Brilio.net - Ceker is a term often used to refer to chicken feet. Compared to other chicken parts, claws have little meat. However, its high protein and collagen content means claws are often chosen as a healthy food.
Many people consume claw because of these benefits. However, quite a few people also like to eat claws because of their delicious taste and chewy texture. Indeed, after cooking, the texture of claws tends to be chewy, melty and soft.
However, getting a melty and chewy claw texture is not easy, you know. It takes a long time to boil so that the texture of the claws can be like that. Or to cut time, some people choose to use a high-pressure pressure cooker when boiling the claws.
But apart from using pressure cooker, there are other alternatives that are no less effective in tenderizing these chicken feet . You can practice a simple method like the one on TikTok @sakuraku9 when cooking claws. Through one of the uploaded videos, he admitted that he could shorten the boiling process to just 10 minutes. However, the end result of the claw remains soft and melty.
Reported by BrilioFood on Monday (12/2), this method not only makes the chicken feet melt, but the smell is not fishy either. After investigating, the TikTok user added one kitchen spice when boiling the claws, namely ginger. This spice is considered to make claws more delicious and anti-amitic.
photo: TikTok/@sakuraku9
So, this special technique for boiling claws is done using the 5-30-5 method. More specifically, the claws are boiled for 5 minutes. Then let it sit or soak in hot water for 30 minutes. Only then boiled again a second time for 5 minutes. So, total boiling only takes 10 minutes.
To make the process clearer, wash the claws clean first. Make sure the nails are cut too, okay? After washing, drain the claws and set aside for a while. Meanwhile, prepare water in a pan and boil until the water is completely boiling.
photo: TikTok/@sakuraku9
So, after the boiled water boils, put the claws into the pan. Only then add the ginger pieces that have been washed clean. At this stage, cook or boil the claws for 5 minutes in a closed pan so that the hot steam is trapped and makes the claws soft quickly.
photo: TikTok/@sakuraku9
After boiling for 5 minutes, turn off the stove heat. Then let stand or soak the claws in hot water for 30 minutes. At this stage, make sure the pan is still closed. That way, the trapped steam and hot water will continue the softening process.
photo: TikTok/@sakuraku9
When it's been 30 minutes, turn the stove back on. After that, boil the claws for 5 minutes starting after the water boils. Then turn off the stove and let the water temperature decrease. So, that way, the claws can be removed and drained and then cooked with various spices.
"Soft claws, saves gas, and no need for presto anymore," said TikTok @sakuraku9.