Secret recipe for making crispy salted chicken at home, simple yet delicious like a restaurant

Chicken meat is a delicious and nutritious dish that many families love. Marinated salted chicken with crispy skin is even more popular, especially among men and children. The homemade recipe for marinated salted chicken with crispy skin is also very simple and can be applied by any mom.

Prepare the ingredients:

1 native chicken

5-6 lemongrass bulbs

1 ginger bulb

3 – 4 chili peppers

1 onion

4 – 5 shallots

9 – 10 lime leaves

1 banana leaf

1 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 tablespoon ground black pepper

1kg sea salt

Sugar, ground black pepper, chicken seasoning powder, and MSG

How to make marinated salted chicken

Step 1: Preparation

To ensure delicious chicken, you need to prepare it properly. Wash the lime leaves, ginger, lemongrass, and thinly slice them. Peel and cut the onion in half, leave one half intact and thinly slice the other half. Leave the shallots whole after peeling the outer layer.

Prepare the marinade: Mix 2 teaspoons of chicken seasoning powder, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of MSG, 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper, and 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder in a bowl. Stir well to create the marinade and dipping sauce for the crispy skin marinated salted chicken recipe.

Step 2: Prepare the chicken

Rub the chicken with ginger salt to remove any unpleasant smell, then rinse it with white alcohol. Soak the chicken in diluted saltwater for about 15 minutes to make the skin crispy. Then remove the chicken from the water and let it drain. Make sure the chicken skin is dry, you can use a fan to quickly dry the chicken skin. The purpose of drying the chicken skin is to allow the sauce to quickly absorb into the chicken when applied.

After the chicken skin is dry, evenly apply the prepared mixture to the entire chicken. Wear gloves and massage the chicken to evenly absorb the seasoning. Put half an onion, 4 shallots, 5 lime leaves, a few slices of ginger, and a few pieces of lemongrass into the chicken’s cavity. Then let the chicken rest for about 50 – 60 minutes to allow the flavors to penetrate the chicken.

Step 3: Steam the chicken

Place the banana leaf at the bottom of the pot. If there is no banana leaf, you can use lemongrass and lime leaves. Sprinkle a layer of salt, then place some sliced lemongrass, lime leaves, and ginger on top. Then place the chicken on top. Cover the pot and steam over low heat to prevent the salt beneath from burning. The steam slowly rises through the salt layer, helping to cook the chicken. It takes about 60 minutes for the chicken to cook, depending on its size.

Step 4: Prepare the dipping sauce

You can make the dipping sauce as follows: Mix salt, ground black pepper, monosodium glutamate (MSG), chili peppers, lime leaves, sugar, and crushed milk in a bowl. Squeeze in some lime juice to create a dipping sauce that is both sour and sweet, with the aroma of lime leaves and a thick texture thanks to the milk.

Alternatively, you can make traditional salt dipping sauce consisting of finely ground salt, chicken seasoning powder, ground black pepper, lime leaves, lime juice, and sliced chili peppers.