Salted Dough: Chinese Herbal Chicken
By: ping
Published: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 3:45am

Ingredients




1 kg plain flour
1 kg coarse salt (I suggest to try a lesser amount, about 500 g- 700 g)
550 mls water (to make a malleable dough)
1 1/2 kgs chicken (cleaned and pat dry inside and out)
Chinese herbs of your choice (I used a Chinese Chicken Soup herbal concoction. You can get them at the l

Preparation

1 Combine flour and salt. 2 Make a well in the center and slowly add about 550ml of the water. Add more water if necessary to form a firm, yet malleable dough. 3 Knead and call it your workout for the day! 4 Leave to rest (the dough and your arms) for about an hour. 5 Preheat oven to about 200˚C. 6 Roll out dough on a floured surface until about 1/4" thick. I find it easier to roll it out into 2 pieces. 7 Stuff cavity of chicken with herbs. 8 Place one sheet of dough on a baking pan. Place stuffed chicken on top and wrap with 2nd piece of dough. Make sure to patch every crack so that no juices leak out. 9 Bake chicken, breast side up for about 1 hour. 10 Rest 30 mins before eating. 11 Use the heel of a cleaver and hack into dough halfway up so that you get a dough "dish" with a lid.

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