Fat chips: YUMMM!

lyrical_dancer · 04-30-2009, 05:45 PM

My mom makes these delicious fat chips. [that's what I call them...] They're made of chicken fat/skin, and she bakes them [or broils them, whatever!] I'm not sue how she does it, but they're worth eating! YUMM YUMM YUMMMMM!!

thor-iwish · 05-31-2009, 08:57 PM

it's just hardened chicken skin??? Interesting, I've been looking for some chip substitute to dip guacamole, not sure that's it, but it's a step in the right direction.

Doris57 · 06-22-2009, 11:39 PM

try pork rinds for the guacamole

lowcarblaura · 08-18-2009, 11:34 AM

fried chicken skin is AWESOME!!

12yrslater · 08-18-2009, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by lowcarblaura

fried chicken skin is AWESOME!!

AMEN!

MrsJackSprat · 08-18-2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by lowcarblaura

fried chicken skin is AWESOME!!

Yeah..................but you gotta buy the whole d@mn chicken just to get a little bit of skin!

lowcarblaura · 08-18-2009, 03:52 PM

Oh...isn't that the truth...BUT...Thanksgiving is right around the corner...since there are soo many people who are fat/skin phobic...I just may harvest it before I cook the bird....that way when they are feasting on sweets, I can enjoy my fat...and be all the healthier for it!! (My 90 year old Mom would completely FREAK OUT if she saw this!!)

CarolynF · 12-19-2009, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ddemetrius456

Fat Chips!! It sounds and tastes great. They will make you fat for sure
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Not in moderation..

lovexoxohug · 12-26-2009, 05:56 AM

jon, we eat em all and still lose weight.

cowboyshootergirl · 12-26-2009, 06:07 AM

Favored food among Ashkenazi Jews, gribenes is frequently mentioned in Jewish stories and parables. It's the rendered chicken fat bits fried crispy with onions. The schmaltz is the actual rendered chicken fat. Used quite a bit as a kosher substitute for butter.
Here's a recipe.

Schmaltz and Gribenes

This recipe uses the fat and skin from about 4 chickens. You can save it up in your freezer over the course of time. For even more flavorful schmaltz, add a few cloves of garlic.

Ingredients

* 4 cups chicken fat and skin, cut into 1/2-inch pieces or smaller
* Kosher salt
* Pinch of pepper
* 1 cup onion rings, about 1/8-inch thick

Preparation

1. Wash fat and skin well in a colander, and pat dry. Place in a heavy skillet, and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.

2. Cook, uncovered, over low heat (you can turn it up a bit once the fat has begun melting). When the fat starts to melt and get slightly brown, add onions (and garlic cloves if you like), and continue cooking until onions and cracklings are golden brown and crunchy.

3. When partially cooled, strain over a bowl to remove onions and cracklings, and refrigerate them in a covered glass jar. Poor schmaltz into another jar, cover, and refrigerate.

chiody · 01-07-2010, 11:58 AM

There's a Morton Grove, IL Chinese Restaurant that make fried chicken skins that are so good....... And it's provided as an appetizer if you ask for it......

Over the holidays, we bought a huge tray and it lasted 3 days.

teensville · 01-26-2010, 12:45 PM

There is a grocery store near my house which has hand trimmed chicken breasts. I go in and request the discarded skin which they sell to me for 47 cents a lb. Maybe check with a local butcher in your area. They usually just throw it away.

04-30-2009, 05:45 PM	#1
lyrical_dancer Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan. Posts: 52 Gallery: lyrical_dancer Stats: 122 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 26th, 2009	Fat chips: YUMMM! My mom makes these delicious fat chips. [that's what I call them...] They're made of chicken fat/skin, and she bakes them [or broils them, whatever!] I'm not sue how she does it, but they're worth eating! YUMM YUMM YUMMMMM!!

12-26-2009, 06:07 AM	#10
cowboyshootergirl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: High Desert - California Posts: 4,990 Gallery: cowboyshootergirl WOE: A chicken wing and a prayer.	Favored food among Ashkenazi Jews, gribenes is frequently mentioned in Jewish stories and parables. It's the rendered chicken fat bits fried crispy with onions. The schmaltz is the actual rendered chicken fat. Used quite a bit as a kosher substitute for butter. Here's a recipe. Schmaltz and Gribenes This recipe uses the fat and skin from about 4 chickens. You can save it up in your freezer over the course of time. For even more flavorful schmaltz, add a few cloves of garlic. Ingredients * 4 cups chicken fat and skin, cut into 1/2-inch pieces or smaller * Kosher salt * Pinch of pepper * 1 cup onion rings, about 1/8-inch thick Preparation 1. Wash fat and skin well in a colander, and pat dry. Place in a heavy skillet, and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. 2. Cook, uncovered, over low heat (you can turn it up a bit once the fat has begun melting). When the fat starts to melt and get slightly brown, add onions (and garlic cloves if you like), and continue cooking until onions and cracklings are golden brown and crunchy. 3. When partially cooled, strain over a bowl to remove onions and cracklings, and refrigerate them in a covered glass jar. Poor schmaltz into another jar, cover, and refrigerate. __________________ Susie "Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others." - Groucho Marx It's Cowboy.Shooter.Girl pow pow bing bang

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05-31-2009, 08:57 PM	#2
thor-iwish Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7 Gallery: thor-iwish	it's just hardened chicken skin??? Interesting, I've been looking for some chip substitute to dip guacamole, not sure that's it, but it's a step in the right direction.

06-22-2009, 11:39 PM	#3
Doris57 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Modesto,CA Posts: 3 Gallery: Doris57 Stats: 220/195/145 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Feb2009	try pork rinds for the guacamole

08-18-2009, 11:34 AM	#4
lowcarblaura Junior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: middletown,ct,usa Posts: 20 Gallery: lowcarblaura	fried chicken skin is AWESOME!!

08-18-2009, 03:52 PM	#7
lowcarblaura Junior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: middletown,ct,usa Posts: 20 Gallery: lowcarblaura	Oh...isn't that the truth...BUT...Thanksgiving is right around the corner...since there are soo many people who are fat/skin phobic...I just may harvest it before I cook the bird....that way when they are feasting on sweets, I can enjoy my fat...and be all the healthier for it!! (My 90 year old Mom would completely FREAK OUT if she saw this!!)

12-26-2009, 05:56 AM	#9
lovexoxohug Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 112 Gallery: lovexoxohug	jon, we eat em all and still lose weight.

01-07-2010, 11:58 AM	#11
chiody Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,663 Gallery: chiody Stats: 245/153/165 6'0" Diabetic T2, No Meds 22 yrs. WOE: LC/Paleo/IF (Maintenance) HbA1C 4.5 2011	There's a Morton Grove, IL Chinese Restaurant that make fried chicken skins that are so good....... And it's provided as an appetizer if you ask for it...... Over the holidays, we bought a huge tray and it lasted 3 days.

01-26-2010, 12:45 PM	#12
teensville Junior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 55 Gallery: teensville	There is a grocery store near my house which has hand trimmed chicken breasts. I go in and request the discarded skin which they sell to me for 47 cents a lb. Maybe check with a local butcher in your area. They usually just throw it away.