Poach Chicken Perfectly with this Sous-Vide Hack!

If you fancy yourself a bit of a kitchen fundi, but do not have sous-vide equipment at home, why not try your hand at this restaurant-quality poach chicken recipe? All you need is my cling wrap and a pot of boiling water to create this light and delicious chicken chef-d’oeuvre (that’s a fancy word for masterpiece)!

You will need:

Supa Mama® cling wrap
1 skinless chicken breast (225g)
2 Tbsp lemon juice
A couple pinches of salt
A couple pinches of a dried herbs of your choice (ideas include oregano, basil, rosemary, or thyme)

To Make:

1. Trim the fat from your chicken breast and slice it lengthwise.
2. In a small bowl, mix the lemon juice, salt, and herbs.
3. Add the chicken pieces and coat all over with the lemon juice mixture.
4. Allow the chicken pieces marinate in the lemon juice.
5. Bring a pot of water to the simmer.
6. Roll out a long sheet of my cling wrap (at least twice as long as the chicken breast slices).
7. Place 1 chicken strip in the centre of the plastic wrap. Roll tightly into a cylinder shape, pushing out as much air as possible.
8. Tie the loose ends of the plastic wrap together in a double knot. Repeat with the second chicken strip.
9. Once the water has reached a high simmer, turn off the heat (keep the pot on the stove plate though) and drop the rolled-up chicken cylinders in the pot.
10. Cover the pot and let the chicken steep for 15 minutes.

Done! (If your chicken is not cooked through, you can return to the water for a few more minutes.)

Supa Tip:

Snip off the tied ends of the plastic wrap, and unwrap over a bowl catching the flavoursome juices, which you can pour over the chicken if you wish!

Fancy, flavoursome and fun to make!

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