This came out better than I anticipated.
I went to the Mexican market in Austin today and nabbed 3 one lb.
packages of chicken feet.
Placed 1 lb. of chicken feet into the pressure cooker on top of a
steamer insert and sprinkled them liberally with salt free lemon pepper
and garlic powder, then added a dash of white pepper powder. Added 12
large dried [censored] mushrooms then added enough water to cover them.
I put the other 2 lbs. away in the freezer for later.
_Nothing_ makes a richer chicken stock/broth than feet!
Brought up to pressure then turned to low (#2 setting on my glass top
stove) and pressured for 45 minutes.
Turned it off and let the pressure come down, then removed the mushrooms
to one bowl to cool and the chicken feet to a separate bowl to enjoy
later in private. <G>
I use the steamer insert to make it easier to catch any bones that I may
have missed. This created a beautiful dark colored, richly flavored
chicken and [censored] mushroom broth.
Once the mushrooms had cooled, I removed the stems (discard the stems,
they are way too tough to do _anything_ with) then sliced the mushrooms
thin.
Took one large purple onion and chopped it up. I put the onion and
sliced mushrooms into the cast iron skillet with EVOO and butter, and
just a dash of sesame oil. Sauteed and added more lemon pepper, garlic
powder, fresh grated ginger and a teensy bit of soy sauce. At one point,
I added one cup of the prepared broth to the pan, covered and let cook
for a bit since some of the mushrooms really had not hydrated enough yet.
Note, feel free to use 2 to 3 grated or minced cloves of fresh garlic in
place of the garlic powder. I personally have problems with fresh garlic
so no longer use it even tho' I really do like it.
Once the onions were clear, I added that mess back to the broth in the
pressure cooker, brought up to a boil and added 6 sheets of thinly
sliced Nori. I usually just cut Nori with a pair of scissors.
Once it was boiling well, I slowly stirred in 1 dozen well whipped fresh
eggs to make an "egg drop" effect.
I did not eat much of the soup even tho' it was fabulous. I retired to
my bedroom with a small bone bowl and ate the chicken feet with a little
salt. <G>
Dad cannot handle that so I eat them in private...
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K.
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