The article highlights a popular recipe for salt-baked chicken, traditionally a Hakka dish, that can be effortlessly prepared in a rice cooker. The dish gained attention after being showcased by a London-based content creator, emphasizing its nostalgia, simplicity, and minimal ingredients. The recipe calls for a whole chicken, marinaded with ginger and spices, cooked in a rice cooker to achieve moist and flavorful results. It encourages the use of the cooking liquid for added flavor, making the dish versatile for various meals, including rice, vegetables, or salads.
The dish had all the hallmarks of a successful viral recipe: nostalgia, ease, a handful of ingredients and a kitchen appliance I already own.
Salt-baked chicken is a traditional Hakka dish, made by covering a chicken in seasoned salt and baking it until cooked through and tender.
The result is an incredibly moist and tender chicken you can serve over rice, eat alongside vegetables or on top of a salad.
If you make rice, be sure to reserve the cooking liquid that collects at the bottom of the rice cooker to spoon over the chicken and fold through the rice.
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