“How did an egg get in there?”

Stocking up at the butcher shop for the holidays, we decided to try a pollo relleno (stuffed chicken). We had a choice: salado or dulce (salty or sweet). We chose the former, hearing that the latter had things like pineapples inside it. The guy helping us could have, but didn’t, explain what the salado stuffed shicken contained. Perhaps I should have known (ya think?).

Pollo relleno - stuffed chicken in Uruguay

Susan’s comment after cooking and cutting it open: How did a hard-boiled egg get in there?

Seems like I should have a clever which came first? comment, but I don’t.

Pollo relleno (stuffed chicken)

The making of pollo relleno, Carnicería Progreso, Estación Atlántida, Canelones, Uruguay
Start with spread-out chicken breast, add ham, bacon, provolone cheese, red pepper, and hard-boiled eggs.

The making of pollo relleno, Carnicería Progreso, Estación Atlántida, Canelones, Uruguay
Wrap it all up (and stick into a round plastic bottle with the bottom cut off).