Tough old rooster?

[fishboy1]

Roosters got old enough to start causing a ruckus so we put 6 in the cooler.
Smoked one tonight. Flavor was very good but TOUGH!!!

Any suggestions on how to tenderize older chickens ?

 

[chebuck]

We always made chicken and dumplings out of the older ones.

 

[TX300mag]

Brine



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[TAFKAP]

Brine

 

[WTM]

+1 on the brine. plus you need to cook it slow, maybe in a crock pot(if you want smoke then smoke 2 hrs). the legs and thigh will still be tough as nails if you cook too fast even after a brine.

you can always do like mamaw and use a pressure cooker too, then you can grill it, make dumplings, chicken salad, pot pie.

 

[Dodge Man]

Coq au Vin

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alto ... ecipe.html

 

[fishboy1]

Thanks! Ill try a couple on the next bunch. Wife canned the rest after chewing on the tough rooster :-D

 

[TX300mag]

I would either pressure cook or sous vide after brining. I appreciate the flavor, and to a certain point texture, of older range birds. They're actually popular around here due to the ethnic diversity. A place I used to take broilers to used to specialize in them.


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[tnblaster]

Old folks always said you have to pressure cook the roosters and drown em in dumplings. Yum!

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