How to Make One Chicken Stretch to More than Just One Meal
- What's Al Made?
- Sep 13, 2016
- 2 min read
There's so many ways to use every part of a whole Chicken and enjoy every bit of it. Not to mention being very economical.
You must invest in a crock pot! These handy kitchen appliances are soooo useful for the working person, busy mums or anyone really. I picked up mine for $7 in a Vinnies store about 3 years ago. The problem is that most people have no idea how to utilise it. They might receive it for a wedding present, pop into the back of the cupboard and never really get into it. Next you know, someone like me is picking it up for a bargain.
One of the best things about a crockpot is that the ceramic dish with the lid comes out of the heating appliance and can be packed with ingredients, popped in the fridge the night before and transferred to the appliance in the morning before you go to work. By the time you get home that evening, you could be devouring and succulent chicken, with veggies and gravy.
Just chop a few potatoes, onions, carrots and celery up into the bottom of the pot. Pour in a glass of wine. Place the chook on top and season to your taste, Throw in some bay leave and some herbs and another cup of water. Toddle off to work knowing that dinner will be ready when you walk back in the door tonight!
Salvage your Chicken Meat
If you're only cooking for one or two people, there'll be plenty of meat left on the bones after the first meal. Carefully remove all the meat from the bones and store in snack size snap lock bags to freeze.
The small bags defrost quickly and can be used to sandwiches, curries and snacks.
Store your Stock
Once the the chicken cools down ( and after you've enjoyed your dinner), strain the ingredients, pouring the stock into snaplock bags. Discard the bones and veggies. Freeze them lying flat on the floor of the freezer so that, when they're frozen, they store easily and thinly, standing up. Don't forget to date and name them.
This stock can be used for soups, stews, noodles, spag bols. Anything really. You'll never go back to processed stocks again.
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