Wash the chicken and pat dry. Rub the inside with salt and pepper and the outside with pepper only. Tie the legs together with kitchen string. Roast in a roaster in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for about 1 1/4 hours. Heat 1 tablespoon of butter. Brush chicken with it from time to time. Add some water in between. Peel garlic, halve it and cut into fine slices. Wash thyme and basil. Pluck thyme leaves. Chop the basil, except for a little bit for garnishing. Sprinkle garlic and some thyme over the chicken halfway through the frying time. Clean, wash and chop the peppers. Peel onions and cut into fine slices. Heat the remaining butter and fry the onions in it until transparent. Add paprika and remaining thyme and steam for about 5 minutes. Deglaze vegetables with 1/8 litre water and boil up. Stir in ketchup and basil. Let simmer a little longer and season to taste with salt and cayenne pepper. Remove the chicken. Stir frying stock into the vegetables. Arrange paprika vegetables and chicken and garnish with basil. Roast potatoes taste good with it
Preparation time: approx. 1 1/2 hours
Scarf: Meyer Mayor