Roast Chicken for Holiday Dinner

1. 1

   Pierce the chicken thighs several times with a fork and rub salt into both sides (a little more on the side without skin).

2. 2

   Sprinkle with a generous amount of coarsely ground pepper.

3. 3

   Rub olive oil onto the skin-side.

4. 4

   Rub olive oil onto a baking tray and cover with baking parchment.

5. 5

   If you don't have a baking tray, create two deep boxes using aluminium foil (one for each chicken thigh).

6. 6

   Roughly chop the carrot into large chunks.

7. 7

   Slice the onion into 1cm slices.

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   Cut small potatoes in half, and larger potatoes into quarters.

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   Lay the onions onto the baking tray and place the chicken thighs on top.

10. 10

    Roll them slightly so that only the skin side shows.

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    Place the carrots, potatoes and tomatoes around the meat.

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    Cook in a preheated oven at 200C for 50-60 minutes, until the skin is crispy.

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    Transfer the cooked chicken and potatoes to a serving dish.

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    Set aside the tomatoes in a separate dish.

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    Tip the rest of the vegetables from the baking tray into a frying pan, along with the juices from the meat.

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    Slice the mushrooms into thick slices and lightly fry.

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    Transfer the fried vegetables along with the tomatoes to the serving dish and it's done.

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    It's also good to garnish with parsley

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.