Wash the chicken, then cut in half and season with salt and pepper on the inside and outside. Peel off 3 cloves of garlic, mash and mix with the olive oil, brush the chicken with it and let it stand for at least 1 hour.
Peel the potatoes and carrots and cut into wedges. Place the chicken in a roasting pan, spread the potatoes and carrots around it and drizzle with oil. Peel off the remaining 2 cloves of garlic, mash and add together with the rosemary and bay leaves. Salt and pepper.
Cook in a preheated oven at 225 ° C for approx. 40 minutes. Baste with frying fat from time to time, possibly also use some chicken broth.
Clean and wash the spring onions and cut into 5 cm long pieces. Add after 25 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth and cook until done.