Rubber Chicken

Cazzdevil

I usually boil it up for a half hour or so, then tip it all through a sieve into a big jug, I leave this to cool down and skim off any fat which has formed on the top (though this is a matter of choice).

I then sweat off some vegetables in a big stockpot, add some broth mix which I've soaked since the previous night, then going through the pile of chicken in the sieve, I pull off any last little straggly bits of chicken and put it in the stockpot. I then add the stock and simmer it until all the veg and pulses have cooked through.

thriftlady_2

As an example of rubber chicken, this is what I did with one we (2 adults and 3 children) had on Saturday last.

Saturday -Roast chicken, roast potatoes, veg and gravy (the leftover gravy went in the freezer;) ) -we ate one breast and both thighs and a drumstick, luckily my kids prefer the dark meat.

Sunday -Chicken with cheese sauce. I sliced the remaining breast as thinly as possible and put it in a gratin dish. I made a bechamel sauce with some grated gruyère and poured that over the chicken and put in the oven for 30-40 mins. Served with rice and veg.

Monday-Chicken and mushroom risotto. I made this with the stock from the carcass and the remaining chicken meat.

Tuesday-Thursday-Lentil and parsnip soup. This was made with the rest of the stock and served me 3 lunches plus toast.

Chicken stock
Put the carcass of the chicken and any other bits of skin/jelly etc in a big pot. Add a carrot, an onion, (a leek and a couple of sticks of celery if you have them). Cover with water and bring to the boil. Turn down to a simmer and leave for about 1 hour 30 mins. Cool and strain. The liquid is your stock. Freeze it if you can't use it in the next couple of days.

HTH

Sola

I did a whole chicken in the crockpot yesterday, and we ate 2 legs and half of one breast. I'm going to strip and chop the rest for a curry (will freeze extra portions), and simmer the remains with veg as a soup.

seashore321

I like doing all the above but we also use the leftover chicken bits to make a blanquette! Posh word for chicken in cream and garlic. Heat chicken thoroughly in frying pan with garlic and small amount of olive oil and herbs to taste whatever you like but not to strong (this actually works well with chilli flakes) then add mushrooms (best to fry in another pan as the brown from the mushrooms can discolour the meal ) I don't bother but some do. Small amount of brandy or whisky if preffered. Then add cream and warm through. Wonderful with rice, or any pasta. Same principle used with fish,prawns etc.

odds-n-sods

If you put a tbsp or 2 of vinegar in the stock pot, you' ll leach the calcium out of hte bones into the stock. I leave my stock on for 3-4 hours to get a s much flavour out as possible.

trigger2

Thank you so much everybody, looks like I'll be busy this weekend !!! As a result of watching the C4 programmes I've decided to buy a whole free range chicken & see how far I can stretch it, hopefully if successful will be repeated regularly. Thanks everyone
Regards
Trigger

Pink.

Hi trigger,

There is a recent thread on rubber chicken that has more suggestions that should help so I'll add your thread to it.

These older threads should also give you some ideas for using up the leftover chicken.

Rubber Chicken

Bored With Rubber Chicken

Huge leftover chicken!!!!

Making Chicken last

Leftover chicken..........


Pink

trigger2

Thank you Pink winged, lots of ideas to try out.
Regards
Trigger

moanymoany

This is a shameful thing I know, but I have a thing for roast chicken. I buy one organic chicken a month and the two of us eat it in two meals. One day roast, one day cold and stock.

angelavdavis

Roast Chicken for two of us with all the trimmings
Chicken & stuffing sandwiches x 2 days for OH
Chicken Risotto x 2 for me (usually adding onion, mushroom, peppers if available)
Chinese Chicken Soup made from carcass stock and shredded leftovers from carcass plus cheap instant noodles, beansprouts, mushrooms, spring onions, whisked egg, soy sauce. Usually does me at 2-3 lunch portions unless I am greedy.