What to do with soft chicken bones after making bone broth?
I have chicken bones after being boiled down to mush.
Can they be crushed? Then what can I use them for?
Best Answer
Worm bin.
Worms need calcium and sometimes they struggle to get enough. People recommend eggshells in the worm bin for that reason. You are not supposed to put meat in the worm bin (because of rats) but I think these bones are ok. They will fall apart pretty quick.
If you don't have a worm bin you could bury them in your garden. I am told tomatoes like extra calcium in their soil. Do an experiment and put them all by one tomato plant and see if that one is bigger. If you have kids the right age, show them what you are doing and maybe they will make it into a science fair project for next year.
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Return the bones to the pot – you may break them or smash them with a meat tenderizer or rolling pin to release even more bone marrow. Cover with cold water again; vinegar optional.Is it OK to eat soft chicken bones?
(If you're interested in learning more, here's a blog that gives a few culinary tips: Chicken Bone Snacks). Suffice to say, as long as the bones are thoroughly chewed, there's absolutely no harm in doing so.What can I do with leftover chicken bones?
Method 1: Chicken Stock from Leftover Roasted Chicken Bones Put the leftover bones and skin from a chicken carcass into a large stock pot. Add vegetables, like celery, onion, carrots, parsley. Cover with water. Add salt and pepper to taste, about a teaspoon of salt, 1/4 tsp of pepper.What do you do with meat and bones after making stock?
If you use bones with meat on them, or whole chicken pieces, pull the meat out after 45-60 minutes. Let it cool a bit and remove the meat. Toss the bones and gristle back in to continue cooking. The meat retains it's flavor, and you get to extract all the collogen out of the bones.Can I eat softened bones?
The pork soft bone comes with soft white bones and slight fat marbling on its meat. You can eat the bones together with the meat when they are cooked for a very long time. The longer you cook the bones, the better it'll taste.Bone Broth From Rotisserie Chicken
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No.
Bone is not typically considered fit for human consumption. Cooked, they become dangerous. They are brittle and sharp and can puncture the intestines(source). Uncooked they become a pathogen risk, especially with chicken bones.
There was a time when people ate bone meal, presumably for calcium, but that is no longer considered a good practice. More reading about Bone meal from Wikipedia.
Answer 3
Paitan broth
Depending on how long you cooked your bone broth, your chicken carcass still might have some flavor. After straining your first broth, add fresh water and more aromatics to the pot. Boil for a few more hours, and then blitz it with an immersion blender. Strain, yielding a thick creamy broth that makes a delicious bowl of ramen.
(Most of the actual bone meal will be strained out and can be added to your compost heap.)
Recipe: https://www.seriouseats.com/2018/12/how-to-make-chicken-paitan-ramen.html
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