I made smoked chicken lollipops today. They are a bit of effort but so worth it. Quickly they have become a family favourite. Thinking doing these up with turkey drumsticks would be very fun.
i don’t know about this, man.
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I dunno, really, it’s the skin and tendons… I try to minimise good waste as best I can, but the bits cut off and removed would be the part you hold the drum and likely didn’t eat. I’d say it feels like waste but really no one eats that bit. Plus, this way if you have pets, they get a treat and that skin and 5mm of tendon gets eaten 🙂
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Thanks! The kids really enjoyed them, I think there is less meat left on the bone when they eat these lollipops, so that’s a win. It isn’t Reddit, but someone sure has the attitude to make it feel like it! 🤣😂🤣 am I right?
With the parts you peeled off for the look could you possibly make a broth? Or not enough material to work with?
Hmm good question. I haven’t made my own broth so I don’t know how much is needed. I’m sure you could use it. I used it for pet treats. Something to consider.
Good answer but ignore them they’re a downvote troll. Which makes even less sense on Lemmy than it did on Reddit…
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I’ve been blocking like crazy and it’s refreshing.
Dude, you just push the meat down into a ball. Nothing is wasted. Relax.
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You know, people on here love saying stuff like, " I love le lemmy, everyone is so friendly and calm compared to evil reddit." but I see a lot more conversations like this than I do respectful, casual conversations.
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Please be civil. 1st warning.
Some users just aren’t worth the trouble. Ban them and move on.
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Good lord
Sorry, are these fancy lollipops dressed up to look like chicken or actual smoked chicken in the shape of a lollipop?
If they are actual smoked chicken, how?
They look great either way haha
It is a chicken drumstick, you cut and peel the skin/tendons from the drumstick where it starts to narrow. It is a bit of work doing that bit, then you simply push the meat down into a ball. I then seasoned it, smoked it, when they were done smoking I filled a coffee cup with BBQ sauce and dipped the meat into it and caramelized it on the BBQ.YouTube link This is where I saw them done. Seen a version where there were deep fried, going to give that a try sometime
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Cool, that’s fantastic. Looks like a presentation worth trying, thanks for sharing!
You cut the meat away from the bone on one side and shove it down before cooking. If it’s a wing, you take out the smaller bone as well. https://www.atablefullofjoy.com/chicken-lollipop/
Unless they’ve done it differently tly from how I’ve always seen it, you literally just remove some of the meat on it
Thanks, I hate it.
ATBGE but it actually tastes good (I assume).
Very good, plus making them into lollipops you remove a bunch of the tendons so eating them is more pleasant.
Is this mostly for presentation or does it change the flavor in some way?
Presentation… but it also gets the extra bone and the tendons out of the way. Makes it fun and easy to eat
Glazed chicken meatball molded on a stripped drumstick?
I can see cutting all the tendons and smashing the meat down into a ball, and then using the leftover skin to cover it up.
Our cat and dog loved the unused bits!
These look great! Did you wrap the bone in tinfoil?
No, just a Sunday cook for the family and I don’t know seeing the bone as bone white… Seems like that might be a bit weird haha
For those who said this is a wasteful recipe… that is the skin and tendons removed. It’s not much really and no meat is removed.
