Recipe for Home-made Chicken Mortadella
Recipe for Home-made Chicken Mortadella
I was Introduced to Chicken Mortadella by Floyd, my Husband, here in the UAE. In India, I didn't know this term 'Mortadella'. I only knew 'Salami'. When I ate Mortadella it tasted very similar to salami. So I wondered why the difference in name??After checking, I got to know that the only difference between Mortadella and Salami is that Salami is cured naturally while Mortadella is cooked.Floyd and I are big fans of Mortadella but we avoid eating processed foods whenever we can. Since, Floyd is a Big fan, I make this often for breakfast. It is such a simple recipe. It's been really long since we ate store bought Mortadella! And Do we miss it, Hell No!I remember the day I decided to surprise Floyd and closed his eyes and made him eat a slice of the Mortadella that I had made, he said "why are u surprising me with Mortadella???" and I got insanely Happy! He thought it was store bought! 😂😂I'd like to share my Quick, Simple and Healthy version of Chicken Mortadella with all of you! Your breakfast is just going to get Tastier😋
Ingredients
- 300 gms Boneless Chicken Breast
- 1 tspn Black Pepper Powder(or crushed pepper)
- 1/2 tspn Salt
- 1/2 tspn Chilly flakes(optional)
- 1 tspn Garlic powder or chopped garlic(optional)
- 1 tspn Olive oil or any cooking oil
- 10 gms Black or reen olives(chopped fine.optional)
Instructions
- Wash the Chicken and cut into big cubes
- Transfer the Chicken Cubes into a mixer grinder
- Make a fine paste of the chicken cubesNote:- Do Not use Chicken Mince or else the Mortadella will have a grainy texture
- Transfer the chicken paste into a bowl and add all the other ingredients as listed aboveNote:- you can add whatever ingredients you like into your Mortadella. Sometimes, i add red and green capsicum chopped fine, as well.
- With the help of a spatula, Mix all the ingredients well
- Spread an Aluminium Foil sheet on the kitchen surface & Transfer the Mortadella mix on the edge of the Foil sheet
- Lightly grease your palms with oil and shape the Mortadella paste into a roll
- Roll the foil till the end of the other side and Press both the ends of the roll and twist and seal it tight on both ends
- Now in a large vessel, add 3-4 cups of water and place a stand inside the vessel and place the Mortadella roll on the stand
- Cover the vessel and allow the Mortadella to steam for 30 minutes on medium flame
- Turn off the flame and Remove the Mortadella roll from the vessel and keep it aside to cool at room temperatureNote:- Do Not take off the foil sheet
- Once cooled, place the foil roll into the refrigerator and allow it to chill. Once chilled, take the foil off the Mortadella roll and cut into thin slices
- Enjoy this Simple and Healthier version of Chicken Mortadella with bread or add it into your salads or you can eat it just as it is! Note:- Salami/Mortadella tastes best when chilled. But it's completely your choice!
- If you have leftovers, You can store it in the refrigerator for upto 1 week and in the deep freezer for upto 1 month