# Shijie Kaoji (Foil Baked Chicken)

A viral Red Note recipe for foil baked chicken that is tender, juicy, and flavorful, cooked in an air fryer.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 whole raw chicken
- boiling water
- soy sauce
- fresh herbs and spices
- ginger
- green onion
- garlic

## Instructions

1. Grab a whole raw chicken and cut off its butt and excess skin.
2. In a bowl, pour boiling water over the chicken to tighten up the skin, which helps with texture and seasoning adherence.
3. Slap your chicken (mandatory step).
4. Season the chicken with two types of soy sauce and other preferred ingredients.
5. Slap your chicken again.
6. Put your choice of fresh herbs and spices, such as ginger, green onion, and garlic, into the chicken, ensuring to shove them in.
7. Coat the chicken with the remaining sauce.
8. Wrap the chicken with aluminum foil.
9. Set your air fryer at 390 degrees and cook for 1 hour.
10. Carefully remove the chicken from the air fryer.

## Equipment

- bowl
- aluminum foil
- air fryer

## Tips

- Cut off the butt and excess skin of the chicken.
- Pour boiling water over the chicken to tighten the skin for better texture and seasoning adherence.
- Slapping the chicken is a mandatory step.
- Season the chicken with whatever you like, but keep the two soy sauces for color.
- Stuff fresh herbs and spices like ginger, green onion, and garlic inside the chicken.
- Coat the chicken with remaining sauce before wrapping it in aluminum foil.
- Be careful when taking the chicken out of the air fryer as it can be very hot.
- Consider cooking for 50 minutes instead of 60 for a juicier result, as individual air fryers may vary.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXC6PT1EntD/?igsh=b25vMHM3cXY4YmFj
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/abc051fd-1509-4ac2-84d5-b13aa94b8547
- Extracted: 2026-04-24

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