# Homemade Chicken Lunch Meat

This recipe shows how to make homemade chicken lunch meat using two methods: sous vide and oven baking.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 6 min
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 gallon water
- 1 cup salt
- 1 handful whole peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon curing salt
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 handful seasoning mixture
- 1 tablespoon oil

## Instructions

1. Make a simple brine by adding salt, whole peppercorns, and garlic powder to a pot of water; bring to a boil.
2. Pour the brine into a large container filled with additional water and stir in curing salt.
3. Submerge chicken breasts in brine and refrigerate for a few hours.
4. Rinse the chicken breasts after removing them from the refrigerator.
5. Season both sides of the chicken breasts with your favorite seasoning mix.
6. Vacuum seal two of the chicken breasts for sous vide cooking and oil and place the other two in an oven-safe dish for baking.
7. Cook sous vide chicken at 145°F for about two hours, or until it reaches 160°F; bake the other breasts in the oven, using a thermometer to check for your desired temperature.
8. Slice the chicken using a meat slicer or a sharp knife.

## Equipment

- pot
- bigger container
- plastic wrap
- cutting board
- knife
- vacuum sealer
- oven-safe baking dish
- oven
- meat slicer
- thermometer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jghXjq/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5201784f-36f8-41f4-ab96-a56fd54a1cc1
- Extracted: 2025-04-22

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