Bone

Poultry

Bone

Ostrich bones and frames build stock—collagen, residual meat and savoury juices. Lean red ratite meat is mild and beef-like with very little protective fat. Roast first for brown stock or simmer gently for a lighter pot; strain and cool. Essential base for sauces in South African and global specialty grill cookery.

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Characteristics

Preparations

BrothRoastedSimmeredStock

Traits

CollagenMineralsStock BaseStructural

Nutrition and pairings

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 265

Amount per 100 g

  • Total Fat 16.1 g
  • Saturated Fat 6.44 g
  • Trans Fat 0.1 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 6.44 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat 3.23 g
  • Cholesterol 85.4 mg
  • Sodium 69.2 mg
  • Salt 0.16 g
  • Total Carbohydrate 0 g
  • Dietary Fibre 0 g
  • Total Sugars 0 g
  • Complex / starch 0 g
  • Protein 30.1 g
  • Water 48.1 g
Detailed nutrients

Bone itself is mineral matrix; culinary values reflect marrow and attached tissue more than pure bone.

History

As ostrich cookery specialised, bone was portioned and sold ready for the pan. Health-focused marketing framed ostrich as ultra-lean red steak.

Cape farming dual-purposed ostrich for feathers and later meat; bone of ostrich took a named place in that kitchen trade.

Fan fillet and oyster cuts standardised retail ostrich butchery. Cooks treated bone of ostrich as a cut with its own timing and sides.

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