Chicken With Garlic, Anchovies And Rosemary And Baked Fennel
- 2 kg whole chickens (free-range big0)
- 3 garlic cloves (16 slivers of garlic needed)
- 16 rosemary sprigs
- 16 anchovy fillets
- 1 lemon (juice of)
- 100 g creme fraiche
- Stuffing
- 4 shallots (peeled and cut in half)
- 150 g creme fraiche
- 2 tablespoons tarragon leaves
- sea salt
- 2 fennel bulbs (trimmed and cut in chunks)
- extra virgin olive oil (to drizzle over)
- Pierce the chicken in 16 places with a sharp knife and insert in each spot the sliver of garlic, rosemary sprig and a anchovy.
- squeeze over the lemon juice and spread over the creme fraiche and cover with plastic and refrigerate for 24 hours.
- Combine the stuffing ingredients and stuff the chicken.
- After seasoning, roast the chicken at 180C for 1 hour, then add the fennel, drizzled with a little oil and cook with the chicken for another 30 to 45 minutes (internal temperature should be 180F/82C at the thickest part - suggest the thigh).
garlic, rosemary, anchovy, lemon, creme fraiche, stuffing, shallots, creme fraiche, tarragon, salt, fennel bulbs, extra virgin olive oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-with-garlic-anchovies-and-rosemary-and-baked-fennel-438636 (may not work)