Empire's Di Wei Signature Dish - Herbal Chicken in Rock Salt

As promised....
I'm going to introduce this amazing dish:
Herbal Chicken in Rock Salt...
It's one of Di Wei Chinese Cuisine Restaurant, Empire Hotel's Signature dishes...

First impression of the outlook...
It really looks like starfish on a bunch of sand...
It's pretty!~
Initially,
I thought the 'star' really contribute to the flavour of the dish,
But it's just for decoration..

Can we open it up,

And just eat like this?

Well..... nope...

First,

We need to pour a little chinese roast wine..

On the surface of the rock salt...

Let's baked and flambeed it now!~

Look at the flame...
Just look at the flame...
Seriously it's on Fire!~
Amazingly HOT!~

After burn,

The colour turn a little more brownish...

Next,

We use the 'hammer' to 'ketuk' it...

Sounds hard isn't it? 

Now..
It's about time....
For us to explore..
What's the treasure hidden inside...
When we opened up the wrapped foil..

Dang dang dang dang!~
The Herbal villange aka kampung chicken...
Marinated with dark soy sauce and herbs,
Deep fried.....

Add a little sauce,

To add the juiciness of the herbal chicken...

So that it's not too dry up...

Toppings added...

To improve the appearance,

As well as to add in some greenery and reddish,

To the only brownie-looking-herbal-chicken...

If you think the chicken is the treasure I mentioned,

You are partially right only....

Look at those treasures,
Hidden inside the tummy of the chicken..
Dry Scallops, mushrooms, black fungus and pork belly.....

Selling price: RM120 nett...