Recommended: Roast Chicken with Honey Hoisin

We have simplified our roasting method for succulent, tender roast chicken. This is our method.


Ingredient:
Lucky Chikcen, 1.7 kg $6 @ Sheng Shiong SM

Method:
honey hoisin roast chicken - Lucky Chicken, 1.7 kg$6.60
3 tbl hoisin
2 tbl sesame oil
2 tbl oyster sauce
2 tbl honey
Wash and salt chicken for 3-4 hrs, 3 tbl salt in little water. Wash off salt and pat dry. Marinade and rub under chicken skin - open skin at neck area after chopping off the neck / head at point near chicken body. Also rub marinade inside chicken cavity. Leave covered overnight in fridge.

Next morning, bring chicken out of fridge and let rest 30 min to remove chill. Meanwhile, set oven to 250 deg C / max until 250 deg C reached.
Put bird in oven, breast side down onto s/s rack and immediately turn oven temp to 175 deg C. Place casserole with 1-inch water below chicken on rack to catch drippings. Roast for 35 min, then turn over and roast for another 15 min. Then turn oven temp to 250 deg C and roast for final 2 min.

Total roasting time: 52 minutes. Let rest for 30 min before carving.

Verdict: Roast is moist and succulent, finally achieving the deg of roast similar to the Bauknet oven.