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Homemade Chicken Deli Meat

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Today we're making homemade chicken deli meat with chicken breast and hard-boiled eggs—a straightforward recipe you can prepare the night before to enjoy in sandwiches, on toast, or tossed into fresh salads. We give it our own special touch with olives and spices, creating an eye-catching center that looks wonderful with every slice.

Prep: 20 minCook: 60 minServes: 4

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you need

  • 1 Very large chicken breast
  • 2 Hard-boiled eggs
  • Pitted olives
  • Pink salt
  • Spices to taste (sweet paprika, onion powder, oregano)

Step by step

Method

  1. 1Mince the chicken breast using a food processor.
  2. 2Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil.
  3. 3Transfer the minced chicken to a bowl and mix thoroughly with the spices.
  4. 4Lay out a sheet of plastic wrap on your counter, turn out the seasoned chicken, and spread it out evenly.
  5. 5Press the olives into the chicken and place the hard-boiled eggs down the center for the filling.
  6. 6Roll it up into a cylinder shape, using the plastic wrap to guide you.
  7. 7Twist the ends tightly like a candy wrapper, smoothing out any air pockets in the meat, and tie knots at both ends.
  8. 8Turn off the heat, place the wrapped chicken roll into the pot of hot water, cover with the lid, and leave it inside for one hour.
  9. 9After an hour, let it cool down to room temperature and chill in the fridge overnight.
  10. 10All done! Our HOMEMADE CHICKEN DELI MEAT is ready.

Extras

  1. 1You can use whichever spices and herbs you like best.
  2. 2You can fill it with nuts, foie gras, raisins, dried fruit… anything you can think of, because everything works wonderfully here.

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