Roasted chicken in lotus leaf
Ingredients
- 2 kg whole chicken (head and legs removed)
- 1 pcs lotus leaf (peeled/cut into pieces)
Seasoning
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp chicken powder
- 1 tbsp oil
Instructions
- Butterfly the chicken. Rinse and clean well. Pat dry the chicken.
- Marinade the chicken with seasoning for at least 2 hours
- Soak the lotus leaf in 40°C／100°F warm water for 5-10 mins until soft. Drain it well.
- Open the lotus leaf. Coat interior with oil. Place the chicken in and wrap it up. (the chicken skin side up)
- Wrap the lotus leaf with parchment paper. Seal it well with stapler or tight it up with a cotton robe.
- Place it in preheated oven. Roasted it with 230°C／450°F for 35-40 mins
- Open the lotus leaf. Let it rest for 10 mins. Cut into pieces and serve.
Air fryer:
- Place it in preheated airfryer. Air fry it with 200°C／400°F for 30-35 mins
Steaming method
- Steam it over high heat for 45-50 mins
Video
Notes
Tips
1 Cut open the chicken tights to shorten the cooking time
2 You can replace the whole chicken with chicken quarter legs, or chicken drumsticks, or half chicken. The cooking time and temperature will be the same. For chicken wing, roasted it with same temperature but reduce the cooking time to 20 mins
3 It is recommended to serve the chicken without any sauce to enjoy the lotus flavor first.