Salt and pepper chicken is not only delicious but also very eye-catching. This dish will definitely make your daily meals more special and appetizing. One of the attractions of this dish is the golden, crispy skin and the eye-catching pink meat inside. The reason why the dish has such colors is because the chicken is marinated with spices and then cooked using a special method.
With this boiling method, the chicken has a rich flavor and tastes good whether it’s hot or cold. In particular, the chicken retains its sweetness and has the fragrant aroma of lemongrass and lime. You can refer to the preparation method below.
Ingredients for salt and pepper chicken
– Chicken: about 2kg
– Salt: 300g
– Lemongrass: 7 stalks
– Onion: 1 bulb
– Chicken marinade: seasoning powder, pepper, sugar, turmeric powder, shallots (3 bulbs)
– Lime leaves
Boiling method without water
– First, clean the chicken and let it dry, marinate it with seasoning powder, pepper, shallots, turmeric powder mixed with cooking oil to brush on the chicken for a beautiful even color.
– Next, put salt in a thick-bottomed pot, then arrange the bruised lemongrass and sliced onion, lime leaves at the bottom of the pot.
– Place the chicken on top, cover the lid and turn the heat to the lowest setting to steam for about 50 minutes. You can test by using a skewer to poke through the chicken. If no reddish liquid comes out, it means the chicken is cooked.
– When the chicken is cooked, you can let it cool or eat it hot as desired, dipping it in salt, pepper and lime sauce, and serving it with pickles and fresh herbs.
That’s how you make salt and pepper chicken. The dish is fragrant and visually appealing, attracting your taste buds with juicy, tender meat soaked in flavorful spices.
Recipe for salt and pepper chicken dipping sauce
Ingredients
– Salt: 2 teaspoons
– Seasoning powder: 1/2 teaspoon
– Chili: 1 piece
– Lime: 1 piece
– Lime leaves: 2 leaves
Instructions
– First, finely chop the prepared lime leaves and use a grater to remove the lime zest to extract the fragrant essential oil for the sauce of salt and pepper chicken.
– Put salt and seasoning powder in a bowl and mix well. Then add the chopped lime leaves and lime zest to the bowl and mix well for the second time.
– Finely chop the chili and add it to the mixture to enhance the spicy taste and stimulate the taste buds for the dipping sauce.
– Finally, just add lime juice to the bowl and stir well so that the mixture blends together, and you have the dipping sauce for salt and pepper chicken.