In article >,
Leonard Blaisdell > wrote:

> In article >,
> Omelet > wrote:
>
>
> > 1 lb. chicken feet
> > 1 large ginger bulb, fine grated
> > 5 cloves garlic, pressed
> > one onion, chopped
> > 1 bay leaf
> > 2 stalks celery, chopped fine
> >
> > Simmer in a stock pot wit 2 quarts of water for 4 hours (or pressure
> > cook at 3/4 full level for 1 hour).
> >
> > Strain and remove solids
> >
> > Drink the broth...... or use to make rice or whatever if you are not
> > ill. :-d
>
> I could scour a hundred miles from where I live and not find a pound of
> chicken feet. But I remember them when I was a kid. How about a pound of
> split pigs feet for the gelatin? It wouldn't hurt the broth.

True.

Chicken wings will work too. The thing is is that you want the collagen.
Wal-mart here in town is selling "chicken paws". I can also get them at
fiesta mexican market and at the asian market.

I can get duck heads at the asian market too, but I give those a pass.
<G>

> I'm with your broth a hundred percent.
> After straining, I'd dump in some rice or noodles just for fun. I might
> even cook them first if I didn't want them to suck up the broth.
>
> leo

Yes. Just depends on how we are feeling. Just some veggies for texture
will work too.
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