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Chicken Ham

February 16, 2018 by Manny 4 Comments

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An alternative ham to pork ham if you want to make a healthy kind of ham. Since you are using chicken breast, there is no fat and this is suitable to those people who have high cholesterol or to those who wants to be fit. This recipe also have vitamin C because one of the ingredients is ascorbic acid. You only need few ingredients like chicken breast, white sugar, anisado wine, salitre and ascorbic acid to make this chicken ham.

To cook the chicken ham; Place chicken breast in baking pan and pour the cooking ingredients: pineapple juice, peppercorns, bay leaf and oregano powder. Bake in preheated oven with 350 °F for 1 hour or until chicken is done. Spoon sauce on chicken (3 to 4 times) while baking and when almost done, increase heat to 375°F to brown the chicken. To see the complete recipe with list of ingredients in exact measurements, continue reading.

 

Chicken Ham
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How to Make Chicken Ham

An alternative ham to pork ham if you want to make a healthy kind of ham. Since you are using chicken breast, there is no fat and this is suitable to those people who have high cholesterol or to those who wants to be fit.
Prep Time3 d
Cook Time1 hr
Total Time3 d 1 hr
Course: Chicken Recipe
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: chicken ham
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 246kcal
Author: Manny

Ingredients

Ingredients for curing chicken ham:

  • 1 kilo chicken breast
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 Tbsp. salt
  • 3 Tbsp white sugar
  • 2 tsp anisado wine
  • 1 tsp salitre
  • 3 tablets ascorbic acid 500 mg

Ingredients for cooking chicken ham:

  • 1 small can pineapple juice
  • 1/2 tbsp peppercorns whole
  • 1/2 pc bay leaf
  • 1/4 tsp oregano powder

    Instructions

    How to cure the chicken ham:

    • Marinate chicken breasts in mixture. Prick with fork or ice pick.
    • Store in refrigerator for 3 days, turning once a day.
    • On the 4th day, wash 3 times in clear water. Let drip. Dry with clean towel.
    • Then, rub with 1/2 cup brown sugar.

    How to cook the chicken ham:

    • Place chicken breast in baking pan and pour the cooking ingredients: pineapple juice, peppercorns, bay leaf and oregano powder.
    • Bake in preheated oven with 350 °F for 1 hour or until chicken is done.
    • Spoon sauce on chicken (3 to 4 times) while baking and when almost done, increase heat to 375°F to brown the chicken.

    Cooking Tip:

    • Instead of baking, you may boil chicken in same mixture, adding 1 cup water. When half done, fry chicken until golden brown. Boil sauce separately until thickened. Pour on chicken when served.

     

    Chicken Ham

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    Author Bio

    Manny Montala is a webmaster and admin of this blog and one of his interest is on the area of Filipino dishes and recipes. Please visit this blog often and bookmark. Please read my about page for details. Thanks for visiting.

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    Comments

    1. Tony

      July 19, 2019 at 8:25 am

      So salty using 1 cup salt for marinate

      Reply
      • Manny

        July 20, 2019 at 1:46 am

        5 stars
        Hi Tony, sorry for the typo. It should be 1 cup water and 1 Tbsp salt. Thanks for letting me know.

        Reply
    2. marissa a. rebulado

      November 12, 2010 at 3:20 am

      try to cook this recipe

      Reply
    3. mariz rebulado

      November 12, 2010 at 3:17 am

      please furnish me a copy of your budget saver recipe

      Reply

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