Sunday Roast For One

There are some advantages of being away form home. You get to drink when you want, even at 12 in the afternoon, stay out until all hours, you do not have to tidy up and you are independent. But, if your like me and love your mums cooking then there is one thing that you will miss. My favorite meal of all is a Sunday Roast.

For this roast i have done chicken just because most people eat it and it is easy to buy for one. I have done carrots, roast potatoes and broccoli all good for you and if you cook them right and give them a bit of time you'll start to love them.

First you want to peal your potatoes and cut them into smaller pieces. The same with the carrots too, you can either cut the length ways or into circles the choice is yours. Though for roasting, cutting the carrots length ways is the bets option. For the broccoli you just need to cut it off the main stork, do this for how ever many pieces you want.

In total the chicken leg will cost around £1.50 at the most, the veg will be 55p for the potatoes, 40p for the carrots and that depends on how many you want. The broccoli was around 50p and thats not bad so overall your looking for a cheap, healthy, balanced meal.

Boil the potatoes for 10 minutes this is just to get them soft in the middle before you roast them. Then put the potatoes and chicken leg into a roastig tin that has been oiled and cook for 35 to 40 minutes.

Then after 15 minutes you will want to start your veg. Boil some water in a saucepan and add the carrots and the broccoli. That just has to boil and will take 15 minutes on a medium heat just make sure it is not hard before you drain them. Then serve them up on a plate.

Then get your roasts and chicken out of the oven, make sure the potatoes are cooked by sliding a knife into the biggest one and see if it slips out easily. Then serve the chicken checking it is cooked properly by poking a knife and making sure the meat is not read. The juices will also be a running clear.

If you want gravy, which i love, get some gravy granules around 4 heap teaspoons into a measuring jug and add half a litre of boiling water from the kettle. Then pour all over and you have your roast. Hopefully it will be as nice as your mum makes if not you'll have to wait until you go home.