Brilio.net - Chicken feet have long been a favorite ingredient in various traditional dishes. Feet are known to have a chewy texture and collagen content that is good for skin health. In addition, its savory and delicious taste also makes this food ingredient popular with many people.
However, behind its deliciousness, processing chicken feet is a challenge for many people. The reason is, the fishy smell and tough texture when still raw requires it to be processed with a special technique. The fishy smell of chicken feet often comes from the remaining blood or dirt left between the skin and bones.
If not cleaned properly, this fishy smell can ruin the taste of the dish and make it less delicious. In addition, the texture of the feet which are full of connective tissue requires a longer cooking time to become tender and easy to eat. This process often makes cooking feet feel more complicated than other ingredients.
To overcome this problem, some special techniques need to be applied in processing the feet. One of them is by soaking the feet in lime juice before cooking. This process is considered to help reduce the fishy smell.
However, in addition to this method, there is another method that is no less effective in removing the fishy smell of chicken feet. This method was once used by Instagram user @devitasari89. Through one of the videos uploaded, she admitted that she only boiled it with a number of kitchen ingredients. Well, these kitchen ingredients play an important role in removing the fishy smell of chicken feet while making the texture soft.
As reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @devitasari89 on Thursday (29/8), the kitchen ingredients in question are salt, turmeric powder, bay leaves, and coriander. Well, a number of these ingredients have a delicious aroma that can minimize the fishy smell of chicken feet. In addition, boiled chicken feet also become more savory and delicious.
photo: Instagram/@devitasari89
How to use it, just prepare water in a pan and boil it until it boils. After boiling, put in the feet that have been washed clean and the nails removed. Then add salt, turmeric powder, bay leaves, and coriander powder. After that, stir.
photo: Instagram/@devitasari89
Now, boil the feet until they are really tender. If necessary, you can use the 5-30-7 method to save gas cylinders. That way, the feet will be more tender and free from fishy odor.
photo: Instagram/@devitasari89
Since it was uploaded on August 4, this video on how to boil chicken feet has been watched more than 27 thousand times. Who would have thought, many Instagram netizens were interested and also gave direct responses in the comments column. Most of these Instagram users expressed their gratitude for getting new and useful knowledge.
"Thanks for the tips, Mom. I really like chicken feet," said Instagram user @rumahpuspa_.
"Thanks for the tips, sis," replied Instagram @resicachika_.
"Sameeeee... guaranteed the fishy taste will disappear," said Instagram @igefebriani.
"Very very useful tips, ma'am, cmiwww ma'am," wrote the Instagram account @bundakeenandra.
"By chance there was a claw, immediately executed it," commented the Instagram account @anisa_rzyy02.