EPISODE 4: Chicken Feet

HI, Everyone! This is Jack and here is the fourth podcast of Jack Ate the Beanstalk.

This week I am trying chicken feet. That's what I said. Chicken Feet. It is considered a delicacy in Asia. It is also eaten in Jewish culture. But most people think it's not a good thing to eat. I think most people think it's dirty.

Mostly people eat it in soups. The little bits of meat and cartilage fall off the bones and people like to suck the meat or cartilage from the toes. You can find chicken feet at most dim sum restaurants, where they deep fry it and steam it with black bean sauce.

It can be found in most asian markets. The cost per pound is sometimes more than the cost per pound for regular chicken meat. It looks gross in the pile at the store. They look like alien hands. Great. Sounds good.

I ended up not liking them. We cooked them Thai style with a little bit of chile sauce. I didn't like it because it didn't have much meat and seemed fatty and kinda greasy.

Thank you to my Aunty Shan for recommending chicken feet for this podcast. Thanks.

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Puzzler Question: "What other bird's feet is eaten in Asia?"

Answer: Duck
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Recipes

Pork or chicken thigh can be used instead of feet.

Ingredients
150 gms Chicken Feet
350 ml Water
2 Tablspoons Salt
1 Teaspoon White Pepper
100 gms Green Chinese Cabbage

Ingredients for Red Sauce
2 Tablespoons Light Soy Sauce
2 Tablespoons Oyster Sauce
2 Tablespoons Red Wine
2 Tablespoons Chilli Sauce
2 Tablespoons Ketchup
1 Tablespoon Dark Soy Sauce
1 Tablespoon Sugar
1 Teaspoon Salt
2 Tablespoons Oil
4 Garlic Cloves

Preparation
1. Into a saucepan, put the water, salt and white pepper and bring to the boil.
2. Add the chicken feet, boil for 30 minutes then remove from the water, keeping the water in the pan.
3. Clean the chinese cabbage and soak in the hot water the chicken feet were cooked in for 2 minutes (to soften and partly cook them). Remove and place on a plate.
4. Remove the bones of the chicken feet so that only the meat and skin remain.
5. To make the red sauce, put oil into a frying pan, chop the garlic and fry for 20 seconds to release the smell.
6. Add all the other red-sauce ingredients, and stir over the heat for 1 minute.
7. To serve, pour the red sauce over the chicken feet and vegetables.

Serve With Sticky Rice.

Enjoy!