Classic Roast Chicken with Sage and Onion stuffing - Recipes - Hairy Bikers

Ingredients

• 1 x 1.5–1.8kg chicken, giblets removed and trussed
• 25g butter
• ½ lemon
• 100ml white wine or vermouth (optional)
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 15g butter
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• zest of ½ lemon
• 5 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped, or 1 tsp dried sage
• 100g breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 200g sausage meat
• 1 apple, grated
• a few sprigs of thyme, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp flour
• 100ml white wine
• 300ml chicken stock
• 1 large cauliflower, cut into florets
• 500ml whole milk
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 mace blade
• a few peppercorns
• 30g butter
• 30g plain flour
• ½ tsp mustard powder
• pinch of cayenne
• 100g Cheddar or Gruyère, grated
• sea salt and white pepper