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Sous Vide Chicken Breast

Best possible way to cook chicken.

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Ingredients

Serves 4

  • 2 lbs raw chicken breast
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1tbsp sugar

Method

  1. 0h
    Step 1

    Fill a bowl of water, add 1 tsp salt and sugar into the bowl. Place the chicken in the brine for up to 24 hours (2 hour min)

  2. 0.69h
    Step 2

    Wash the brine off the chicken. Generously salt and pepper chicken. Set Sous Vide to 149F (65 C)

  3. 1.39h
    Step 3

    Cook for 2-3 hours @ 149F

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