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Salt-Baked Chicken

How to make the juiciest roast chicken? Just grill it under loads of salt! But seriously, roast a whole chicken under thicken salt crust will help lock in its moisture and flavor, creating the most tender roast chicken.

Chef John Zhang

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Salt-Baked Chicken

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Recipe

PRE TIME: 30 min

COOKING TIME: 2 hr

TOTAL TIME: 2 hr 30 min

6 SERVING

Ingredients:

3 lb. Whole chicken
1 tbsp. Salt [Marinade]
1 tbsp. Red chili powder [Marinade]
1 tbsp. Five-Spice Powder [Marinade]
7 oz. Potato, peeled and sliced
0.1 pieces Bay leaves
2 count Star anise
2 stalks Green onions
1 piece Large lotus leaves for wrapping chicken

Directions:

Step 1

Step 1

1

Preheat the grill.

Step 2

Step 2

2

Rub the entire chicken with salt, chili powder, and Chinese five-spice powder inside and out evenly.

Step 3

Step 3

3

Stuff the chicken with the potato, bay leaves, star anise, and green onion.

Step 4

Step 4

4

Wrap with lotus leaves one at a time.

Step 5

Step 5

5

Then, wrap with a layer of aluminum foil.

Step 6

Step 6

6

In a large baking pan, put one layer of coarse salt, about half-inch thick, on the bottom.

Step 7

Step 7

7

Place the chicken in the pan.

Step 8

Step 8

8

Cover the whole chicken with coarse salt completely.

Step 9

Step 9

9

Place on the grill rack and bake for 2 hours

Step 10

Step 10

10

Unwrap the foil and lotus leaves.

Step 11

Step 11

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Enjoy!