Put the chicken into a large pan, pour water to cover, add the peppercorns, carrot and onion, and season with salt.

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Brush or spray the remaining onion slices with oil and sprinkle with salt.

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But some, after many portions, could make an unthinking mantra of the list of ingredients: Wheat Flour, Palm Oil (Tocopherols), Tapioca Starch, Salt, Dehydrated Vegetables (Cabbage, Green Onion, Carrot), Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate.

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Rub the potatoes with 1 tbsp of the oil and a sprinkle of salt and roast for 20 mins, then add the onion wedges and give the tin a good shake.

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