Text丨Fortune Chubby
Editor丨Lucky Chubby
Preface
As a frequent guest on the Chinese table, chicken can be said to occupy half of the Chinese's stomach! Whether it is stewed, stir-fried, grilled and fried, various cooking methods, it can show its unique taste!
Whether it's a home-cooked meal or a banquet dinner, chicken is definitely one of the indispensable dishes. Chicken is not only delicious, but also contains rich nutrients, the elderly and children love to eat, not to mention, it is the most heartfelt gift to visit the patient!
Once, when I was planning to slaughter a chicken and replenish my wife's body, there was a big piece of "butter" in the chicken's belly, which suddenly overwhelmed me.
Just as I was about to throw away this unappetizing butter, my wife hurriedly ran over and stopped me, and it was not until I heard her words that I suddenly realized that this is a piece of treasure!
What kind of chicken belly will have butter in it?
In fact, when I first opened the belly of the chicken, I was very puzzled: the chicken I bought was obviously fresh, how could there be such a thing in the belly of the chicken?
My wife told me that it is precisely because of the good eating of this chicken that such a big piece of butter grows in the belly!
It turns out that the butter in the belly of the chicken mainly comes from the fat of the chicken. During the long breeding process, the fat of the chickens will accumulate in the stomach and eventually form delicious butter.
The butter in the belly of the chicken is inextricably linked to the diet of the chicken.
In fact, many people don't know that if chickens often eat foods rich in fat and carotene, such as corn, wheat bran, millet, etc., the yellow color in the food will slowly deposit in the chicken's belly, and eventually delicious butter will appear.
Because many people who raise chickens in rural areas will use these foods to feed their chickens, generally speaking, it is easier to see these chicken fats in the stomachs of rural chickens.
These free-range chickens in rural areas, because they are fed by coarse grains, are generally more delicious, and the nutritional value will be much higher, and even the eggs laid by local chickens are more expensive than ordinary eggs.
The chicken I bought, the boss told me that this is his own free-range chicken, the taste is particularly good, it turns out that I "picked up a big leak"!
Looking at such a large piece of butter in my hand, I was really at a loss, what is the purpose of this piece of butter?
What is butter in a chicken belly for?
My wife told me that this piece of butter actually has a lot of uses, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a "secret weapon" in cooking.
The butter in the chicken belly can actually be used as a natural condiment.
Dig the chicken fat out of the chicken belly and put it in a pot to refine and melt to get a mellow taste and rich flavor of liquid chicken fat.
In the process of cooking, chicken fat can be used as a natural flavor enhancer, adding a unique flavor to the dishes.
If someone in the family is sick, a bowl of fragrant stewed chicken soup will definitely warm his stomach and make him feel comfortable.
At this time, we can add two spoonfuls of chicken fat to the pot until it melts, which can greatly increase the richness and aroma of the soup, and make the chicken soup more delicious and delicious.
Of course, if you love to eat stir-fried food, the unique aroma and rich and plump taste of chicken fat can also make the taste of the dish richer.
The delicious dish stir-fried in chicken fat not only adds flavor and color to the dish, but also has a unique taste that makes people linger. It can be said that whether the chicken fat is cooked cold and hot, or stewed, roasted and fried, it is not wrong to use it to enhance the taste.
As the natural fat of chicken, chicken fat is also an indispensable part of many condiments. Chicken powder, chicken essence, chicken juice, these well-known condiments, are inseparable from the contribution of natural chicken fat.
As a condiment, chicken fat can make the chicken flavor of the soup more intense, and can make the chicken soup exude a real and rich cooking aroma. Just a few spoonfuls will awaken the taste buds and leave you feeling aftertaste.
How do you boil butter from a chicken's belly into chicken fat?
If you want to get chicken fat, you first need to take out the butter in the chicken's belly, wash it, put it in a pot, and slowly boil it over low heat, and it won't take long to become edible chicken fat.
We first went to the vegetable market to buy a pound and a half of chicken fat, and we needed to rinse it with clean water to clean up a layer of blood on the surface of the butter. After washing, cut into small pieces with a knife.
Then we put the sliced butter in the pan and add half of the water, almost no butter. Then boil the water over high heat and simmer until the butter residue appears.
After frying and forming, we take out the separator to remove the oil residue, and the liquid left in the pot is the well-known chicken fat. It's very convenient to bottle and jar the chicken fat and take it out when you need it!
How to raise chickens to get chicken fat?
"Chicken fat grows on chickens", if we want the belly of chickens to grow full of butter, we must definitely "put a lot of effort" into chicken breeding. How can we raise chickens that are rich in chicken fat?
First of all, choosing the right variety is the basis for obtaining chicken fat.
Some chickens are more likely to accumulate fat in their bodies, forming abundant chicken fat. Therefore, when we choose farmed varieties, we should give priority to those varieties that are prone to fat accumulation.
Of course, reasonable feeding management is also an important factor in improving chicken fat production. In the breeding process, it is necessary to ensure that the chickens can get adequate nutrition, especially fat and protein intake.
At this time, we need to add an appropriate amount of corn, soybeans and other high-energy, high-protein ingredients to the feed, in order to help the accumulation of fat in the chicken's body and promote the formation of chicken fat.
A longer rearing cycle also means that the chickens have more time to accumulate fat and form abundant chicken fat. Therefore, when feeding broiler chicks, we must let the baby chickens "eat to their heart's content".
Of course, a healthy and safe breeding environment will also affect the quality of chicken fat production. Keeping the breeding environment clean and hygienic will be more conducive to the healthy growth of chickens and the formation of chicken fat.
epilogue
I didn't expect the butter in the chicken's belly to have so many doorways. Although chicken fat is very effective and tastes very delicious, it doesn't really have much nutritional value.
Because chicken fat is rich in protein and fat, eating too much can lead to obesity. Therefore, we must eat too much, within the right range, so that we can eat happily and eat at ease!
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Resources
[1] Baidu Encyclopedia - "Definition and Application of Chicken Fat"
[2] Medical Encyclopedia - "Entry: Chanterelle"