put the drippings in bone broth?

[greenmulberry]

I am roast chicken aficionado!

What I do is roast my chicken in the oven, in a cast iron pan.

We eat the chicken meat, then I make bone broth. I have of late started keeping the pan drippings and putting that in the crock pot along with the bones.

It makes the most glorious flavored broth ever. Yes, there is grease introduced with the dripping, but I still skim all the fat off when the broth is ready.

Is there any reason I shouldn't do this? I don't hear of other people using drippings in the broth, but it makes sense to me and is delicious.

[velcromom]

Sounds yummy to me!

[rhiandmoi]

I always do, I think it helps gel too.

[stephienoodle]

I always put the drippings in, too.

[cristeen]

I always put the drippings in too. But I never skim.

[FairyRae]

Sounds good to me!!

[Village Mama]

I do the same as well, but I thow in a sliced onion underneath the chicken before I roast it... then the whole works goes into the stock pot

[deditus]

I put everything in the stock pot! All the drippings, all the bones, all the skin, everything that is left after we eat. I don't skim either, I use almost all of my bone broth for cooking greens in so I just don't add additional fat when I cook the greens!

[TopazBlueMama]

Emily, tell us how you cook your greens, please!

[deditus]

Originally Posted by TopazBlueMama

Emily, tell us how you cook your greens, please!

Oh I saute garlic in a tiny bit of lard (just enough so it doesn't burn) then add a bunch of chopped greens and 1/4-1/2 c of bone broth and cook, covered for 20-30 minutes, sprinkle with Celtic sea salt and serve. So simple, so yummy, downright comfort food for me. We eat greens 2-3 times a week this way and never get sick of them! I think the bone broth really helps make them easier to digest.

[TopazBlueMama]

Thank you-I was hoping it was something simple like that!