How to create a soup with frozen chicken?
I have chickens in the freezing box. How long can I keep my fatty chicken legs there until they become dangerous to eat? How should I defreeze the chicken? Can I just put it to the hot water or should I slowly warm it up to boiling water? How does freezing chicken cooking differ with non-freezing chicken?
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I make stock from my leftover chicken bones and vegetable scraps. I just dump them in the pot still frozen, cover with cold water, and heat until it's a bare simmer. Simmer the stock for 2-3 hours or so, or until it tastes like soup instead of water. (But be careful not to boil, since the stock can get cloudy if you let it get up to a full 100C.) I have made this with both cooked meat and uncooked.
Uncooked chicken (whether frozen or not) will give you a mildly-flavored white chicken stock. If you brown the meat first, you'll get a stronger flavor and a brown chicken stock. (See here for a discussion.) If your chicken isn't cooked, you'll want to roast it to get all the nice brown bits from the Maillard reaction, which will defrost the chicken in the process.
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Can I use frozen chicken for soup?
Frozen chicken breast \u2013 no need to thaw them, just chuck them in! Chicken broth \u2013 this creates a flavorful base for your soup. Low sodium is ok to use as well.Can I cook frozen chicken without thawing if making soup?
According to the USDA, yes, you can safely cook your frozen chicken, as long as you follow a couple general guidelines. In order to skip the thawing step and turn your frozen chicken into a fully-cooked, safe-to-eat dinner, use your oven or stove top and simply increase your cooking time by at least 50%.How long does it take to boil a frozen chicken for soup?
Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves: cook 12 to 15 minutes. (That means boiling frozen chicken would take 18 to 22 minutes.) If you want poached chicken even faster you can cut the chicken into 2-inch pieces and cook 8 to 10 minutes.Can I put frozen shredded chicken in soup?
Place whatever shredded chicken you don't need in an airtight container or freezer bag and stick it in the freezer for next time. It will keep for up to four months and can be added directly from frozen into the soup pot.Delicious Chicken soup | Chicken-vegetable egg drop soup for Kids lunch by tiffin Box, চিকেন স্যুপ
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I can't say anything about the first question, but a few months in the freezer won't make it a dangerous eat, IMO.
You should defreeze the chicken, preferably, overnight in the fridge in the plastic wrap you used in the freezer.
If you don't have time, just dump it in cold water and bring to a boil. Some say over a high heat, others over a low heat. I say, high heat goes faster so it should be watched more closely. You have to prevent the rolling boil and go for the simmer. And scope the foam of the water (around 70ºC).
Do not put the chicken in hot water.
I have no idea how a frozen defrozen chicken differs from an unfrozen chicken.
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