Hessian roast chicken with apple wine

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Preparation time: 50 minutes

For 4 people

Ingredients

• 1 free-range chicken weighing at least 1.8 kg
• 1 kg apples (dessert apples, e.g. Red Delicious)
• 50 g butter
• 1 bottle of cider
• 200 ml chicken stock
• 2 onions
• 4 shallots
• 1 bunch of various herbs
• 1 lemon
• Guérande salt (sea salt) and white pepper

• Wash the apples and quarter them, peel and halve the onions and shallots.
• Preheat your grill to approximately 240°C.
• If desired, briefly flambé the chicken in the cider to intensify the flavor. Rub the chicken with lemon and then stuff the chicken with the herb bundle, a tablespoon of Guérande sea salt, and 2 generous grinds of pepper.
• Place the chicken on the chicken roasting pan and arrange the butter flakes and apples in the ring around the chicken. Let the chicken roast for about 15 minutes, then drizzle with the chicken stock and apple cider. Repeat this process for the next 45-55 minutes until the chicken is fully roasted.

Chef's tip

While roasting, drizzle apple cider and chicken stock over the chicken several times using a small ladle to ensure the outside is nice and crispy.