What Are Chicken backs and How Can I Use Them?
If chicken backs have turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use them with confidence and how to choose them, cook them, store them, what to substitute, and 3 recipes to try them in.
- In Chinese:
- 鸡背
- British (UK) term:
- Chicken backs
- en français:
- dos de poulet
- en español:
- espaldas de pollo
Recipes using chicken backs
There are 3 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Chicken/Poultry Stock
A basic stock made from poultry (usually chicken) that you can freeze and use instead of store bought.
Rich Chicken Broth
Rich chicken broth built from backs, necks, and wings, sweated with leeks and aromatics, then simmered four hours and reduced for deep gold stock. The base of every great soup.
Chicken & Noodle Soup with Vegetables
Old-fashioned chicken noodle soup simmered from scratch with a whole chicken, gizzards, egg noodles, and fresh vegetables. A 3-hour Sunday supper that feeds 14 hungry souls.
