Chinese Chicken Gizzard Recipe: Spicy Stir-Fried Gizzards!
Chicken gizzards have a bite to them that makes them perfect for stir-frying. Many people might not like the fishy smell of the gizzard. But if you cook the gizzard following this recipe, you will get crispy and tender gizzards without any fishy smell.
Here is my Chinese chicken gizzard recipe to make hot and spicy chicken gizzards. This recipe takes a little preparation and the cooking gets done in a few minutes. Let’s begin with a quick overview of the recipe.
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Recipe Overview
You will get all the necessary information about the recipe in the following chart.
| Course: Main | Cuisine: Chinese | Difficulty: Medium | ||
| Total Time: 25 minutes | ||||
| Serving | Preparation Time | Cooking Time | Calories | |
| 2 persons | 10 minutes | 15 minutes | 314 kcal | |
Ingredients Needed for the Recipe
Here are the ingredients for this recipe. You can adjust the quantity based on how many people you want to feed.
- Chicken Gizzard: 300g of chicken gizzards
- Ginger: 1 tbsp, minced
- Garlic: 1 tbsp, minced
- Millet Chili: 1 tbsp, chopped
- Chicken Essence: 1 tsp
- Salt: ½ tsp
- Pepper: ½ tsp of black pepper powder
- Dark Soy Sauce: 1 tbsp
- Oyster Sauce: 1 tbsp
- Cooking Wine: 2 tbsp
- Pepper: 8-10 red and green peppers
- Cooking Oil: 2 tbsp
- Lard: 1 tbsp
Chinese Chicken Gizzard Recipe: Step-By-Step Instructions
Cutting and cleaning the gizzards are the most crucial steps in this recipe. Let me show you the details. If you are interested about secret Chinese recipes, you need to read cookbooks that are based on Chinese Cuisine. Here is one of the popular books on Chinese Recipes.
Step 1: Cut the Gizzards
Give the chicken gizzards a primary wash. Then, make deep cuts into the gizzards. Rotate them 90 degrees and make similar cuts again. It will turn the gizzards into thin strands. The base will hold the strands together.
Step 2: Clean the Gizzards
Take the gizzards in a bowl of water and wash off excess blood. Remove any impurities from the gizzards before proceeding to the next step.
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Step 3: Blanch the Chicken Gizzards
Put the gizzards in a pot of cold water. Place the pot over heat and pour some cooking wine into the water. It will remove the fishy smell from the gizzards. When the water heats up, the gizzards will change color and bloom. Remove them right away.
Step 4: Stir-fry the Spices
Put oil and lard in a large wok. Once the lard melts, put minced ginger, minced garlic, and chopped chili into the wok. Fry the spices for a few minutes.
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Step 5: Fry the Chicken Gizzards and Season Them
Add the blanched chicken gizzards to the wok. Then, add chicken essence, salt, pepper, dark soy sauce, and oyster sauce to the gizzards. Stir-fry the ingredients over high heat.
Step 6: Add the Peppers
Once the gizzards have got some color, add the red and green pepper segments. Stir-fry everything for a few more minutes until the peppers are soft. Delicious chicken gizzards are now ready to serve.
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Nutrition Facts of the Recipe
Each serving of chicken gizzards made in this recipe will contain about 314 calories. Chicken gizzards are a great source of protein, vitamins, and minerals. Check its nutritional value below.
- Total Carbohydrates: 13g
- Protein: 34g
- Total Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 7.1g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.9g
- Trans Fat: 0.4g
- Total Dietary Fiber: 0.7g
- Total Sugar: 0.1g
- Cholesterol: 395mg
- Sodium: 2556mg
- Potassium: 231.6mg
- Calcium: 435mg
- Iron: 3.9mg
- Vitamin A: 565IU
- Vitamin C: 32.7mg
Do’s and Don’ts of the Recipe
Make sure to follow these tips to prepare chicken gizzards without any hassle.
Do’s
- As gizzards don’t have much fat, you should use a good amount of oil or fat to fry them.
- You can also use a bit of cooking wine while frying the gizzards. It will enhance the fragrance of the dish.
Don’ts
- Don’t blanch the gizzards until the water boils. If the gizzards are overcooked, they will be chewy and won’t taste good.
- Don’t put too much salt as the sauces already have salt.
Chinese Chicken Gizzard Recipe
Ingredients
Method
- Give the chicken gizzards a primary wash. Then, make deep cuts into the gizzards. Rotate them 90 degrees and make similar cuts again. It will turn the gizzards into thin strands. The base will hold the strands together.
- Take the gizzards in a bowl of water and wash off excess blood. Remove any impurities from the gizzards before proceeding to the next step.
- Put the gizzards in a pot of cold water. Place the pot over heat and pour some cooking wine into the water. It will remove the fishy smell from the gizzards. When the water heats up, the gizzards will change color and bloom. Remove them right away.
- Put oil and lard in a large wok. Once the lard melts, put minced ginger, minced garlic, and chopped chili into the wok. Fry the spices for a few minutes.
- Add the blanched chicken gizzards to the wok. Then, add chicken essence, salt, pepper, dark soy sauce, and oyster sauce to the gizzards. Stir-fry the ingredients over high heat.
- Once the gizzards have got some color, add the red and green pepper segments. Stir-fry everything for a few more minutes until the peppers are soft. Delicious chicken gizzards are now ready to serve.
FAQs
You will learn a few things from the following answers to some common questions about this recipe. Don’t miss them.
How to ensure the gizzards are cleaned properly before cooking?
You can wash the gizzards using starch and water. Starch removes any remaining blood or impurities from the gizzards easily. Soak the gizzards in starchy water for some time to clean them properly.
Can I adjust the recipe to make it more or less spicy depending on preference?
Of course. I used a lot of chilies to make this dish spicy. If you can’t tolerate so much heat, you can reduce the number of chilies. Also, put less black pepper powder in the dish to make it less spicy.
How much chicken gizzard should I eat?
Chicken gizzards or other organs are usually high in cholesterol. So, you should limit the intake of chicken gizzards. Eating two servings of this size per week is good enough for an adult.
Can I make any other recipes with chicken gizzards?
Of course. You can make curry with the chicken gizzards or deep-fry them after coating them with some breadcrumbs. The stir-fried recipe tastes better to me as the gizzards can absorb a lot of flavor from the spices and seasonings.
Conclusion
Chicken gizzards are leaner than the meat. They also have a unique flavor and texture that makes them popular across China. If you are worried about the fishy smell of the gizzards, I talked about the solution in this recipe. Washing the gizzards thoroughly and blanching them with cooking wine removes the smell.
And when the gizzards are stir-fried with the spices and seasonings, they turn out to be flavor bombs. The outside becomes slightly crispy while the inside is still tender. Try this Chinese chicken gizzards recipe by yourself and let me know how much you like it.
