Servings: 4
Easy Chicken Ham 鶏ハム
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!
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: 281kcal, Carbohydrates: 6g, Protein: 48g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.03g, Cholesterol: 145mg, Sodium: 2588mg, Potassium: 837mg, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 68IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 13mg, Iron: 1mg