Comments on: Beggar’s Chicken, Clay, Grill!

By: Selvam, Sivagangai

Selvam, Sivagangai — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:33:52 +0000

Thank you Monsieur Kian Lam Kho.

By: Kian Lam Kho

Kian Lam Kho — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:35:34 +0000

I think banana leaves would work well with this recipe. The leaves will impart very subtle flavor to the chicken but I think would be very pleasant.

By: Selvam, Sivagangai

Selvam, Sivagangai — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:08:21 +0000

I think you made a brilliant suggestion – dough!

By: Selvam, Sivagangai

Selvam, Sivagangai — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:05:04 +0000

Can I use Banana leaf (which is also large enough) to cover the chicken?
Any knowledge on this?

By: Hangzhou Food « Hangzhou: A Paradise in South China

Hangzhou Food « Hangzhou: A Paradise in South China — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:02:27 +0000

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By: Lanie

Lanie — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:24:20 +0000

So cool! I was looking for a topic for my project at school, and this is perfect! Looks delicious, and I love all the details and story behind it. Thanks!

By: Road Trip to Ipoh: Salt-baked chicken and a 280-million-year-old wine bar « Straight Out of Kampung

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:46:20 +0000

[...] The method results in a flavorful, moist chicken. It’s similar in concept to the more famous Beggar’s Chicken, where the chicken is wrapped in lotus leaves and then clay before being placed on the fire. The [...]

By: nanda

nanda — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:15:51 +0000

try rolling it in banana leaf, you can try using lemon juice and pepper with salt as a rubbing on the skin as a tenderiser, before putting clay on the banana leaf

By: Fran

Fran — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:14:32 +0000

Hi. I´ve been desiring to cook a chicken this way since Isaw your post. Looks completely dellicious. But, living in northern spain, I have a couple of doubts. What could I use as a substitute of the caul fat? Or could I skip that step and simply avoid using it?
The other one is what can I substitute the lotus leaves for? A friend of mine suggested using vine leaves, but I think the best idea should be using the paper you can use in the oven.
Thanks in advance for your time.

By: Kian

Kian — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:41:23 +0000

Hi Roxy, Yes I would still cook the chicken for the same amount of time. Slight cracking should not affect the result much.