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2024-06-17 08:01:22
Chicken baked in a salt crust dough
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Ingredients
- 1 x size 14 organic chicken
- 1kg flour
- 400g salt
- 100ml vegetable oil
- 500ml water
- 2 Tbsp coriander seeds
- 2 Tbsp fennel seeds
- 1 x sprig rosemary (picked)
- 2 x bay leaves
- 1 Tbsp thyme
- 8 slices lemon
- wild fennel
- 3 crushed garlic cloves
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
Steps
- subheading: The day before:
- Combine the flour, salt, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, rosemary and bay leaf.
- Add water and oil
- Knead to a firm dough
- Cover and leave to rest at room temperature overnight
- subheading: The next day:
- Preheat oven to 180degC.
- Roll dough out into a circle large enough to encase the chicken.
- Place half the thyme, lemon, garlic and wild fennel inside the cavity of the bird.
- Rub the chicken with salt, pepper and the olive oil.
- Sprinkle over the remaining thyme, lemon slices, garlic and wild fennel.
- Place the chicken (breast side down) on the circle of dough.
- Wrap and smooth dough around the chicken, gathering the dough together and enclosing the chicken.
- Place the chicken on a baking tray
- Roast in preheated oven for 1 ½ hours.
- Remove chicken from oven and leave to rest for 1 hour before cutting open crust.
- Serve with crusty bread, salad and aioli.