden and the juices run clear.