topic Re: Update on Chicken Feet in Kitchen

Update on Chicken Feet

SandPiper — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:55:19 GMT

I made chicken stock with the chicken feet and a couple carcass that I had frozen. It wasn’t bad cleaning the feet. I didn’t gag or get queasy. But I have to tell you this is the best stock I ever made. Because of the feet it is loaded with nutrients and collagen. The stock gelled when I refrigerated it.

One website called it liquid gold. I can see why. I will be making this again.

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spud188 — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:57:38 GMT

Good for you.

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twocent — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 15:06:31 GMT

Horrors ! I guess I will never know the lusciousness of "liquid gold."

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summerwind — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 15:40:47 GMT

Thanks for the update, glad it worked so well for you!

My son's best friend is a hunter, so my son and family get deer, goose, duck, etc., frequently. I wonder if he's balk at eating soup made with chicken feet. Hmm. Or duck or goose feet, for that matter.

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Yardlie — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 15:45:28 GMT

I know they are full of flavor. When I was in Asia once, I went to a movie with a friend. Instead of eating popcorn, everyone buys a bucket of deep fried chicken feet. First they scrape them through their teeth to get what meat there is off them. Then they just sort of suck on them. Sounds gross, but they were actually quite good.

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fthunt — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 16:02:10 GMT

If you ever saw how chickens live in the chicken yard.....you might rethink it. LOL (Gag)

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Mz iMac — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 16:48:27 GMT

wrote:
If you ever saw how chickens live in the chicken yard.....you might rethink it. LOL (Gag)

I grew up eating chicken feet w/rice & hearing the only part of a chicken you don't eat is the part that is last over the fense.

To this day I don't eat chicken butt.

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sabatini — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 19:42:44 GMT

When my kids were little, I always bought chicken feet for stock.

There's a little tendon where if you pull it just right, the toes will move. I used to chase the kids around the house, and they'd squeal w/ horror/delight.

Fun times.

You're right about the gelling factor! I remember once when I used a lot of feet, you could've cut shapes out of that stock once it cooled. It was like rubber!

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shoesnbags — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:16:21 GMT

Eeeeek! After reading this thread, becoming a vegetarian is looking better and better. Where is sidsmom when I need her? (Just kidding - sorta)

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Nataliesgramma — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:40:57 GMT

used to gag when my mom made Dad Pigs feet on the stove.......LOL

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SharkE — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:58:18 GMT

My inlaws always ate frog legs

ewwwwwww

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software — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 01:52:38 GMT

Thanks for the info.

I love poaching a chicken to make stock, chicken salad, etc.

Next time I'll think about adding the feet.

The feet are full of protein also.

If you have any pets, grind up the feet and add to their food.

What did you do with the feet?

@SandPiper

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SandPiper — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:11:22 GMT

@software I gave them to my neighbor. They have a Rottweiler and she said he devoured them. The bones were so soft because I simmered the stock for 10 hours. He had no problem chewing them lol

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jaxs mom — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 17:55:53 GMT

I've done chicken feet before. I don't even bother anymore. I didn't think they made a difference, but my carcass stock already gels anyway.