Reviews (1) Add Rating & Review Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 06/18/2016 I have not tried this technique but I couldn't help noticing a potential problem. I do not see what there is about a combination of salt & lime zest that yields a mixture that can be packed onto a chicken sealing it in, which I presume is the agenda. It seems that something is needed to form a paste or at least moisten the salt. I'm tempted to try this but wary @ the same time. Please explain how dry salt is going to work in this recipe.
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Gallery Salt-Roasted Chicken with Cilantro Credit: Frederic Lagrange Recipe Summary prep: 15 mins total: 1 hr 25 mins Servings: 4
Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 4 1/2 cups coarse salt 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lime zest, plus 1 tablespoon lime juice 1/2 large bunch cilantro 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 whole chicken (3 1/2 to 4 pounds)
Gallery Salt-Roasted Chicken with Cilantro Credit: Frederic Lagrange
Recipe Summary prep: 15 mins total: 1 hr 25 mins Servings: 4
Gallery
Salt-Roasted Chicken with Cilantro Credit: Frederic Lagrange
Salt-Roasted Chicken with Cilantro
Credit: Frederic Lagrange
Salt-Roasted Chicken with Cilantro
Recipe Summary prep: 15 mins total: 1 hr 25 mins Servings: 4
Recipe Summary
prep: 15 mins total: 1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 4
prep: 15 mins
total: 1 hr 25 mins
prep:
15 mins
total:
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 4
4
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 cups coarse salt 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lime zest, plus 1 tablespoon lime juice 1/2 large bunch cilantro 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 whole chicken (3 1/2 to 4 pounds)
Directions
Preheat oven to 500 degrees, or set up grill for indirect cooking. (If using a gas grill, preheat to high; if using charcoal, preheat to high and have extra briquettes on hand to keep grill hot 1 hour.)
Mix together salt and lime zest. Puree lime juice, cilantro (leaves and stems), and oil in a food processor until a paste forms (you should have about 1/4 cup).
Spread a 1/2-inch layer of salt mixture in the bottom of a roasting pan, and pack down. Rub cilantro paste under and over chicken skin. Tie legs closed with kitchen twine, and tuck wings under. Place on top of salt, breast side up. Cover chicken with remaining salt mixture, packing down to encase.
Roast in oven or on grill, covered, until thickest part of the thigh reaches 160 degrees, 45 to 50 minutes. Let rest 15 minutes. Crack open salt crust, and use a pastry brush to remove excess. Lift chicken from pan, and carve.
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Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 06/18/2016 I have not tried this technique but I couldn't help noticing a potential problem. I do not see what there is about a combination of salt & lime zest that yields a mixture that can be packed onto a chicken sealing it in, which I presume is the agenda. It seems that something is needed to form a paste or at least moisten the salt. I'm tempted to try this but wary @ the same time. Please explain how dry salt is going to work in this recipe.
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Add Rating & Review
Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 06/18/2016 I have not tried this technique but I couldn't help noticing a potential problem. I do not see what there is about a combination of salt & lime zest that yields a mixture that can be packed onto a chicken sealing it in, which I presume is the agenda. It seems that something is needed to form a paste or at least moisten the salt. I'm tempted to try this but wary @ the same time. Please explain how dry salt is going to work in this recipe.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated 06/18/2016
I have not tried this technique but I couldn’t help noticing a potential problem. I do not see what there is about a combination of salt & lime zest that yields a mixture that can be packed onto a chicken sealing it in, which I presume is the agenda. It seems that something is needed to form a paste or at least moisten the salt. I’m tempted to try this but wary @ the same time. Please explain how dry salt is going to work in this recipe.
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