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    Home » Appetizers

    PUBLISHED: Feb 26, 2016 · UPDATED: Apr 27, 2017 by Precious · This post may contain affiliate links · 13 Comments

    PEPPERED CHICKEN GIZZARDS RECIPE

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    In past years we were told that only African men are allowed to eat the gizzard from chicken. When a fowl was killed in our house, the gizzard was reserved for my Dad who will masticate it, well adjusted in his position as "Head of the Home". I don't know if they still do that at my home, though. I'll need to put a call across to Mommy to find out.

    Mr N loves this to Mount Fako and back. And no, it's not because of the the African men syndrome I mentioned above. It is simply because they are ah-mazingly delicious. I love having some at home so I can sneak into the kitchen and pick some with a toothpick. In this time and age, you don't need to kill a hen before you get gizzards. You can purchase them from stores where frozen chicken/fish is sold. 
    I wish I could bring back all those years in which I stirred the pot of chicken and dodged the gizzard. Na so ah be di miss? These gizzards have a similarity to snails in my mouth. So when I miss snails aka nyamangoro so much, I go for gizzards. I usually serve them on their own as an appetizer or as a side to a main dish.
    Let's make some flavorful gizzards!

    Peppered Chicken Gizzards Recipe

    Prep time: 10 mins
    Cook time: 20 mins
    Total time: 30 mins
    Meal type: Appetizer
    Serves: 2

    Ingredients needed

    1 pound of chicken gizzards (about half kg)
    1 large tomato
    1 tablespoon tomato paste
    2 small seasoning cubes (maggi- you could also use chicken stock cubes)
    5 garlic cloves
    Half an inch of ginger
    1 habanero pepper
    A quarter teaspoon white pepper
    1 stem green onions
    1 medium sized onion
    2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    Bell peppers for garnishing (optional)
    Salt to taste
    Wash your gizzards and put in a sauce pan. Put in water just about the same level as the gizzards.
    Chop tomatoes, habanero pepper (I prefer chopping to blending) and part onions, add to the pan and bring to a boil. My pan was too full and inappropriate but the thought of washing another another pan won't let me change it. I have problems!
    Blend garlic, ginger together with remaining onions. Add to the pan with your tomato paste and maggi (or chicken stock cubes).
    Let it boil until the water is greatly reduced. Then you add your vegetable oil.
    This is my best part of cooking... when the meal is almost ready. Sometimes I even do a victory dance. Let that cook together until you basically just have a thick sauce left with the gizzards.
    Let that sauce dry up a little more. Now, chop up your green onion. Add in, stir and that's it!
    Serving suggestions: 
    Serve this deliciousness with plantains- boiled, roasted or fried. I had some with fried plantains aka dodo. Uhhhh yum! Yum!!!
    Or you can serve it with rice!

    NOTES

    If you wish, add in more tomatoes and make it more saucy to be eaten with rice or something.
    Thanks for reading and please do well to tell me how it goes.
    Love, always

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    1. Ndikum Brun-hilda says

      February 26, 2016 at 5:38 am

      This is so awesome

      Reply
    2. Precious Nkeih says

      February 26, 2016 at 6:02 am

      Do you plan on trying it?

      Reply
    3. Nyarai Mujuru says

      February 26, 2016 at 3:04 pm

      Yep dear, gizzards are my pregnancy obsession. I remember once driving for almost 20km searching for them,,when the cravings got me...LOL!! Thanx for sharing!!

      Reply
    4. Precious Nkeih says

      February 27, 2016 at 12:49 am

      Those pregnancy obsessions could drive one crazy! Glad to have you here Nyarai!

      Reply
    5. Arrey Echi says

      February 29, 2016 at 12:30 am

      I first had them when I started living alone thanks to this African men only mentality. They are nice to be sure and I hear packed with health benefits. That mean say ah go di keep wan wan eye for get kilo cos I no like for buy fowol or any part for cold store. Very yummy looking.

      Reply
    6. Precious Nkeih says

      February 29, 2016 at 6:01 am

      Chai, before dat ya wan wan eye go reach one kilo eh

      Reply
    7. Angele marie says

      February 29, 2016 at 5:48 pm

      Yummm

      Reply
    8. Precious Nkeih says

      February 29, 2016 at 7:58 pm

      It is, dear.

      Reply
    9. Angele marie says

      March 21, 2016 at 3:22 am

      A great medication for the morning after wine. It slaps away the hangover like a boss. Great recipe dear, thank you for sharing

      Reply
    10. Precious Nkeih says

      March 21, 2016 at 3:53 am

      Lol at slaps away the hangover like a boss. Thank you for always stopping by and dropping comments! How I love the comments... lol.

      Reply
    11. Nedoux says

      June 30, 2016 at 4:00 pm

      Hi Precious,

      Peppered Gizzard is always a good idea! So delicious.

      I must confess that I almost reached out to grab one of the toothpicks in your photos, alas, computer screens are simply what they are. Screens.

      Thank you so much for sharing your recipe. 🙂

      Reply
    12. Precious Nkeih says

      June 30, 2016 at 8:30 pm

      I made some yesterday. So good!

      Reply

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