Salt-Roasted Chicken
Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe has 54 calories, 10g of protein, and 0g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up —4-pound chicken, marjoram, flat-leaf parsley, and a few other things to make it today.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a 15x11"roasting pan with foil, if desired. Stuffherbs into chicken cavity; tie legs looselytogether. Tuck wing tips under.
Place salt and egg whites in a largebowl. Use your hands to blend well,kneading to soften slightly, about4 minutes. Pack 1/3 of salt mixture ontobottom of pan.
Place chicken on top. Packremaining salt mixture over and aroundchicken to completely enclose.
Roast until a thermometer registers165°F when inserted through the saltcrust into thickest part of thigh, about70 minutes.
Let rest for 10 minutes.Crack salt with the back of a knife orwooden spoon.
Remove salt and skinfrom chicken; transfer meat to a worksurface. Carve and serve.