The Chicken Breast is Smooth and Juicy, The Perfect "crispy Roast Chicken" Tutorial
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First, let's prepare the raw brine for soaking chicken
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Put chopped herbs and sea salt in the water, boil until it boils, then turn off the heat
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Pour into a large bowl and let cool, while removing the chopped vanilla
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Pour a spoonful of honey and dissolve it in the brine. This method of raw brine is called Brine in the West. It is often used in many thick meat materials, such as pork chops/turkey/cod pieces, etc. The ratio of salt to water is probably controlled at 5 :100
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Let's deal with the chicken part
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For chopped chicken in the family, teach to cook wall cracks, the vigorous scissors in the picture are recommended
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Cut off the chicken head and PP first
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Then cut off the chicken feet. Pay attention to ⚠️: The knife point of the chicken feet should be under the joints, so that during the roasting process, the chicken skin will not shrink upward all the time.
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For cutting the chicken open and then flattening it for cooking, everyone’s habitual thinking is to use the scapula of the chicken breast to cut the knife. But I followed Du Wenze’s, and went against the same path. Cut the knife from the back of the chicken and cut the entire back of the chicken. The bone and the chicken neck are removed together
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The specific principles are explained in the experience at the end of the article
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Tear off the excess fat (don’t lose it!)
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Place the chicken flat on the cutting board, pat it down with one palm, and pat the chicken flat (friends who are not strong enough or think violent, you can ask the male ticket to do it for you or use a pot to shoot)
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This is the processed chicken
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Together with the quick-cut chicken back bones, chicken necks and chicken feet, soak in the previously chilled brine for 12 hours
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After taking out the soaked chicken, wipe off the water on the surface, place it in a ventilated place, and let it dry until the surface is completely dry
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For time reference, I left it in the air for 8 hours from the left picture to the right picture at a humidity of about 40%
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When the chicken skin is almost dry, we can prepare a side dish under the chicken
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Cut the potatoes (not peeled) and beetroot (peeled) into small pieces, boil them in water for 10 minutes, take them out, do not use too cold water
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Fried chicken fat out of oil
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Pour on the boiled potatoes and beetroot, together with the chicken back bones, chicken necks, chicken feet, and whole cloves of garlic (casual), diced onions, a little pepper, herbs and salt. Stir well and spread them out. The bottom of the baking pan will do
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Due to the beetroot, the side dishes will be a little red, so you can leave it if you don’t like it
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Cut the lemon in half, squeeze part of the lemon juice into the side dish, put the remaining whole lemon on the bottom of the plate, and spread the dried roast chicken
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You can bake in an oven preheated to 190C/380FF for 45-60 minutes until the chicken skin is completely golden brown.
Tips:
1. The process of roasting chicken is a process that takes nearly 1 hour. Therefore, the method of breaking the chicken breast will shrink the skin on the surface of the chicken breast, causing part of the chicken breast to be directly exposed to the air surface, which accelerates the loss of the originally small meat juice in the chicken breast.
2. As there is a lot of gravy in the roast chicken, it is recommended to cut into small pieces for eating, it is best to tear it whole or cut into 4 large pieces and eat separately
3. The dishes at the bottom of the plate absorb a lot of chicken fat, so be careful ⚠️ If you move slowly, you will be robbed by your friends, especially roasted garlic and potatoes
4. The advantage of Brine is that it allows the taste to enter the deepest level of the meat in the gentlest way, and secondly, during a long roasting process, the moisture will not be run off and the meat will be dry.
5. The recipe of raw brine can be adjusted according to personal preference. For example, you can use Chinese herbs instead of western herbs.
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