canning chicken

[caspernc]

When canning your chicken do you can white meat and dark together or keep it seperate or does it matter?

 

[wyoDreamer]

I think it depends on what you like. So personal preference.

When I can chicken it will be breast meat in one jar - for sandwiches, on salads, shredded for tacos and such - and dark meat in another for chicken stew, chicken soup, chicken and dumplings. Not a real big fans of dark meat in our house, but it sure is good in anything with a heavy sauce or broth.

I will probably try whole thighs and legs on the bone without the skin for my first try at canning dark meat. I will use the skin and the rest of the carcass (minus the breast meat) to make broth for putting in the jars.

 

[caspernc]

Thanks for responding. I was thinking in the same direction, but didn't know if there was a reason to seperate or not to. I do think on the bone adds flavor, but maybe canning with dark and white mixxed added flavor...... I think I'll seperate but keep the bone........ other stuff for broth!