Chinatown Chicken

Ingredients

For the glaze:
juice of half a lemon
1 clove garlic, crushed
4 Tbs. oil
1/2 tsp. star anise, ground
1 Tbs. soy sauce
1 Tbs. soft brown sugar
salt and freshly ground pepper
For the stuffing:
3lb/1.4g chicken, wiped
1/2 lemon
3 spring onions, chopped
1in/2.5cm root ginger, peeled

Instructions

1) Mix glaze ingredients in a bowl.

2) Place chicken on a trivet in a roasting pan. Push rest of the ingredients into the cavity. Brush chicken liberally with glaze.

3) Cook in a pre-heated oven 400F, 200C for 1 1/2 hours, basting every 15 minutes with the glaze.

4) Serve on a warmed platter, garnished with salad.