Roast Chicken with Herb Butter | Mace

Ingredients

• 1 shallot, peeled and finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 5 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• zest of 1 lemon
• 5 fresh sage leaves
• 1.5-2 kg whole chicken, cut into pieces or 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 6 shallots, peeled and halved
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 whole head garlic, clean, unpeeled and cut in half horizontally
• herb butter (above)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil