For the Chicken

• 1 chicken, 1.4kg/3lb 2 oz

PREHEAT THE OVEN to 220°C/425°F/Gas 7. Put the chicken on to a chopping board breast-side down. Using a pair of kitchen scissors, cut along either side of the spine from the neck to the rear cavity and remove it. Pull the two sides apart so that the chicken starts to open out, turn it