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Salt-Crust Chicken

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Salt-Crust ChickenSantiago Solo Monllor

Food critics often say that the measure of a great restaurant is its roast chicken. This technique is much more forgiving than regular oven-roasting chicken, although it doesn't have a crunchy crust. I believe that achieving moist white meat is even more important than the crust.

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