Baked beggar's chicken in salt dough

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
Marinade-
4 tablespoons Chinese wine
Salt and pepper to taste
2 teaspoons Soya sauce
1½ tablespoon Ginger
1½ tablespoon Spring onion
1 ounce Corn flour
2 Egg whites
1 Whole chicken
3 Pieces lotus leaves
Piece of string to tie
Chicken
Salt Dough:
6½ pounds Salt
4½ pounds Plain flour
7 tablespoons Water - add more if needed
Stuffing:
1 cup Black mushrooms, jullienned
⅔ cup Bamboo shoots, jullienned
⅔ cup Carrots, jullienned
⅔ cup Celery, jullienned
¼ cup Coriander, julienned

Directions

In a large bowl, combine wine, salt, pepper, soya, ginger, spring onion, corn flour and eggs whites. Submerge whole chicken in marinade and let sit, refrigerated, overnight.

Mix salt, flour and water to form a dough which is big enough to cover the chicken.

Stir fry the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper. Keep cool. Put the stuffing in the chicken, cover with Lotus Leaf and tie the string tight with the string. Place the chicken in the salt dough and cover carefully. Bake in oven (in a slow heat) for around 2- 2½ hours.

Break open dough over large pan to catch juices.

Yield: 5 servings

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