Tender Chicken Breast Ham
- 1 portion Chicken breast
- 2 tsp Sugar
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 Plastic wrap
- 2 Rubber bands
- 1 enough to cover the meat Hot water
- Butterfly the chicken to make an even thickness.
- Adjust the thickness by making shallow cuts in the thick parts of the chicken.
- Coat the meat with 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of salt, and put it in a plastic bag.
- Massage the meat over the bag, and allow it to rest for about 3 hours to overnight.
- You can use the chicken breast with or without the skin.
- Rinse the rested chicken breast really well, and pat dry with paper towels.
- If you only rinse it lightly, the flavor of the chicken will be rather strong.
- Gently roll the chicken on a sheet of plastic wrap, and wrap it up tightly not leaving air as much as possible.
- If you couldn't wrap it tightly, wrap it up with another sheet of plastic wrap to make a second layer!
- Twist both ends like a candy, and secure with rubber bands.
- Make sure that there is not much air inside.
- When the water comes to a boil, turn off the heat.
- Put the wrapped chicken into the pot, and cover with a lid, without turning the heat on.
- When the water cools down, it's done.
- Variation: By rolling the chicken with boiled vegetables (carrots, green beans, shiso leaves, edamame, etc.)
- inside, it'll add color and flavor.
- Variation: If you coat the outside of the chicken with black pepper before you roll it up, you can make spicy ham.
- It goes really well with beer!
chicken breast, sugar, salt, wrap, rubber bands, enough
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/151810-tender-chicken-breast-ham (may not work)