Chicken dishes are always loved by everyone for their delicious flavor and the variety of cooking methods. Today, TasteVN will share with you 3 special ways to make delicious salted chicken to change the family’s taste. Let’s get cooking right away.
1. Salted Chicken
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
55 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Salted Chicken Serves 4
Native chicken 1 (about 1.5kg) Lemongrass 6 stalks Ginger 2 pieces Lime leaves 10 leaves Chili 3 pieces Onion 1 bulb Shallots 4 bulbs Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon Coarse salt 1 kg Black pepper 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (Sugar/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
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How to make Salted Chicken
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Prepare ingredients and make marinade
Wash the lime leaves and let them dry. Peel the ginger, wash it, and slice it. Cut off the roots of the lemongrass, wash it, and let it dry.
Remove the stems from the chili peppers and wash them. Peel the onion, cut it in half, leave one half whole, and slice the other half. Peel the shallots and leave them whole.
Add 2 spoons of seasoning, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder to a bowl, and mix well to create the marinade.
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Prepare and marinate the chicken
To save time, you can ask the seller to clean the chicken. When you get home, just rub salt all over the chicken for about 3 minutes to remove all the dirt. Then rinse it with clean water and let it dry.
Marinate the chicken with the marinade, using your hands to rub the marinade evenly over the chicken.
Next, stuff the chicken’s belly with 1/2 onion, 4 shallots, 1 piece of ginger, 5 lime leaves, and 2 stalks of lemongrass, and let it sit for about 30 minutes for the chicken to absorb the flavors.
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Marinating the chicken
Lay banana leaves evenly at the bottom of the pot, add 1kg of coarse salt evenly.
Place 4 stalks of lemongrass, half a sliced onion, 5 lime leaves, and 1 piece of ginger on the salt, then place the chicken on top, cover, and steam on low heat for 45 minutes until the chicken is cooked.
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Making the dipping salt
Add to a bowl 2 tablespoons of salt, 1 tablespoon of whole pepper, 3 chili peppers, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and grind it finely to have your dipping salt mixture!
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Final Product
So the salt-baked chicken dish is complete, this chicken dish is fragrant and has very eye-catching, appealing colors.
Each piece of chicken is juicy, tender, and absorbs the seasoning perfectly, ensuring that you will be hooked after trying it once. Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to prepare this dish to treat the whole family!
2. Salt-baked Chicken with Spices
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Salt-baked Chicken with Spices For 4 people
Chicken 1 kg (1 bird) Lemongrass 40 gr Vietnamese coriander 20 gr Kaffir lime leaves 10 gr Shallots 20 gr Ginger 10 gr Minced chili 5 gr Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Turmeric juice 2 tablespoons Coarse salt 1 kg Ground salt/pepper a little
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How to Prepare Salted Chicken with Star Anise
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Prepare Ingredients
You buy a ready-made chicken from the market or supermarket, wash it with clean water, rub a little salt to remove the fishy smell, and rinse with clean water, then let it drain whole (the insides have been removed).
For other vegetable ingredients, wash them clean and proceed to prepare as follows:
Lemongrass cut into pieces about 4 – 5cm long and chop a part to get about 10g of chopped lemongrass.
Shallots sliced and a part chopped small about 10g. Ginger peeled and sliced. Chili minced.
Vietnamese coriander and lime leaves remove the wilted leaves and wash clean.
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Mix Marinade for Chicken
Gradually add into a bowl: 10g chopped lemongrass, 10g chopped shallots, 5g minced chili, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of turmeric juice, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, mix well.
Then, marinate this spice mixture over the entire chicken (that has been prepared), and let it soak in the spices for about 30 minutes.
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Marinate the chicken with salt
Place a pot on the stove, spread 1kg of coarse salt evenly on the bottom of the pot, then add cut lemongrass, Vietnamese coriander, lime leaves, and place the marinated chicken snugly inside the pot.
Then, place sliced shallots and ginger on the chicken, cover the pot tightly with aluminum foil, put on the lid, and turn on the stove to a low flame to marinate the chicken for 20 – 30 minutes. You will hear the salt crackling “pop, pop” in the pot when the chicken is nearly done marinating.
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Final Product
Salted chicken with star anise has a golden, shiny chicken skin that looks very appetizing. The chicken meat retains its sweetness, chewiness, and especially carries the fragrant aroma of lemongrass and ginger. You can cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces or shred it, then dip it in lime salt or green chili salt as desired.
3. Salted Chicken with Lemongrass (recipe shared by a user)
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Preparation
25 minutes
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Cooking
50 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Salted Chicken with Lemongrass (recipe shared by a user) Serves 4
Chicken 1 kg (1 whole) Lemongrass 5 stalks Lime leaves 5 sprigs Shallots 2 bulbs Bird’s eye chili 4 fruits Calamondin 2 fruits Vietnamese coriander for garnish A little Pickled vegetables for garnish A little Peppercorns 2 stalks Coarse salt 300 gr Salt 1 tablespoon
Product Information
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How to Make Salted Lemongrass Chicken (recipe shared by a user)
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Prepare the Chicken
Buy pre-prepared chicken and then use tweezers to pluck out any remaining feathers.
Next, rub salt all over the chicken’s body and inside the belly, then rinse under running water 2 – 3 times and place in a basket to drain.
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Prepare other ingredients
Lemongrass, cut off the root and peel 1 – 2 layers of outer skin, then wash clean.
Peel the shallots. Thai chili, remove the stem and wash clean.
Lime leaves, keep them on the branch and remove any yellow leaves, then wash clean and shake to drain all the water.
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Wrap the chicken with salt, lemongrass, and lime leaves
Prepare two pieces of aluminum foil, then lay 2 layers of foil in a cross shape and sprinkle 300g of coarse salt in the center of the foil.
Next, place the prepared lemongrass on top. The next layer is clean lime leaves, and finally place the chicken on top.
Then, fold the aluminum foil tightly at the edges, so that when steaming, the juice from the chicken will not leak out.
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Steam the chicken in the oven
Place the chicken wrapped in aluminum foil into the oven, set the temperature to 200 degrees Celsius for both top and bottom, and steam the chicken for 60 minutes.
After 60 minutes, carefully remove the aluminum foil, wait for it to cool down, then unwrap the foil, and remove any salt and lime leaves sticking to the chicken before placing the chicken on a plate.
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Make dipping salt for the chicken
Add a mixture of 1 tablespoon of white salt, 2 shallots, 4 bird chilies, and 2 peppercorns into a mortar and pound the mixture until smooth.
Finally, squeeze the juice from 2 calamondins and mix it in, stirring well for the spices to blend together to complete.
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Final Product
Arrange the chicken on a platter, prepare the Vietnamese coriander and pickled vegetables to serve around. You can also prepare some sticky rice to enjoy with it!
The lemongrass salt-marinated chicken has a golden yellow color, with crispy skin, and tender, chewy, fragrant meat inside. Shred a piece of meat and dip it in spicy salt and pepper for an amazing experience.
How to Choose Good Chicken
- For live chickens: Depending on your preference, you can choose either a rooster or a hen. Generally, roosters have firmer, chewier, and tastier meat. Additionally, you should select a chicken with bright, lively eyes, not dull, and with a bright red comb. The beak should appear sharp and show no signs of sliminess. The legs should be slender, straight, and the skin should be bright yellow.
- For pre-prepared chickens: You should choose a local chicken with light yellow, thin skin, which may be slightly darker yellow in certain areas like the back, wings, and breast. At the same time, the skin should not show any bruises or blood clots.
How to quickly clean chicken without odor
- To prevent chicken from having an unpleasant smell that affects the taste of the dish, you can use various methods depending on your preference. However, first, you need to ensure that all feathers are completely removed from the chicken, especially the down feathers and the oil glands at the chicken’s tail.
- Additionally, you can use vinegar and salt in a ratio of 2:1, rub it on the chicken, and rinse it with clean water, or use lemon or ginger, which have similar effects.
Above are 3 methods for making salted chicken that are delicious and extremely simple that TasteVN wants to share with you. We hope that with these detailed instructions, you will successfully make this dish to treat your family!
