poor man's breast filets

vulture3
Thu, 28 May 2009 12:33:29 +0000

I have found galoisien’s cooking inquiries fascinating and enlightening. I have 2 young adults beginning to move into that cook for yourself world so it’s fun to get the various perspectives!

I no longer HAVE to penny pinch like my younger days, but still do in certain areas. Chicken is one of them. Having a family to feed makes it worthwhile to always have Costco boneless chicken breasts in the freezer. At $2.99 a pound and the convenience - it’s a great deal.

I’m also a big fan of buying whole chickens. I can’t imagine partially cooking to get the meat off though - that’s a lot of lost flavor you’re giving to the stock. I’d suggest learning how to debone your chicken. If I find a great deal on whole chickens, I will cut the pieces I really want for that meal and freeze the rest. You’ll get the good meat for your current recipe and salvage any left behind meat when you cook for stock.

Because I’m cooking for a family, I use most of the “good” pieces right away. I collect those odds and ends and boney pieces in the freezer, then every once in a while I’ll boil them all together with veggies etc to make a nice stock.

Kudos to you in the kitchen. I like your adventurous spirit!