Meanwhile, for the chicken, preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6 ... oil and place breast-side down in a roasting tin. Roast for 10 minutes then turn the bird over and roast for another ...
For the spatchcock chicken ... Preheat the oven to 230C/210C Fan/Gas 8. Cut the top off the garlic bulb (discard the top, or keep for use in other recipes). Put the garlic and onion in a ...
If not, roast a bit longer. Lift the chicken out of the oven and leave it to relax, loosely uncovered with foil, for 10-15 minutes. Sit it on your best platter and tuck a few bay sprigs in the cavity.
Place chicken on its side on a rack in a roasting pan. Place in centre of oven and roast, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Using tongs, turn chicken to its other side and roast 20 minutes more.
Roasted chicken isn't highly technical but it does take time, especially in a full-size oven, which needs preheat time. I found a way to cut roasted chicken cooking time by 15 to 20% using the air ...
Spoon sauce from pan on top of chicken and return to oven. Roast until figs and grapes are slightly caramelized and chicken skin is deep mahogany in color, 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper ...