Spanish Style Roast Chicken

Ingredients

(serves 6-8)
For the Chicken

• 1 whole chicken
• 2 chorizo, roughly chopped
• 1 large red onion, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 large sprigs rosemary
• Olive oil
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• 1 punnet cherry tomatoes
• 1 red chilli, roughly chopped
• Salt and pepper
• 1 lemon zest and juice
• 800g cocktail potatoes, cut in halves
• 1 large red capsicum, roughly chopped

For the Marinade

• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 3 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
• 1 lemon zest & juice
• 40ml sherry vinegar
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• Salt & pepper, to taste
  
  

Method

In a large bowl combine the chorizo, onion, garlic, capsicum, chilli, cocktail potatoes, rosemary, paprika, lemon zest & juice. Season with salt, pepper and olive oil. Arrange in the bottom of the tajine. Wash chicken and pat dry. Combine together all marinade ingredients & place under the skin of the chicken, season with salt & pepper and place in the tajine on top of the vegetables. Cover and cook for about 1 hour & 15 minutes until cooked, adding the tomatoes half way through.