Ingredients
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1 (3 lb) whole chicken
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1/3 cup mint
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1/3 cup cilantro
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3 cloves garlic
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2 tsp sambal oelek
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4 tbsp olive oil
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1 tsp salt
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1/2 tsp ground cardamom
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1/2 tsp cinnamon
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1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
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1 lemon
Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 350° F.
2
Remove chicken from packaging and place in a dish.
3
Chop the mint, cilantro and garlic. Mix the mint, half the cilantro and garlic with the sambal oelek, 1 tbsp oil and ½ tsp of the salt.
4
Spread the mixture underneath the skin of the chicken.
5
Mix the spices with the remaining salt. Sprinkle the spices over the chicken and drizzle with the remaining oil.
6
Roast for about 1½ hours in the oven. Baste the chicken every 20 min. with the drippings. Check regularly after 1 hour for doneness.
7
Remove chicken from the oven, cover with foil and let rest for 15 min. Cut the lemon into quarters.
8
Sprinkle the chicken with remaining cilantro and serve with lemon.
