Cook the onion until soft, do not brown. In a mixing bowl mix together the cooked onion, breadcrumbs, sage and parsley.
Add a dollop of Colman’s cranberry sauce to taste.
Add your egg, mix well and roll into 6 balls.
Peel and cut your potatoes to size and then parboil (semi boil until a little soft!). Drain well and leave to steam and then give them a shake
Add olive oil to your baking tray followed by your potatoes and top with more olive oil. Turn the potatoes in the oil and sieve mustard powder all over. Turn the potatoes once again and repeat.
Pull the chicken skin towards you and with your finger separate the skin from the breast meat. To allow you to get further into the chicken, then use a spatula. Push in your slices of butter between the skin and breast meat.
Place the chicken into a roasting tray, along with halved onions, sliced carrots and sliced parsnips
Preheat the oven to 180c
Place your chicken into the oven at 180c for 90 mins
After 40 mins, place your roast potatoes into the over for 50 mins
After a further 30 mins, place your stuffing balls into the oven and cook for 15-20 min
Whilst these are cooking, cook your peas
Remove your chicken from the oven and place on a new tray to rest to rest, along with carrots and parsnips. Leave the halved onions in the roast juices!
Remove the skins from the onions and add a tbsp of plain flour. Sprinkle in Colman’s mustard powder and mash
Gently bring to the boil whilst adding boiling water until you have the consistency you like
Sieve your gravy and you are ready to serve… with a dollop of Colman’s cranberry sauce