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Salt-Baked Chicken
A traditional Cantonese dish featuring tender and juicy chicken with a golden skin, infused with a rich salty aroma.
#Main Dish#Cantonese Cuisine#Chicken#Home-Cooked
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (about 1.5kg)
- 100g coarse salt
- 2 tbsp salt-baked chicken seasoning powder
- 1 tbsp cooking wine
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 slices ginger
- 2 stalks green onions (cut into sections)
- 1 tsp white pepper
- Aluminum foil (as needed)
Steps
- Clean the chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
- Mix salt-baked chicken seasoning powder, cooking wine, sesame oil, and white pepper. Rub the mixture evenly inside and outside the chicken. Marinate for 1 hour.
- Stuff the chicken cavity with ginger slices and green onion sections.
- Wrap the chicken tightly in aluminum foil, ensuring no gaps.
- Heat coarse salt in a wok over medium heat until the salt grains turn slightly yellow.
- Place the wrapped chicken in the wok, cover completely with hot salt, and close the lid. Bake on low heat for 40 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and let it sit for 10 minutes. Unwrap the chicken, cut into pieces, and serve.
- Serve with garlic sauce or chili sauce if desired.
Tips
Use a low heat to avoid drying out the chicken. A meat thermometer can be used to check if the internal temperature reaches 75°C.