Salt-Baked Chicken

Name: Salt-Baked Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 teaspoons coarse sea salt, divided; 2 Tbsps minced ginger; 2 green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 teaspoon honey; 1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce; 2 kilograms roasting chicken; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 59 milliliters finely chopped shallots; 2 Tbsps Shaoxing (Chinese rice wine) or dry sherry; 1 strip (1 x 2–inch) strip dried tangerine peel; 591 milliliters boiling water

Salt-Baked Chicken is a gluten free and dairy free main course. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 32g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 415 calories. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of strip tangerine peel, shaoxing, sesame oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the ginger you could follow this main course with the Ginger Cake with Crystallized Ginger Frosting as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine 2 1/2 cups boiling water and tangerine peel in a bowl; cover and let stand 30 minutes.

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Tangerine

Water

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Bowl

Drain in a colander over a bowl, reserving liquid.

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Colander

Bowl

Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. Trim excess fat. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat. Rub 1 tablespoon salt under skin; let stand 5 minutes. Rinse chicken under cold water; pat dry with paper towels.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Meat

Water

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Place chicken on the rack of a roasting pan; let stand 1 hour at room temperature.

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Whole Chicken

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Roasting Pan

Preheat oven to 42

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Oven

Transfer chicken to a work surface.

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Whole Chicken

Combine remaining 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, shallots, ginger, wine, soy sauce, oil, and honey in a small bowl. Rub 3 tablespoons shallot mixture inside cavity of chicken.

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Soy Sauce