Ground rooster

[UrbanBirds]

I know rooster is terrible to eat. I've done it. Stringy, Chewey, etc. but recently I had s bunch of turkeys in the freezer that I needed to move so I ground it up like you get in the store and it wasn't bad. Worked in spaghetti sauce and chili just fine.

So I thought, why not the roo, too? Anyone tried it? Don't guess or pontificate on this please. only respond if you have actually tried ground adult rooster.

 

[cavemanrich]

Your rooster was stringy and chewy because it was an older bird. Your hen of the same age would be same. They make excellent soup if older birds. Grinding one up would of course make it easy to eat. Not sure if you are aware, but most likely you are.. The best chickens to eat are CORNISH ROCK CROSS. Most tender and only 7 to 8 weeks young. That is what I buy at the grocery store. Price is up there... The cheaper cuts are older chickens and not as tender..
Beef is also treated in a similar way. The best steaks come from steers raised for meat and young. The older cows and bulls , after their service, are used to make hot dogs and bologna.
Hope you are not mad at my response. My chickens are pets so I do not eat them.. In the past I have ground up some of the lesser cuts of chicken from the store. I assume that some may have been roosters. The taste was just fine.. Maybe my choice of seasonings was the magic..

 

[youngchooklover]

Your rooster was stringy and chewy because it was an older bird. Your hen of the same age would be same. They make excellent soup if older birds. Grinding one up would of course make it easy to eat. Not sure if you are aware, but most likely you are.. The best chickens to eat are CORNISH ROCK CROSS. Most tender and only 7 to 8 weeks young. That is what I buy at the grocery store. Price is up there... The cheaper cuts are older chickens and not as tender..
Beef is also treated in a similar way. The best steaks come from steers raised for meat and young. The older cows and bulls , after their service, are used to make hot dogs and bologna.
Hope you are not mad at my response. My chickens are pets so I do not eat them.. In the past I have ground up some of the lesser cuts of chicken from the store. I assume that some may have been roosters. The taste was just fine.. Maybe my choice of seasonings was the magic..

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[UrbanBirds]

Still looking for someone that has actually ground up an adult rooster (or hen, for that matter) and eaten it! I raise a lot of chickens for eating including Cornish crosses, freedom rangers and some goat and lamb as well. And, sorry, spent hens do not make good soup in my opinion. I use them only for stock.

 

[slingshotandLAR]

Still looking for someone that has actually ground up an adult rooster (or hen, for that matter) and eaten it! I raise a lot of chickens for eating including Cornish crosses, freedom rangers and some goat and lamb as well. And, sorry, spent hens do not make good soup in my opinion. I use them only for stock.

I've ground them up, as well as a few turkeys....

We use it in chili and tocos, I made link sausage from a group of spent hens and it was fantastic!

I have some hens going in the fall that will go through the grinder and sausage stuffer.

I agree with the soup comment, I use them for stock or the grinder.

 

[UrbanBirds]

Hey thanks for speaking up! I can't wait to try this roo that's been spurring everyone around here!

 

[osbmail]

Yes I just ground up 3 of years and a half old roosters.This is what I did skinned them than cut wings and feet off than cut in half with shears to get to the inside than picked out the heart, liver,gizzards and testicles.bag them them in ziplock bags.Fried up the insides for a very good meal.afeter couple days cut breast,leg and thigh off the bone and ground it up with some bacon, 1 slice of toast and LEM brand maple sausage seasoning.Than stuffed it in hog casing cooked it on the grill for my sons birthday party got about 4.5 pounds total.It was better than stuff I bought at the farmer market for 6 bucks a pound.I chilled the meat in the freezer after cutting and before stuffing which I have the grinding plate in for too.I sure the bone would have made a gallon or 2 of stock.But feed them to the cat instead.So I think they make great ground meat and is probably the best opinion for a old rooster.

 

[UrbanBirds]

Hey thanks for your ideas. I like the idea of combining it with some bacon

 

[osbmail]

When grinding meat texture is very important it makes the difference between good burger (or sausages) or poor mealy burgers.Salt and fat are the next most important. Meat should be semi frozen and ground twice through a course plate.Also a some filler helps make your sausage juicy.I don't think any chicken can stand alone without have some pork fat ground with it.

 

[slingshotandLAR]

When grinding meat texture is very important it makes the difference between good burger (or sausages) or poor mealy burgers.Salt and fat are the next most important. Meat should be semi frozen and ground twice through a course plate.Also a some filler helps make your sausage juicy.I don't think any chicken can stand alone without have some pork fat ground with it.

Great point....

Instead of pork fat I used the chicken skins, that worked!