Chicken with Apple and Chestnut Stuffing
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. oil
- 60g butter
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 sticks celery
- 2 green eating apple. quarted. cored and chopped
- 1 lemon juice
- 1 orange
- 180g breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp. sage
- 150g whole chestnuts
- 150g sausagemeat
- 3.5 kg chicken
- 2 garlic cloves
- to taste salt and pepper
Accompaniment
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Description
Lovely autumn roast.
Method
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1. Preheat the oven to 190°C, 375°F, gas mark 5.
2. Saute the onion, garlic and celery on the oil and butter in a large saucepan.
3. Toss the apple in the lemon juice and rind until well coated than drain it.
4. Put the apple into the saucepan, then add the chestnuts, orange pieces, breadcrumbs, sausagemeat, seasoning and sage. Mix thoroughly. Leave to cool.
5. Stuff the chicken with the mixture by it's neck.
5. Place the chicken in a roasting tin and cover with lightly greased foil and roast for at least for 1 1-30 hours.
6. Remove the foil and roast further until the chicken gets crispy. Leave to stand for 10 minutes before carving.
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