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Chicken baked in a salt crust dough
Ingredients
  • 1 x size 14 organic chicken
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  • 1kg flour
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  • 400g salt
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  • 100ml vegetable oil
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  • 500ml water
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  • 2 Tbsp coriander seeds
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  • 2 Tbsp fennel seeds
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  • 1 x sprig rosemary (picked)
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  • 2 x bay leaves
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  • 1 Tbsp thyme
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  • 8 slices lemon
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  • wild fennel
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  • 3 crushed garlic cloves
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  • olive oil
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  • salt and pepper
Steps
  1. subheading: The day before:
  2. Combine the flour, salt, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, rosemary and bay leaf.
  3. Add water and oil
  4. Knead to a firm dough
  5. Cover and leave to rest at room temperature overnight
  6. subheading: The next day:
  7. Preheat oven to 180degC.
  8. Roll dough out into a circle large enough to encase the chicken.
  9. Place half the thyme, lemon, garlic and wild fennel inside the cavity of the bird.
  10. Rub the chicken with salt, pepper and the olive oil.
  11. Sprinkle over the remaining thyme, lemon slices, garlic and wild fennel.
  12. Place the chicken (breast side down) on the circle of dough.
  13. Wrap and smooth dough around the chicken, gathering the dough together and enclosing the chicken.
  14. Place the chicken on a baking tray
  15. Roast in preheated oven for 1 ½ hours.
  16. Remove chicken from oven and leave to rest for 1 hour before cutting open crust.
  17. Serve with crusty bread, salad and aioli.
 

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