Chicken Gizzard Delivery or Pickup

A popular and savory food worldwide, the chicken gizzard is a dark, tough, and chewy meat obtained from a chicken's digestive tract. Gizzards are the most nutritious parts of a chicken and excellent for your health. From a 3.5 ounce serving of chicken gizzard, you can obtain:

Chicken gizzards are also rich in Vitamins A, C, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, and E, as well as the minerals calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, manganese, and copper. Additionally, their nutritional content includes folate, which helps the body produce and use amino acids.

Eating chicken gizzards can help to prevent anemia, improve brain, heart, and immune system functions, help with white and red blood cell formation, and keep your skin and hair healthy. However, chicken gizzards tend to have a high cholesterol content, so it is advisable to consume them in moderation.

There are many ways to cook chicken gizzards, such as braising, grilling, frying, barbecuing, and even pickling. Chicken gizzard meat tends to be tough if it's cooked quickly at high temperatures, so if you prefer tender meat, consider low heat, slow cooking methods such as braising. For a tender and delicious meat, braise the gizzards in a pressure cooker at a low-temperature setting for about eight hours. If you marinate the chicken gizzards in buttermilk and seasonings before cooking, you will get more flavorful and tender meat.

You can also roll them in bread crumbs or flour seasoned with garlic and paprika, or you can dip them in your favorite batter. Afterward, you can deep fry them until they turn golden brown and crispy. The optimum temperature for frying chicken gizzards is 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Once they are done cooking, you can serve the chicken gizzards piping hot, or let them cool and dry. If you find that the fried chicken gizzards are too oily, let them rest on a plate with 2 to 4 layers of paper towels to absorb the excess oils.

You can serve the chicken gizzards with garlic, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, and other vegetables, or include them in salads, soups, fried rice, lasagna, enchiladas, tacos, or chili. They also taste great when finely minced for stuffing other foods, when wrapped in bacon strips, or when used as sandwich or burger fillings. 

To make a chicken gizzard curry or stew, fry the meat in a pan with chopped onions, garlic, and spices until the outside is completely seared. Add water, salt, vegetables, and seasonings, then simmer on a medium heat until the gravy is thick and serve over rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes.

To store fresh chicken gizzards, place them in a plastic bag and put them in the refrigerator for up to two days. For a longer storage period of up to four months, keep them in the freezer. After thawing frozen chicken gizzards for use, check their texture and make sure it is still firm. If it is soft, slimy, or the color has turned grayish, the meat has probably gone bad and you should discard it.