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Butter-basted roast chicken

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cooking Time 1 hour

Ingredients

400 g celery, washed and roughly chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
4 T olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
30 g chives
500 g butter, softened
1 whole free-range chicken
80 g shelled fresh peas
140 g mangetout peas
120 g sugar snap peas

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the celery and garlic on a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil, season and roast for 20–25 minutes until softened and slightly golden brown.

2. Place in the blender with the chives and blitz until smooth, but still with a slightly chunky texture. Stir into the softened butter until completely combined. Roll into cylinders, wrap in clingwrap and tie on both ends. Place in the freezer until solidified but do not freeze.

3. Remove the butter from the freezer. Run a spatula or other blunt object (your fingers will also do) under the skin of the chicken to create air pockets on top of the breasts. Slice the celery butter thickly and place discs of butter under the skin and inside the cavity. Truss the bird and roast for 40–45 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through.

4. Bring a saucepan of water to a simmer and quickly cook the peas, mangetout and sugar snaps until tender but still crunchy, about 4 minutes. Drain and toss a bit more of the celery-chive butter through the warm veggies. Place on a platter with the chicken and serve warm.

Cook's note: I have a bad habit of buying a sleeve of celery without checking whether I have any left at home, and I always end up with bucketloads to repurpose, which is how this recipe came to be. Celery is one of my favourite flavours and it gives this chicken a delicious briny, nutty, sweet quality. This recipe makes enough butter to freeze for later use – toss through boiled new potatoes or fresh pasta for a quick weeknight dinner.

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Photographs: Willow Tucker

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