Whole Chicken Prego
A spice recipe for roasted chicken in a homemade prego sauce.
Whole Chicken Prego A spice recipe for roasted chicken in a homemade prego sauce. |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 6people | 40min |
| Cook Time |
| 1, 5hours |
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Ingredients
Homemade Prego Sauce
- 15ml olive oil
- 3cloves garlicpeeled and chopped fine
- 4 bird eye chilichopped
- 2tablespoons dried oregano
- 2tablespoons dried parsley
- salt and black pepperto season
- 5 ripe tomatoesblanched and roughly chopped
- 3tablespoons tomato puree
- 3tablespoons brown sugar
Preparing the Chicken
- 1large free range chicken1.5 -1.7 kg
- 15ml olive oil
- salt and black pepperto season
Instructions
Homemade Prego Sauce
- Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the garlic and chili; add the herbs and the rest of the ingredients.
- Cook for 30 minutes, add the sugar, and cook for another 10 minutes.
- Take off the heat and blend until smooth in a food processor. Set aside.
Preparing the Chicken
- Ensure the chickens giblets are removed and that the bird has completely thawed. Rub the chicken with a little olive oil.
- Arrange in an oven dish and pour the prego sauce over the chicken.
- Make sure the sauce covers the whole of the chicken – you might need to turn a few times to get it covered.
- Bake covered for 50 minutes at 180 degrees celcius.
- Remove lid and bake for another 20 minutes until done. For the last 10 minutes, set oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
Recipe Notes
To savor this delicious sauce, you can add chopped potatoes with the chicken as it cooks. The potatoes will just suck up all of that goodness.
Keep extra prego sauce in a jar and refrigerate until use.