Spiced soy roast chicken recipe
 Roast chicken with a delicate hint of Chinese herbs and spices, soy and whiskey. 75g/2½oz salt 60g/2¼oz sugar 75g/2½oz salt 60g/2¼oz sugar 1 x 1.5kg/3lb 5oz free range chicken½ tsp salt1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder5 garlic cloves, unpeeled, lightly smashed10 slices fresh root ginger, skin on2 spring onions, roughly chopped4 tbsp vegetable oil 1 x 1.5kg/3lb 5oz free range chicken ½ tsp salt 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder 5 garlic cloves, unpeeled, lightly smashed 10 slices fresh root ginger, skin on 2 spring onions, roughly chopped 4 tbsp vegetable oil 4 tbsp soy sauce2 tbsp Irish Whiskey2 tbsp chilli sauce2 tbsp honeypinch chilli flakes 4 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp Irish Whiskey 2 tbsp chilli sauce 2 tbsp honey pinch chilli flakes 100g/4oz carrots, sliced100g/4oz green beans, topped and tailed100g/4oz asparagus tips100g/4oz cauliflower, small florets100g/4oz broccoli, small florets4 tbsp butter2 tbsp fresh root ginger, finely chopped or grated2 tbsp light soy sauce 100g/4oz carrots, sliced 100g/4oz green beans, topped and tailed 100g/4oz asparagus tips 100g/4oz cauliflower, small florets 100g/4oz broccoli, small florets 4 tbsp butter 2 tbsp fresh root ginger, finely chopped or grated 2 tbsp light soy sauce Method Dissolve the salt and sugar in 1 litre/1¾ pints water, to make the brine. Add the chicken to the brine and leave for 1 – 2 hours. Drain and pat dry.Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.Mix the salt and five spice powder and rub it over the chicken, inside and out. Place the garlic, ginger slices and spring onion in the cavity and tie with string. Heat the vegetable oil in a roasting pan and lightly brown the chicken on each side on top of the stove. Transfer the chicken to the oven and roast for 15 minutes at 220C/ 425F/Gas 7.Meanwhile, mix together all the ingredients for the basting sauce. After the chicken has been roasting at a high heat for 15 minutes, turn the oven down to 170C/350F/Gas 4 and roast for another 50 minutes. During the last 30 minutes, baste the chicken with the sauce frequently. At the end of the cooking time, remove the chicken from the oven and allow to rest. For the medley of vegetables, heat a pan of salted water, up to the boil. Add the carrots then after a minute, add the green beans. After another minute add the asparagus. Repeat at minute intervals until all the vegetables have been added. When all the vegetables are cooked thoroughly, drain. Melt the butter with the ginger and soy, either in the microwave or a small saucepan. Drizzle over the vegetables, toss lightly.Once rested, joint the chicken by removing the legs and breasts. Cut each in half and arrange on a serving platter and serve with the pan juices and the vegetables. Dissolve the salt and sugar in 1 litre/1¾ pints water, to make the brine. Add the chicken to the brine and leave for 1 – 2 hours. Drain and pat dry. Dissolve the salt and sugar in 1 litre/1¾ pints water, to make the brine. Add the chicken to the brine and leave for 1 – 2 hours. Drain and pat dry. Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7. Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7. Mix the salt and five spice powder and rub it over the chicken, inside and out. Place the garlic, ginger slices and spring onion in the cavity and tie with string. Mix the salt and five spice powder and rub it over the chicken, inside and out. Place the garlic, ginger slices and spring onion in the cavity and tie with string. Heat the vegetable oil in a roasting pan and lightly brown the chicken on each side on top of the stove. Heat the vegetable oil in a roasting pan and lightly brown the chicken on each side on top of the stove. Transfer the chicken to the oven and roast for 15 minutes at 220C/ 425F/Gas 7. Transfer the chicken to the oven and roast for 15 minutes at 220C/ 425F/Gas 7. Meanwhile, mix together all the ingredients for the basting sauce. After the chicken has been roasting at a high heat for 15 minutes, turn the oven down to 170C/350F/Gas 4 and roast for another 50 minutes. During the last 30 minutes, baste the chicken with the sauce frequently. Meanwhile, mix together all the ingredients for the basting sauce. After the chicken has been roasting at a high heat for 15 minutes, turn the oven down to 170C/350F/Gas 4 and roast for another 50 minutes. During the last 30 minutes, baste the chicken with the sauce frequently. At the end of the cooking time, remove the chicken from the oven and allow to rest. At the end of the cooking time, remove the chicken from the oven and allow to rest. For the medley of vegetables, heat a pan of salted water, up to the boil. Add the carrots then after a minute, add the green beans. After another minute add the asparagus. Repeat at minute intervals until all the vegetables have been added. When all the vegetables are cooked thoroughly, drain. For the medley of vegetables, heat a pan of salted water, up to the boil. Add the carrots then after a minute, add the green beans. After another minute add the asparagus. Repeat at minute intervals until all the vegetables have been added. When all the vegetables are cooked thoroughly, drain. Melt the butter with the ginger and soy, either in the microwave or a small saucepan. Drizzle over the vegetables, toss lightly. Melt the butter with the ginger and soy, either in the microwave or a small saucepan. Drizzle over the vegetables, toss lightly. Once rested, joint the chicken by removing the legs and breasts. Cut each in half and arrange on a serving platter and serve with the pan juices and the vegetables. Once rested, joint the chicken by removing the legs and breasts. Cut each in half and arrange on a serving platter and serve with the pan juices and the vegetables.