Related: chicken feet are also about $2/lb at my store, but yield many times more broth than a similar amount of meat or bones. It’s also much tastier than canned broth, and you can make it very strong and store it compactly in the freezer for a long time. And you get to chase your roommate around with a terrifying scaly dinosaur foot whose claws open and close as you pull on the tendons.
Some butchers will give away soup bones for free as well.
Usually I simmer it until there’s no flavor left in the feet and they’re not worth eating. Occasionally I add soy sauce, ginger, and spices, shorten the cooking time, and eat a few. The texture is very interesting but all the little bones make it take a lot of effort so I may not bother again.
Related: chicken feet are also about $2/lb at my store, but yield many times more broth than a similar amount of meat or bones. It’s also much tastier than canned broth, and you can make it very strong and store it compactly in the freezer for a long time. And you get to chase your roommate around with a terrifying scaly dinosaur foot whose claws open and close as you pull on the tendons.
Some butchers will give away soup bones for free as well.
Do you eat the feet after making the broth?
Usually I simmer it until there’s no flavor left in the feet and they’re not worth eating. Occasionally I add soy sauce, ginger, and spices, shorten the cooking time, and eat a few. The texture is very interesting but all the little bones make it take a lot of effort so I may not bother again.