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Salt-Smothered Chicken

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Recipe

 

Yield

4 servings

Prep

30 min

Cook

1 hrs

Ready

2 hrs
Low Fat, Fat-Free, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Sugar-Free

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 whole broiler fryers
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1 teaspoon ginger root
minced
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1 each scallions, spring or green onions
cut in 1/4inch rounds
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1 teaspoon cilantro
minced
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1 piece tangerine peel
dried, (1 inch in diameter)
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1 ½ teaspoons salt
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teaspoon peppercorns
szechuan
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2 teaspoons cointreau
or orange wine
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1 cup water
warm
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2 teaspoons cornstarch
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2 tablespoons chicken broth
cold, or cold water
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5 pounds rock salt
(kosher)
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1 x cilantro
for decorating
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 whole broiler fryers
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5 ml ginger root
minced
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1 each scallions, spring or green onions
cut in 1/4inch rounds
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5 ml cilantro
minced
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1 piece tangerine peel
dried, (1 inch in diameter)
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7.5 ml salt
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0.6 ml peppercorns
szechuan
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1E+1 ml cointreau
or orange wine
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237 ml water
warm
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1E+1 ml cornstarch
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3E+1 ml chicken broth
cold, or cold water
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2.3 kg rock salt
(kosher)
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1 x cilantro
for decorating
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Directions

BEFORE COOKING: Wash bird and blot dry with paper towels. Hang for 1 to 2 hours in a cool, dry place.

Combine the ginger root, scallion, parsley, dried tangerine peel, salt, pepper, orange wine and water in the bowl. Tie or sew the bird's neck opening.

Pour the marinade into the body cavity. Sew cavity shut to prevent marinade from leaking.

Combine cornstarch and stock or water. Have rock salt ready to go.

COOKING: Put the rock salt in the casserole.

Turn heat to high and stir salt crystals until they become red-hot, about 30 minutes.

Scoop out enough salt to make a well in which you can place the chicken, leaving a bed of salt about 2 inches thick.

Place the filled bird breast-side-down in the salt and pack it all around with the scooped-out salt.

Cover casserole and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 45 to 60 minutes.

Remover bird and cut away threads. Pour marinade from the cavity into a strainer over the pint saucepan. Chop chicken into Chinese-style serving pieces and arrange on a platter.

Heat the marinade over medium heat until boiling. Give the cornstarch-stock mixture a quick stir to dissolve any lumps; add to marinade.

Stir for 1 to 2 minutes or until the mixture becomes clear. Pour over bird. Decorate with sprigs of Chinese parsley and serve.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 74g (2.6 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 80% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 898mg 37%
Total Carbohydrate 1g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Sugars g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 1% Iron 1%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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