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Chicken Chashu

Chicken rolled into a log tied with string, simmered slowly in soy sauce, mirin, sugar and ginger and turned every few minutes for even color; cooled and sliced for ramen. Based on the recipes themselves, without a verified source.

⏱ 31 min

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Lay each breast on a work surface, smooth side down, and roll into a tight log. Tie with kitchen string every 3 cm.
    KnifeCutting boardKitchen twine
  2. 2
    In a small pot that fits the rolls snugly bring the soy sauce, mirin, sugar, ginger and water to a boil.
    StoveSmall saucepan
  3. 3
    Place the rolls in the liquid, cover and cook over very low heat for 20 minutes, turning the rolls every 5 minutes so the color is even.
    StoveTongs
  4. 4
    Remove the strings and slice the chicken into slice ½ cm.
    KnifeCutting board
242calories
36 gprotein
9 gcarbs
4 gfat
● protein 67%● carbs 16%● fat 17%

Per serving (264 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Tongs · Also works: Turner (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Pierces the meat)

🧻 Consumables: Kitchen twine

By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.

⚙️ What you can change

  • Possible additions: garlic · Internal temperature of the roll (°C) (68) · Cools in the sauce (at least) (1 hour) · Peeled eggs marinated in the strained liquid (at least) (2 hours) · Rolls chill in the fridge (at least) (1 hour)
  • Word for the piece (breast, thigh): breast
  • Tying: every 3 cm
  • The pot: in a small pot that fits the rolls snugly
  • The lid: cover
  • The heat: very low
  • Cooking time (minutes): 20
  • Turn every (minutes): 5
  • Slicing: slice ½ cm

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