Chicken Feet Caldereta

Chicken Feet Caldereta

Eating chicken feet may sound gross to you, but it is a delicacy with the Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino and the Korean.

Even non-Asians are eating chicken feet. The Jamaican, South African, Trinidadian and South American have their own versions of chicken feet recipes.

Some say the reason that people ate chicken feet was not to waste any edible parts of the chicken. This could be true as most ethnic groups that ate chicken feet were traditionally from the lower income groups.

While other says, chicken feet is good for health.

Research  had shown that chicken feet contained a lot of collagen. This is the ingredient for younger looking skin.

So now you know, eating chicken feet will not only save all the edible parts of the chicken, but will also make you look younger.  

Source: Chicken Feet

We are used to cooking it grilled, or the authentic adobo, we make it spicy or brothy (it gives unique flavor to soup dishes). For a change I requested my sister to cook caldereta using chicken feet let's get down to the recipe...

Ingredients:

1 kilo chicken feet, cleaned and cooked thoroughly
1/4 cup vinegar or pineapple juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
500 grams tomato sauce
1 small can liver spread
2 medium-sized potatoes, cut into cubed
2 pieces red and green bell pepper, cut into cubed
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated or cubed
cooking oil
salt and pepper to taste

1 medium-sized carrot, cut into cubed(optional)
2 pieces red chili(siling labuyo), chopped(optional)
2 pieces bay leaf(optional) 

Procedures:

Part 1

1. Clean the chicken feet thoroughly.
2. Cook it in low heat until well done. (We cook it at least 5 hours in low heat) or use a pressure cooker, would only take an hour or less to achieve the right tenderness you want.

Part 2

1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic and onions until translucent.
2. Add cooked chicken feet and continue sauteing until light brown.
3. Pour some broth, tomato sauce then simmer for 3 minutes.
4. Add liver spread, potatoes, carrots, chili and bell pepper then cook for 2 minutes.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste then add grated cheese. Mix until cheese has melted.
6. Remove from heat then serve hot with steamed rice.

Other Chicken Feet Recipes

If you feel the urge to be adventurous, here are links to some chicken feet recipes that you might want to try:

• Chinese Recipe using Chicken Feet: Braised Chicken Feet with Mushrooms & Ginger
• Filipino Recipe using Chicken Feet: Spicy Chicken Feet with Oyster and Soy Sauce
• Korean Recipe using Chicken Feet: Hot Sweet & Spicy Chicken Feet
• Trinidadian Recipe using Chicken Feet: Chicken Foot Souse
• South African Recipe using Chicken Feet Walkie Talkie Recipe
• Jamaican Recipe using Chicken Feet Chick'n 'Foot' Soup

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Pesto Rice

                  

What you will need:

Leftover rice
180g. can corned tuna
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaf
1 medium carrot shredded
1 medium onion
4 cloves garlic
oil for sauteing

Here's How:

1. Saute garlic and onion, add carrots, then add the tuna, and add the basil... let cook over low heat.

2. Add the rice and continue mixing evenly...


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Creamy Chopsuey

Ingredients:

1 large carrots sliced
1 large head broccoli
1 stalk celery sliced
100 g green beans
1 medium head napa cabbage
1 medium onion sliced
3 cloves crushed garlic
100 g pork or any meat(your choice) optional
1 cup all purpose cream
2 tbsp oyster sauce


Instructions:

1.Saute garlic and onion. Add meat of your choice. Let it cook then add carrots, beans, let cook for about 2 mins then add the broccoli.
2.As the veggies produce their own juice while simmering, add all purpose cream instead of water. add oyster sauce season to taste. Lastly add the cabbage and sliced celery stalk.

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Eggplat Lasagna

Green Girls' Eggplant Lasagna

Ingredients:

Eggplants sliced leghtwise
Ground beef/ cornef beef/ tuna flakes
4 gloves garlic
onion
1 can button mushroom slice
tomato sauce 500g
2 tbsps all purpose cream
5 tbsps butter
Broth cubes
Salt and pepper to taste
Grated cheese (eden melts/ parmesan cheese)

Optional: sweetener for the red sauce
all purpose flour as white sauce thickener

Procedure:
(1) fry the eggplants
(2) Red sauce: saute garlic and onion.Add tuna flakes/ corned beef/ ground beef.Add tomato sauce. Simmer till meat is done. add sugar if you want a slightly sweet sauce.

White sauce: melt the butter. Optional, if you want a slightly thickened sauce, add 1-2 tbsps of flour, cook with butter, mix until texture of paste. pour in all purpose cream. mix until golden brown. add mushroom, cheese, stirring occasionally until all cheese melted.

(3) layering: eggplant->red sauce->eggplant->white sauce->eggplant->redsauce-> whitesauce->grated cheese

(4) cook in microwave for 15mins in medium temp.

Thank you Genesis Tampes and Remjane Mariano for this delicious recipe.

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Homemade Apple Cider and Aspirin Toner

Natural Benefits: Apple vinegar and aspirin is a one-two exfoliating punch to clear acne scars and smooth bumpy, dry skin. Use daily for a softer, brighter complexion. If you have delicate skin, use this sparingly.

Yield: Approximately one month of daily applications

Ingredients:

1/2 ounce organic apple cider vinegar
3 ounces mineral water
5 plain aspirin tablets, uncoated

Instructions:
1. Dilute 1/2 ounce organic apple cider vinegar with 4 ounces of mineral water.
2. Use pestle and mortar to crush aspirin tablets.
3. Add aspirin tablet mixture to water and vinegar mix.
4. Apply toner sparingly to areas with acne, rough skin or enlarged pores.
The solution will stay fresh for one month in the refrigerator.

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