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[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:49 PM, Stefan li Rous wrote:


> Anyone know any other good uses for chicken feet? They were cheap.

They are a wonderful addition to a good, rich, gelatin-laden chicken stock (says the guy who made 35 pounds of jellied meat last week).

As far as actually eating them goes, they're a little bony, but if you like something like pig's feet, they are roughly similar, if a lot smaller.

Not bad in any of a number of Chinese dishes, either deep-fried and then braised, or braised in soy sauce with sugar, five spice, ginger and shallots or garlic, etc.

Eating them is sort of a social activity, like picking crabs. Not  a lot of meat on them, but they can be tasty, so sitting around with a lot of them, suitably prepared, schmoozing while eating, is indicated.

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