Roast chicken with ginger and soy-whiskey glaze

Name: Roast chicken with ginger and soy-whiskey glaze
Prep time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: One 3-pound chicken; 1¼ cups sugar; ½ cup kosher salt (or ¼ cup regular salt), plus more to taste; ½ cup kosher salt (or ¼ cup regular salt), plus more to taste; ¼ cup peanut or neutral oil, such as canola or grapeseed; 4 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed; ¼ cup rye, Scotch, or other whiskey; ¼ cup rye, Scotch, or other whiskey; ¼ cup rye, Scotch, or other whiskey; 1 cup soy sauce; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup roughly chopped ginger (don’t bother to peel); ¼ cup peanut or neutral oil, such as canola or grapeseed; ¼ cup peanut or neutral oil, such as canola or grapeseed

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

Reminiscent of Peking duck, this crisp-skinned bird gives great reward for little effort.

Ingredients

½ cup kosher salt (or ¼ cup regular salt), plus more to taste
1¼ cups<

Main course

Method

Combine the ½ cup salt and ¼ cup of the sugar in a large container with 4 cups cold water and stir to dissolve. Add the chicken and soak for 1 to 2 hours at room temperature (if the weathe