Step 1
Preheat oven at 200°C. Grease a baking tray with some oil.
Step 2
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non-stick pan. Add 1 tbsp chopped garlic and sauté till golden. Add onion and sauté till translucent. Switch off heat and cool.
Step 3
Discard stem and bottom of both pears, halve and cut into small pieces.
Step 4
Take chicken mince in a bowl. Add chopped pears and mix. Add sautéed garlic-onion mixture and mix well.
Step 5
Add salt, crushed black peppercorns and ½ tsp dried mixed herbs and mix. Add almonds and mix well.
Step 6
To prepare marinade, combine Worcestershire sauce, salt, crushed black peppercorns, remaining garlic, butter, ½ tbsp oil and lemon juice in another bowl and mix well.
Step 7
Loosen the skin of whole chicken, put some marinade between the skin and flesh and spread well. Rub remaining marinade over the chicken.
Step 8
Seal the head of marinated chicken using a toothpick to secure the stuffing. Stuff the chicken with prepared onion-pear mixture. Push the chicken legs inside and seal the tail using another toothpick. Place the stuffed chicken on the greased baking tray.
Step 9
Place potato wedges and carrot pieces on the worktop. Add salt, remaining mixed dried herbs and crushed peppercorns on top of it and mix. Put the potato-carrot mixture around stuffed chicken and drizzle some oil on top.
Step 10
Place the baking tray in preheated oven and roast for 10-15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 150°C and roast for 1 hour basting some butter after every 15 minutes.
Step 11
Serve hot.