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Easy Chicken Ham
This simple chicken ham recipe uses a rice cooker or pot to create tender slices of chicken to use in sandwiches, salads, and ramen. It’s a great source of protein, is easy to make, and requires just 3 ingredients you already have in your kitchen!
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
2
hours
hrs
Course:
Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine:
Japanese
Servings:
4
Calories:
281
kcal
Author:
Shihoko | Chopstick Chronicles
Ingredients
1
Chicken Breast
*1
½
tbsp
sugar
1
tsp
salt
Instructions
Prepare Chicken Breast
Place a chicken breast on a clean chopping board.
Slice the long side of the chicken from the centre to left leaving a little bit so you can open it up.
Turn the chicken breast 180° and repeat the step 2.
Season the chicken breast with salt and sugar on each side and rub it in.
Place some cling wrap on a work surface and roll then wrap the chicken breast tightly. At the same time, shape it into a round ham.
Put it in a ziplock bag. Place the ziplock bag into a bowl of water to seal it so there is no air pockets.
Cooking the rolled chicken breast
Pour 1 liter of boiling hot water into a rice cooker and add 300 ml of cold water to make the temperature of the water around 176 °F (80°C).
Place the the ziplock bag with the rolled chicken into the rice cooker and put lid on.
Press the "keep warm" function of the rice cooker and leave it for 2 hours.
Notes
*1 Store bought chicken breast usually weighs around 10 oz (300g).
Nutrition
Calories:
281
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
6
g
|
Protein:
48
g
|
Fat:
6
g
|
Saturated Fat:
1
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
2
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.03
g
|
Cholesterol:
145
mg
|
Sodium:
2588
mg
|
Potassium:
837
mg
|
Sugar:
6
g
|
Vitamin A:
68
IU
|
Vitamin C:
3
mg
|
Calcium:
13
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg