Roasted Chicken With Sage, Rosemary & Lemon

Ingredients:
1 no                      Large Roasting Chicken
2 bunches             Rosemary
2 bunches             Sage
5 cloves                Peeled Garlic
1 no                      Large Lemon - cut in half
salt freshly ground pepper
Butter
10 nos                  Washed Potatoes

Method:

  1)  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2)  After rinsing and patting the chicken dry, set aside.
  3)  Minced garlic, rosemary & sage.
  4)  Well mix with butter and taste with salt and black pepper.
  5)  Rub 1/2 portion of herbs mixture all over the chicken and stuff lemon into the chicken stomach.
  6)  Tie the chicken legs together, and let marinade for 1/2 hours.
  7)  Pour some white wine or chicken broth or water into the roasting pan and place the chicken breast down.
  8)  Roast the chicken for 15 minutes then remove the chicken and place potatoes into the roasting pan.
  9)  Apply the balance of the herbs mixture and place the chicken on top of the potatoes and with the breast up.
10)  Continue the roast the chicken for an hour of till cook. (Temp. test with 160C)
11)  Remove from the oven and cover with foil for about five minutes before cutting the chicken.