My chicken soup goes gelatinous when cold

[Singadream]

So I make Jewish style chicken soup with a chicken carcass and veg boiling it up in water for a couple of hours. When my mum does it the fat how to the top and she skims it off. When I do it there is no obvious fat to skim but once it is cold it becomes a jelly. It is lovely again when warmed up but a) offputting and b) not how it is meant to be. Any thoughts/solutions?

[Userplusnumbers]

Isn't it the gelatine from the bones that cause this to happen? Same with any sort of bone based stock, don't think there's anything you can do to stop it

[Seeline]

If you are using a chicken carcass, the stock will contain gelatin from the bones, hence turning into a jelly when is goes cold. My chicken soup always does it.

[ChardonnaysPrettySister]

I thought that was a good thing?

[bluerunningshoes]

totally normal.
that't how gelatine is made...

[findingmyfeet12]

Sign of a good soup imo.

[moreismore]

That’s all the good stuff!

[LoniceraJaponica]

And so it should. It isn't off-putting at all. Send it to me if you don't want it

[FourFriedChickensDryWhiteToast]

yes that is what it does if it is good.
I remember when i was a child being served a cold dish with salad that was essentially the gellified stock with chicken bits in it...

[ChardonnaysPrettySister]

Apparently you can add children feet to it to make it even mor gelatinous.

[ruleshelpcontrolthefun]

That's a good soup right there.

[purplecorkheart]

I hope you mean chicken feet!

[FourFriedChickensDryWhiteToast]

" add children feet to it to make it even mor gelatinous."

[acatcalledjohn]

That's totally normal.

I have some gelatinous goodness for dinner tonight

[ChardonnaysPrettySister]

Oh dear Lord, that is a step too far for good soup!

chicken feet!

[BertrandRussell]

That’s what it’s supposed to do.i bet your mum’s does too.

[IHaveBrilloHair]

Yep, it does that, I froze chicken stock that was gelatinous a couple of weeks ago, the chicken was cooked with lots and lemon and garlic and I'll use the stock to make a fennel risotto

[Singadream]

Ah ok great. I didn’t want to ask my mum for some reason. But if that is normal then excellent. It is delicious!

[Singadream]

Thank you!