Last night, while scouring the Internets for an idea on what to do with a butchered chicken carcass after removing all the good meaty bits other than making stock, I stumbled upon this little bit of McDonald’s inspired awesomeness.
Perhaps, I come from the peasant school of dining, which means that every bit of an animal is sacred protein and should be eaten and not just the clean cuts you find neatly packed in plastic at the Stupidstore, so I find Mr. Oliver’s negative reaction to the kids willingness to eat his home-made chicken nuggets to be a bit strange. What’s the big deal? Replace the crappy filler and powdered binding agent with an egg, add some bread crumbs and pan fry instead of deep-fry. Some may cry foul, but I say it’s what’s for dinner. ~ PK
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The point wasn’t to make his own chicken nuggets and make them healthy, Paul. The point was trying to convince the kids that eating processed crap is disgusting.
He didn’t get through to them though, as all they could think about was their hunger and the “deep fried goodness”. Jamie is actually trying to do something positive in America, but the Americans can’t be bothered to listen.
The big deal is that they can’t differentiate between good and healthy food, and something that they shouldn’t be eating. Why would they be bothered to make something homemade and healthy when they are perfectly willing to eat something that is processed garbage food? He wasn’t giving them a lesson in how to make their own homemade chicken nuggets, he was giving them a lesson in what goes into the nuggets that they get at fast food joints. They didn’t process the lesson in the context that he intended.
One minute the kids were saying “eeewwwww!”, and the next minute they said that they would eat that “eeewwwwww!” Why? Because the presentation was familiar and what they knew as “food”.
Although using all of your animal is admirable, your purpose would be better served if you just made that stock. Try roasting the bones for a different stock. Or make those chicken nuggets if you really want to and let me know whether they taste any good.
Blech!
C’mon Irishgal, I’m just having some fun with Mr. Oliver. Yes, fast food chicken McNuggets made from industrial farmed mechanically separated meat full of cheap filler are disgusting and can barely be considered food, and I really do really appreciate the premise of his show educating children about their food choices, but I am quite certain they can still be made at home and taste pretty good without all the crap.
And while we are on the topic of health, Jamie really should stop using teflon non-stick pans, those things are evil.