Chicken bones

[Bek Acason]

Hi
Can anyone tell me if you can mince a  chicken carcass in the Thermomix?
Thanks

[bluesed]

I really dont know as i've never tried but i guess you can do it as the bones are softer then other things i mince.
Anyway why would you mince a carcass? Is it for dog food?

[achookwoman]

My inlaws are Chinese and chop chicken carcasses and them boil them with ginger and garlic to make the most delicious stock.  I cook the carcass of a roast chicken ,  in the TMX and also make a stock that I use in soups and other savory dishes.  I also have thought about chopping them in the TMX'  think I will give it a go. Bek.

[Bek Acason]

Thanks for your responses it is for dog food. I thought it would be fine as they aren't as hard as say dried chickpeas or wheat. Think it might be easier to cook them first to soften them too? Bek

[bluesed]

For chicken stock its better to leave the bones whole as if you break them the stock will not be clear.

[Bek Acason]

Well I tried it tonight, I put a carcass (without the leg bones) in the steaming basket with some carrots, celery, bay leaves & peppercorns and made a stock first, Then I chopped up the carcass into chunks & minced it on speed 9 for a few seconds & it worked! So for anyone interested in making their own dog food with chicken bones it can be done in the thermomix....of course!

[achookwoman]

Thanks Bek,  what did you do with the stock?

[Bek Acason]

I've got the stock in the fridge to use later today in my chicken on ginger rice recipe.

[achookwoman]

Great,  waste nothing,  and a saving to the house keeping.