Rubber Chicken

misskool

Sometimes I buy a whole chicken, fillet it and get 2 breasts, then slice and dice the thigh and drumstick meat. The rest of the chicken gets cooked into stock/soup immediately and the rest gets used up as fresh chicken. Not quite rubber chicken but it's much cheaper to buy a whole chicken.

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Silaqui wrote: »

I loved the idea of it, hence the reason I decided to give it a go. Alas it seems it was not for me. A shame as I do like frugal cooking!

Thanks for some of the ideas

That is a shame! As you've decided it's not for you, I'll add your thread to the main rubber chicken thread so that others reading about rubber chicken may benefit from the helpful replies posted on this thread.

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rubytuesday

If you turn your chicken upside down there is so much white meat on the underside. I'm afraid I used to waste it for years as I didn't realize!

missychrissy

misskool wrote: »

Sometimes I buy a whole chicken, fillet it and get 2 breasts, then slice and dice the thigh and drumstick meat. The rest of the chicken gets cooked into stock/soup immediately and the rest gets used up as fresh chicken. Not quite rubber chicken but it's much cheaper to buy a whole chicken.

Sometimes I do this too especially when I fancy Tandoori chicken. I use the 4 'joints' for Tandoori, scored, marinaded and then done in the oven/Halogen. The chicken breasts can be used for grilling/curry/stir fry and the carcass used for stock or for a thick nutricious soup together with veg and pulses.

I usually use a pair of large sturdy scissors for jointing a chicken. This is another effective way of stretching a chicken and would work for those that do not like reheated cooked chicken.

bigdaftkid

I read in a very long thread sometime ago (forget which one) about rubber chicken. Someone asked what it was and someone replied how they used 1 chicken over several days and meals. I cant find it now so can anyone explain rubber chicken to me again please. The person said differant meals they used it for.
Thanks

Penelope_Penguin

bigdaftkid wrote: »

I read in a very long thread sometime ago (forget which one) about rubber chicken. Someone asked what it was and someone replied how they used 1 chicken over several days and meals. I cant find it now so can anyone explain rubber chicken to me again please. The person said differant meals they used it for.
Thanks

We eat the roast chicken. I then strip all the meat which I then use in pasta sauce, curry or pie. Some may be used for sandwiches. I then make stock and soup from the bones

The thread you're looking for is here; I'll add this one later.

bigdaftkid

Thanks penelope. I was amazed at what the origional poster said she did. I think rissotto was one of them

Wee_Jo

I have just discovered this thread as I was looking for a recipe for soup, because I have a lovely chicken carcas to use - what a fab thread, it has given me LOADS of ideas! :money: Think I'll try the pie too!

Thanks!

Jo

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Jo_Rourke wrote: »

I have just discovered this thread as I was looking for a recipe for soup, because I have a lovely chicken carcas to use - what a fab thread, it has given me LOADS of ideas! :money: Think I'll try the pie too!

Thanks!

Jo

Hi Jo,

Is there a particular soup recipe that you're looking for? If there is, let me know and I'll have a look for you. If not this thread has lots of recipes: Soup recipes

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Wee_Jo

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi Jo,

Is there a particular soup recipe that you're looking for? If there is, let me know and I'll have a look for you. If not this thread has lots of recipes: Soup recipes

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Thanks Pink, that's really kind of you! I was hoping to do 2 soup recipes - one a nice creamy comforting chicken soup which some veggies and a chicken noodle soup as well...

Thank you for the Soup Recipe link! Having a look now