Your roast chicken will be juicier and tastier if you add one ingredient – and Gordon Ramsay swears by it

A ROAST chicken dinner is a Sunday staple.

And if you've got plans to cook one up this weekend, you may want to listen up.

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TV chef Gordon Ramsay has revealed there is a surprise ingredient you have to use when prepping your chicken to make sure it is tastier and juicier.

As one of the most accomplished chefs in the world, with more than 20 cookbooks, 80 restaurants and 17 Michelin stars to his name - it's worth giving it a go.

When it comes to a roast chicken, the 58-year-old swears egg as his special ingredient.

In a short clip, he explains that you should crack open the egg, whisk it up and gently brush the outside of the chicken with it.

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By following this step, he argues, the seasoning will stick to the skin better and make the finished product more delicious.

The yolk will also help the skin turn golden brown while locking in the juices.

He says: "The labour of love is at the beginning. Treat this bird with respect, and trust me, it'll come back tenfold."

With a 12-pack of eggs costing as little as £2.79 in Aldi it works out as a cheap meal hack at 23p a go.

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And if you want to make use of the rest of the eggs, you could also copy Gordon's "boring" meals he swears by when he's trying to stay in shape.

The TV chef admits that his own meals are a lot plainer than anything he'd expect people to dish up on Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares.

He told  that his daily diet consists of a protein shake in the morning followed by scrambled eggs for lunch.

Eggs can help you feel fuller for longer and are a complete source of protein, containing all nine essential amino acids that the body can't produce on its own.

And for dinner? Some simple poached chicken or fish, which uses minimal to no added fat.

He still has standards when it comes to his cooking methods too - insisting he will never boil his meat of choice.

In his usual sweary manner, he joked: "Boiling it is going to give it a texture like f***ing Gandhi’s flip-flop."