Homestyle Roast Chicken
A Fujian-style home-roasted chicken: the bird is marinated, brushed with maltose, then roasted until cooked through.
Ingredients
tender chicken
1
MSG
3 g
salt
15 g
cooking wine
10 g
Sichuan peppercorn
a pinch
scallion
a pinch
ginger
a pinch
maltose
a pinch
sesame oil (amount unspecified)
Instructions
1
Blanching
Place the chicken in boiling water and cook for 5 minutes, then remove and drain well.
2
Marinating
Rub MSG, salt, and cooking wine evenly over the chicken. Marinate for 30 minutes, then remove and let dry. After that, coat the chicken evenly with maltose.
3
Roasting
Place the chicken on a roasting tray and bake in the oven. Roast breast side up for 25 minutes, then flip to breast side down for 15 minutes. Remove, drizzle with sesame oil, and serve.
