You know, when you go to the (more atas) Chinese restaurant, they will have a dish called something-something-in-superior-broth/stock. Or something like that.
Well, I may have found my own superior broth thanks to my cats. I used to make pork bone broth but I don't anymore because pork bones are pricey.
Because I now feed my cats with chicken, what I do is I buy one whole chicken (it's cheaper that way) and cook the chicken in a slow cooker (with a packet of chicken feet thrown in for good measure) overnight.
The kitties get the meat and I get this.
After that I simply season the broth with salt and pepper. Oh my! The taste is simply divine! Salty, peppery and rich. Superior stock indeed! So it's win win for me and my kitties.
If I repeated any photos, sorry ya. It's quite hard to keep track of what pictures I already posted.
Poodie patootie looks like a gentle and demure cat, is she? I like to add coriander to my soup or soup broth. Just love the herbs taste and smell.
ReplyDeleteActually she is quite agressive and "chor lor" hah...hah... Oh! I love corrainder too!
DeleteI'm assuming your chicken broth is made with regular chicken (from the supermarket). I made that a few days ago but couldn't bring myself to even finish the soup. I'm spoilt...I'm too used to the better flavours a choi yin kai brings (and that's only using the bones). Imagine if it was a whole chicken...but too expensive lah. I guess there's no going back to regular chicken now after that...lol.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, I better not spoil myself with choi yin kai and you better not spoil yourself (further) with boiling one whole choi yin kai wahahahaha!! I use the regular chicken since it is meant to feed the cats. The broth tastes very good to me, perhaps I have not been pampered with choi yin kai!
DeleteI will just eat the chicken broth in its jelly form. Cold and yummy 😋
ReplyDeleteAh, poodie is grooming tutu. So sweet 😻
I tried that after seeing how you eat it cold. It is now as bad as I thought, just like eating cold jelly without the sweet taste.
DeleteHahahaha, you only like cold jelly if they are sweet ya? 😂
DeleteI think so. LOL!
DeleteHow much water you put when you cook the whole chicken in the slow cooker? And how long do you cook?
ReplyDeleteI put about 1.2L of water, just enough to cover the chicken. I leave it to cook overnight.
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