How to bake chicken with crispy skin: a simple life hack

Fried chicken is not only a delicious but also a beautiful dish that often becomes a festive table decoration. However, to make sure that everyone really likes the chicken, it should be cooked properly. The outside should have a crispy crust covering tender and juicy meat. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to cook it exactly like this.

But chef John Torod recently shared on his TikTok channel thismorning how to cook chicken properly to get a crispy skin and juicy center. It turns out that there is a fairly simple life hack for this.

The chef says that you should put a few halved lemons, some sage, and a few ice cubes inside the chicken. Of course, salt and pepper should also be added. The expert explains that this way all the seasonings, as well as the lemon, will penetrate the chicken from the inside. After all, if you rub the skin with them, the taste of the chicken itself will not change much.

If the ice cubes are inside the chicken, they start to melt during the heat treatment. As a result, steam passes through the entire chicken meat, making it tasty and moist. Even better, the chicken will be saturated with moisture and flavors if you roll the ice cubes in salt and pepper. This way, they will melt more slowly.