How long does air-dried chicken usually soak?

Air-dried chicken is generally soaked for 12 hour.

After that, it is best to choose exposure, two or three days when the weather is good; If it is rainy, it can be placed in a ventilated and cool place. If conditions permit, you can freeze the pickled air-dried chicken in the freezer and dry it when the weather is good. Finally, put (hang) it in a ventilated and dry place, and you can eat it in about 20-25 days. Just steam it again when cooking.

Air-dried chicken needs to be steamed in a steamer for about 30 minutes. Before steaming and air-drying chicken, be sure to soak the chicken in warm water for 4-6 hours and wash it several times to remove salt. Then steam the air-dried chicken in a steamer for about 30 minutes. After steaming, you can cut the chicken into small pieces, sprinkle with chopped green onion and minced garlic, and pour into hot oil.

Treatment method of air-dried chicken

Rinse the air-dried chicken with clear water first, because the air-dried chicken will inevitably be stained with dust and the like when it is hung outside to dry.

Put the cleaned air-dried chicken into a large basin and soak it in enough water or warm water for 5 to 6 hours to remove excess salt and soften the meat quality of the air-dried chicken.

After the air-dried chicken is soaked, rinse it with clear water and chop it into chicken pieces, which can be used for cooking. If you don't like greasy food, you can also put the cut chicken pieces in boiling water for a while to remove the grease.