Roasted Chicken with Roasted Vegetables and Chicken Jus

Part 1 of 2 - Chicken Jus

• Pre-heat oven to 210°C using ‘fan mode’. Roast bones in oven for 15 minutes once the oven has been heated.
• In a medium-sized pot, add oil and fry carrot, celery and white onion till they slightly soften and turn brownish.
• Add tomato paste and fry till it is well mixed with the vegetables. Be careful not to burn the tomato paste.
• Add roasted bones, thyme, rosemary, black peppercorn, garlic and water, then bring them to a boil.
• Simmer the mixture for about 1 hour, then strain the liquid into a small sauce pot.
• Furthur reduce the sauce till it thickens and has a glaze texture.

Part 2 of 2 - Roasted Chicken and Roasted Vegetable

• Pre-heat oven to 180°C using ‘fan mode’. Roast bones in oven for 15 minutes once the oven has been heated.
• Place all ingredients for roasted vegetables on the same oven tray that was used to roast the chicken bones, and mix them well.
• Season chicken well with salt and pepper powder, then brush butter all over the chicken.
• Place chicken on the wirerack and rest it on the tray of vegetables, then proceed to roast the chicken in the oven for 15 minutes.
• Remove the chicken and vegetables from the oven, then increase the heat to 220°C.
• Glaze the chicken with butter and sprinkle rosemary on it, then place the vegetables and chicken back in the oven and cook them for another 10 minutes.
• Once cooked, portion and serve with sauce, then garnish with cracked pepper and rock salt.

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