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Ingredients

• 750 ml Kopperberg cider
• 5 sprigs fresh thyme
• 50 g butter (softened)
• 2 kg whole chicken
• 12 shallots (peeled and halved)
• 500 g carrots (trimmed and halved if large)
• 3 celery stalks (quartered)
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 1 whole bulb garlic (halved horizontally)
• 1 tbsp clear honey