Roast Chicken – Gozney

Ingredients

• 1 whole (2.5 kg) chicken, neck reserved
• 96g kosher salt, plus more to taste
• olive oil, as needed
• 2 tablespoons garlic salt
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• 2 tablespoons sumac
• 2 pounds baby new potatoes, halved
• 4 sprigs thyme
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 head garlic
• 950ml chicken stock
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 375 ml half and half
• 3 ribs celery, roughly chopped
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 head garlic, halved crosswise
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• A lovely and vinegary green salad