Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: Oliveview on May 26, 2010, 10:18
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Our ´new´ cockerel was culled (by the neighbour) yesterday evening- there was no way we could keep him, Colin the other cockerel was attacking him all the time. I´d plucked a hen previously and it took me atleast 2 hours- Mercedes came and showed me the way to pluck the cockerel- Put the bird in a big bowl and pour boiling water (or nearly boiling) over the bird and then turn it over so all the bird is soaked. Leave it for about 2 min and then remove- it took just 5 min at the most to pluck the cockerel!
He weighed just over 4kg un- cleaned and just over 3kg when cleaned out. He is in my freezer- 3 portions for meals and 1 bag for a soup pack.
Coq au Vin later on when we have visitors :D
Pamela
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Yum!
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Super!
I did my first cockerel dry, and like you, it took about two hours. I plan on scalding the next ones too - I'm just a bit concerned about spoiling the meat by leaving them in the hot water too long.
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I've always dry plucked but may try this method as well, thanks Pamela :)
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I've heard of this too but not sure it would work with a duck due to their waterproofing. What do you think?
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Apparantly if you add soap to the scalding water (which should only be about 60°C) you can do ducks as well.