Arabic Chicken with Lemon and Thyme

Serves 6

Ingredients:

2 chickens, cut into pieces

60ml olive oil

125ml sunflower oil

180ml lemon juice

30ml dried thyme

5ml garlic powder

2ml sea salt

5ml freshly ground black pepper

Method:

Remove the skin from the chicken, wash and pat dry. Place the chicken in a bowl large enough to hold all the pieces.

Mix all the rest of the ingredients to form the marinade and pour over the chicken pieces. Marinade the chicken for at least an hour, or overnight if possible.

Preheat the oven to 180˚C.

Transfer the chicken to a roasting pan. Allow the marinade to separate into layers and baste the chicken with some of the oil layer. Roast for an hour, basting from time to time with the marinade oils. Remove from the oven and put the chicken pieces on a griller until golden brown – about 15 minutes.