How To Cook Half Roast Chicken with Chips, Coleslaw and homemade Mayonnaise

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  • Difficulty easy
  • Serves 2
half roast chicken with chips, coleslaw and homemade mayonnaise cooked

Ingredients

  • Half chicken oven ready
  • 2 tbls. Chicken Schmaltz or clarified butter
  • 400g large king Edward or Maris piper potatoes (peeled & cut into 10mm chips)
  • 200g Finely shredded white cabbage
  • 100g Finely shredded carrot
  • 3 tbls. Homemade Mayo or store bought to bind
  • Sea salt
  • For the Mayo:
  • 1 large free range egg yolk
  • 1 tbls. Cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp. English mustard
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • 100 ml Sunflower or light rapeseed oil
  • Salt to taste

half roast chicken with chips, coleslaw and homemade mayonnaise recipe ingredients

METHOD FOR THE CHICKEN

  1. Preheat your oven to 210°C for fan assisted or 230°C for ovens without a fan (gas 8).
  2. Season the chicken with a little sea salt and brush all over with Schmaltz or butter.
  3. Place in the centre of the oven skin side up and roast for approximately 45 minutes, reaching a core temperature of 65°C before resting.
  4. Remove from the oven, put onto a clean tray and keep warm by covering with a sheet of foil. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.

METHOD FOR THE CHIPS

  1. Wash the chips in cold water until the water runs clear.
  2. Drain and pat dry then fry in oil on 130°C until just cooked.
  3. Increase oil temperature to 180°C and refry for another 5 to 6 minutes until golden brown and crisp.

METHOD FOR THE HOMEMADE COLESLAW

  1. Salt the vegetables lightly and leave to sit in a colander for 1 hour.
  2. Drain away excess moisture.
  3. Bind with mayo and season to taste with lemon zest and juice, salt and a pinch of cayenne.
  4. Keep chilled until required.

METHOD FOR THE HOMEMADE MAYONNAISE

  1. Whisk together egg yolk, vinegar, lemon and mustard.
  2. Slowly incorporate the oil into the egg mix until rich and unctuous.
  3. Season to taste.

TO SERVE

• Coleslaw and crusty white bread with butter.

half roast chicken with chips, coleslaw and homemade mayonnaise cooked