My Roast Chicken

The one I keep coming back to Everyone needs a roast chicken recipe they can do in their sleep. This is mine. It’s not complicated. No brining, no trussing masterclass, no 47-ingredient spice blend. Just a good bird, a handful of things you already have, and a couple of small moves — like pushing tarragon butter under the skin — that make it feel like more than the sum of its parts. ...

4 August 2026 · 4 min · Richard Dorrans