Name: Fully Salted Roast Chicken
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 (3 1/2–4-lb.) chicken; Kosher salt

Photo by Alex Lau

This two-ingredient chicken relies on nothing but kosher salt—lots of it—to yield crisp skin and juicy meat.

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