tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post8793660334342799649..comments2023-10-21T03:54:12.029-04:00Comments on A Gift Universe: Chicken stockSheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-72642969812228801232010-08-05T21:48:01.322-04:002010-08-05T21:48:01.322-04:00Just less flavorful. The drippings are so delicio...Just less flavorful. The drippings are so delicious; I always wish there were more of them!<br /><br />Hm, that is a use for chicken fat. The problem with it is that it has a very low smoke point so it can't be used for high-temperature frying (as I learned when I tried to make fried chicken with chicken fat). I do occasionally cook eggs with it, and once used it to make dumplings. It probably is a Jewish thing, though -- I never knew anyone else who used it.<br /><br />Beef tallow, on the other hand -- that is a very useful fat! The best french fries are made with it, and I also use it to saute onions.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-33895194991826971912010-08-05T14:24:51.685-04:002010-08-05T14:24:51.685-04:00+JMJ+
I use up all the drippings to make gravy wh...+JMJ+<br /><br />I use up all the drippings to make gravy when I roast a chicken. Will the stock be okay without it?Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-36914203230646994522010-08-05T10:13:36.640-04:002010-08-05T10:13:36.640-04:00My father-in-law would tell you to cook with the c...My father-in-law would tell you to cook with the chicken fat. He is a convert to Christianity from Judaism, and so Sam's family occasionally prepares some Jewish foods, including fried matzo (scrambled eggs cooked with crushed matzo crackers and water). Sam's dad claims that the best, most authentic fried matzo is cooked in chicken fat. You can actually buy frozen chicken fat at Wegman's. I wonder if it's a Jewish thing?Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615433270604508560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-14409401938094036242010-08-04T18:24:26.949-04:002010-08-04T18:24:26.949-04:00Thanks for sharing this! I didn't realize it w...Thanks for sharing this! I didn't realize it was that easy to make chicken stock!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037863893536646602noreply@blogger.com