Chicken Embutido - when other ingredients are not available

The absence of some ingredients from the Supermarket by the time you purchase will make you think if it is still possible to pursue with what you want to cook. However, there's no harm in trying. Never let your disappointments affect your will to do things - hey hey it's just cooking and nothing else! I mean never let the absence of some ingredients affect your determination to cook. Who knows, you'll always find an alternative :) 

Normally Chicken Embutido is composed of pickles and raisins. Depending on your preference, you can remove one (or more) or add another if you like. In my case, I don't like pickles in an Embutido so I decided not to include it anymore. Raisins were not available from the Supermarket by the time I did my grocery; and when I tried looking from a cold store near my flat, it was hard for me and the store personnel who doesn't speak well in English to understand each other - the result, no raisins :)  

However, you may try this Chicken Embutido with very few ingredients; good for busy people with limited time searching and looking for the lacking ones. 

Chicken Embutido

What You Need:

- mini chopper (optional) 
- mixing bowl
- aluminum foil for wrapping
- steamer

Ingredients: 

400g ground Chicken
1 pc medium sized carrots
1 pc medium sized bell pepper
1 onion
5 cloves garlic
1 70gms pack of tomato paste (alternative for Tomato Sauce)
1/4 cup Cheese (any)
1 Egg
1 tsp Salt 
1 tsp Pepper 
1 cup Bread Crumbs (add more if needed)

Procedure: 

- Peel carrots and cut into small size
- Cut bell pepper, onion, and garlic into small sizes
- Using a mini chopper, chop them altogether to mince
- If you don't have a mini chopper, use a knife and patiently mince the ingredients
- Put the ground chicken and the minced ingredients into a mixing bowl; mix well
- Add the egg and tomato paste; mix well
- Add the cheese; make sure it is fully combined with the mixture
- Add salt and pepper (add more if you desired, to taste)
- Add the bread crumbs until the mixture becomes drier
- Steam for 1 hour 
- Remove from heat and cool down
- If you want to eat your Embutido fried, slice it and dip into a beaten egg before frying
- Serve and enjoy! 

Remaining Embutido wraps can be placed inside the refrigerator for later use, or inside the freezer if you want to eat it after 24 hours. Frozen Embutido should be thawed before re-heating or frying.