Easy Chicken Ham 鶏ハム

Ingredients

• 1 Chicken Breast (*1)
• ½ tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt

Steps

1. 1

   Place a chicken breast on a clean chopping board.

2. 2

   Slice the long side of the chicken from the centre to left leaving a little bit so you can open it up.

3. 3

   Turn the chicken breast 180° and repeat the step 2.

4. 4

   Season the chicken breast with salt and sugar on each side and rub it in.

5. 5

   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.

6. 6

   Put it in a ziplock bag. Place the ziplock bag into a bowl of water to seal it so there is no air pockets.

7. 7

   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).

8. 8

   Place the the ziplock bag with the rolled chicken into the rice cooker and put lid on.

9. 9

   Press the "keep warm" function of the rice cooker and leave it for 2 hours.