Many cooks use a lot of tricks to ensure that chicken gets a nice colored crust.
For this purpose, various complex marinades based on honey, mustard and even soy sauce are used.
However, you want to avoid such difficulties. Especially if you do not have the specified ingredients at hand. With the right approach, you will not need them. It will be enough to use simple and accessible ingredients.
How to Make Chicken with a Crust Easily
It is worth noting that the choice of the main component must be correct. For this, a chilled small bird is selected. The weight of the carcass should not be more than two kilograms, otherwise it will be very difficult to bake it.
Next, the bird needs to be thoroughly rinsed with water and treated with a paper towel.
Then mix three spoons of any vegetable oil with a spoon of pepper and salt, rub the bird with the mixture. Leave for 20 minutes.
Afterwards, it is recommended to secure the bird's drumsticks with culinary string.
The container in which you will bake the chicken must be filled with a layer of salt. Cook the bird at 200 degrees. One hour is needed per kilogram of weight.
