Homemade chicken salami with garlic and paprika

Name: Homemade chicken salami with garlic and paprika
Yield: 1 salami
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 500 g Chicken breasts; 3 Garlic cloves; 200 ml Cream; 2 Egg whites; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Sweet paprika; to taste Black pepper; to taste Herbs

Ground chicken breast salami with cream, egg whites, garlic, and paprika, wrapped and simmered in water. Makes one salami for slicing.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30–40 min
Servings: 1 salami
Difficulty: Medium

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This homemade chicken breast salami is a sliceable cold cut made without a smoker, using just aluminum foil and plastic wrap. Mix the ground meat with cream, egg whites, chopped garlic, salt, sweet paprika, black pepper, and herbs until smooth. Wrap it tightly in aluminum foil, then in several layers of plastic wrap, and tie the ends to keep water out during cooking. Once cooled, slice it for sandwiches or a snack.

Instructions

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Grind the chicken and add the chopped garlic.
Pour in the cream, add the egg whites and seasonings, and mix until smooth. Place the mixture on aluminum foil, wrap it tightly, and twist the ends closed.
Wrap the package in several layers of plastic wrap and tie the ends securely to keep water out.
Place the salami in a pot of water and simmer for 30–40 minutes. Remove it, let it cool, and refrigerate overnight.
Alternatively, stuff the mixture into a sausage casing, twist both ends tightly, and prick the casing in several places with a thin needle.
Bring water to a boil, salt it, and cook the salami in it over very low heat.

Tip: Wrap the mixture in aluminum foil as tightly as possible, without air pockets, so the salami is firm and holds together when sliced. Keep the water at a gentle simmer during cooking.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per 100 g, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 133 kcal
Protein: 16 g
Carbohydrates: 1.8 g
of which sugars: 1.0 g
Fat: 6.5 g
of which saturates: 2.9 g
Fiber: 0.2 g
Salt: 0.9 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Kuracia saláma z mletých pŕs s cesnakom a paprikou