Chicken with honey-sesame crust
easy
75 mins
75 mins
Ingredients
- 1 ready-to-cook chicken (1.2 kg)
- 7-10 Tbsp Salt
- 7-10 Tbsp white pepper
- 40 g Butter or margarine
- 500 g Carrots
- 500 g Courgette
- 1 small onion
- 7-10 Tbsp Lemon Pepper
- 2 TABLESPOONS liquid honey
- 2-3 TABLESPOONS Sesame seeds
Directions
- 1
Wash the chicken thoroughly, dab dry and rub with salt and pepper inside and out. Tie the legs together, put the wings under the back. Rinse the fat pan of the oven or a roasting pan with water and place the chicken with the breast down. Spread some fat in flakes on the chicken. Roast in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for about 20 minutes. Turn the chicken, pour the gravy over it and fry for another 25-30 minutes. In the meantime clean and wash the carrots and courgettes.
- 2
Cut carrots diagonally into slices, zucchini into sticks. Steam vegetables in little boiling salted water for about 10 minutes. Peel and finely dice onion. Melt the remaining fat, fry the onion in it until transparent and toss the drained vegetables in it. Season with lemon pepper and keep warm. Spread chicken with honey, sprinkle with sesame seeds and fry for another 10-15 minutes. Arrange the chicken on the vegetables and serve
- 3
Tip: For the sauce, possibly loosen the roast with some chicken stock, bring to the boil and thicken with sauce thickener. Refine with 1 tablespoon of cream or crème -fraîche
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