Salt Baked Chicken

Name: Salt Baked Chicken
Prep time: 2 hr 30 min
Cook time: 2 hr 30 min
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: Marinade; 1 tbsp. Soy Sauce; 1 tbsp. Shaoxing Wine; 1 tbsp. Oyster Sauce; 0.25 tsp. Salt; 1 tsp. Five-spice Powder (Fennel, Anise, Ginger, Cinnamon, Cloves); 1 tbsp. Rock sugar; 0.5 oz. Shiitake Mushroom; 2 Stalks Green Onion; 1 Stalk Lemongrass; 1 Stalk Cilantro (A Little); 2 lb. Chicken, Cleaned; 2 lb. Coarse Sea Salt (Appropriate Amount); 2 pieces Banana Leaf (Appropriate Amount)

Chef John Zhang

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Salt Baked Chicken — a whole chicken that is baked in hot salt and emerges exceedingly tender, juicy, and not at all salty meat. The modern convenience of an oven makes it much easier to control the cooking temperature.

Recipe

PRE TIME: 2 hr 30 min

COOKING TIME: 2 hr 30 min

TOTAL TIME: 5 hr

4 SERVING

Ingredients:

Marinade
1 tbsp. Soy Sauce
1 tbsp. Shaoxing Wine
1 tbsp. Oyster Sauce
0.25 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Five-spice Powder (Fennel, Anise, Ginger, Cinnamon, Cloves)
1 tbsp. Rock sugar
0.5 oz. Shiitake Mushroom
2 Stalks Green Onion
1 Stalk Lemongrass
1 Stalk Cilantro (A Little)
2 lb. Chicken, Cleaned
2 lb. Coarse Sea Salt (Appropriate Amount)
2 pieces Banana Leaf (Appropriate Amount)

Directions:

Step 1

First, marinate the chicken. Mix all kinds of marinade seasonings listed above, evenly rub this mixture onto the whole chicken. Then stuff the green onion, lemongrass, and mushrooms into the chicken belly and marinate for 2 hours.

Step 2