Roast Chicken with Potatoes and Beer

One-pan oven chicken and potatoes with beer, thyme, and paprika

• 4 servings
• Prep 20 min
• Cook ~1-1.5 h oven
• Bulgarian home cooking

Source: Workbook sheet «Печено пиле с картофи и бира»

Ingredients

• 1 kg potatoes
• 1 kg chicken
• 400 ml beer
• Olive oil or butter
• 4 sprigs thyme
• Salt, black pepper, paprika
• Garlic (to taste)

Method

1. Peel and chunk potatoes; pat chicken dry. Season both with salt, pepper, paprika, crushed garlic.
2. Arrange in a roasting pan with thyme. Drizzle oil or butter.
3. Pour 400 ml beer around the food.
4. Roast moderate-to-hot oven until chicken is done and potatoes tender, basting occasionally (60-90 min).
5. Rest briefly; serve with pan juices.

Sheet listed ingredients only — method reconstructed as standard beer roast.
Lager or pale ale preferred.