Recipes
Chicken cooked in milk with garlic and herbs
Cooking meat in milk is a traditional method that makes the meat more succulent and can be used to create a delicious sauce
Cooking meat in milk is a traditional method that makes the meat more succulent and can be used to create a delicious sauce
(24 votes)
Cook: 2 Hours 15 Mins
Serves: 6
Price: £1.21 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 299g serving contains
Energy
1477kj
353kcal
1477kj
353kcal
18%
Fat
16.7g
16.7g
Med
24%
24%
Saturates
6.9g
6.9g
Med
35%
35%
Sugars
5.1g
5.1g
Med
6%
6%
Salt
0.60g
0.60g
Med
10%
10%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
494kj/118kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
494kj/118kcal
Ingredients
1 chicken, about 1.6kg
2 tbsp sunflower oil
2 lemons
600ml whole milk
1/2 stick cinnamon
4 fresh sage leaves
1 level tbsp cornflour
1/2 x 200g pack Chosen by you 50% Less Fat Garlic & Herb Soft Cheese
Method
1
Pre-heat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7. Brush the chicken with sunflower oil. Zest the lemons. Set the zest aside and put the whole lemons inside the chicken cavity. Roast for 15 minutes, until the chicken skin starts to brown.
2
Drain off any excess fat and turn down the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5.
3
Add the milk, lemon zest, cinnamon and sage leaves to the roasting tin and baste the chicken. Cover with a loose foil tent, sealing the edges tightly.
4
Roast for another 1 hour, basting regularly. Then remove the foil and cook for a further 30 minutes.
5
Remove the cinnamon and sage, then pour the liquids through a sieve into a pan. It doesn't matter if the milk has split. Bring to a simmer on the hob, then turn down the heat to medium.
6
Add 2 tbsp cold water to the cornflour to make a paste. Add to the milk mixture and heat until thickened. Stir through the soft cheese until combined. Serve with the chicken.