Speaking of offal, chicken hearts are often overlooked. However, they are very tasty and tender. If you have never tried them, be sure to make some simple dish out of them. How to cook chicken hearts deliciously?
Unlike other offal, they do not have a specific or harsh taste and are not too gelatinous or crunchy. When they are fried at high temperature, they become tender slices with a surprisingly delicate smack of red meat. They are softer in texture than many would have expected.
In a pan with ginger
How to cook chicken hearts in a pan to make it tasty? The whole secret is adding spices. For this simple dish you will need:
- 500 grams of chicken hearts;
- 1 leek, chopped;
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic;
- pepper - at your discretion;
- salt;
- olive oil;
- 1 tablespoon ginger (optional).
How to cook chicken hearts with ginger?
First, marinate the chicken hearts. Combine garlic, olive oil and salt and pepper in a plastic bag, put offal there. Leave to soak for 2-3 hours.
Sauté the leek and extra garlic and ginger (if used) in olive oil until soft. Add the chicken hearts and fry over moderate heat until they soften. Alternatively, add a little liquid and make the dish stewed.
Chicken hearts with onions and mushrooms.
In this dish, a mild aroma and a delicate offal taste are perfectly combined with onions and mushrooms. How to make chicken hearts tasty and simple? To do this, you need the following:
- 750 grams of chicken hearts;
- ½ cup vegetable oil (plus one tablespoon additional tablespoon);
- ⅓ cup flour;
- ¾ cup chopped onion;
- 1 cup chopped mushrooms;
- 1 teaspoon of garlic salt;
- 1¾ cup chicken stock;
- ¼ teaspoon of black pepper;
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano;
- 6 glasses of cooked rice.
How is such a dish prepared?
How to cook chicken hearts with onions and mushrooms? Pour ½ cup of oil into a large frying pan, heated over medium heat. Add flour slowly while stirring. Fry for 6 minutes or until light brown. After that, turn off the stove.
Cut the upper parts from the hearts, then cut them into halves. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a separate frying pan, heat over moderate heat. Pour onion and mushrooms, fry for 3 minutes. Put chicken hearts and ½ teaspoon of garlic salt in it. Fry for 3 minutes.
Stir slowly with chicken stock, ½ teaspoon of garlic salt, black pepper and oregano. Add the fried flour and mix well. Bring to a boil quickly. Reduce heat to minimum, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
Serve with cooked rice.
Another stew option
How to cook chicken hearts deliciously in a pan? You can easily find several methods, including stewing or frying. For one of these recipes you need:
- 2 tablespoons butter;
- 2 large garlic cloves, peeled and minced;
- 500 grams of chicken hearts;
- 1/4 teaspoon of garlic salt.
This recipe should be started by melting the butter in a small skillet. Then add a couple of chopped garlic cloves. Then put the peeled chicken hearts. When heated, they will let the juice. Continue frying them over low heat until most of the liquid is absorbed. Then increase the heat to form a golden brown crust.
Chicken hearts with liver
As mentioned above, many undeservedly do not like offal. In fact, chicken hearts and liver are extremely tasty. It is also an excellent source of protein and iron. How to cook chicken hearts and liver?
The best way is to add salt, garlic and onion powder to them and fry in a pan. It is easy, simple and tasty.
To cook this dish, you need to heat a couple of teaspoons of oil in a heavy frying pan over medium heat. Experts recommend the use of coconut or olive oil and a cast iron skillet. Add chicken hearts and fry them for 3-4 minutes or until brown. Then add the liver and cook still 5-10 minutes.
Serve immediately and enjoy!
Japanese Chicken Hearts Yakitori
This product is best known in East Asian cuisines. The rule “nothing should be wasted” is especially popular in China, where the use of offal is widespread not only because of the unwillingness to throw away any part of the animal, but also because of the belief that they are beneficial to health. Thus, offal is considered a delicacy, and chicken hearts are used fried and stewed in many different recipes. In Korea, they are fried on the grill and in this form they are often sold on the street in combination with a serving of hot gochujiang (fermented seasoning of chili, rice, soybeans and salt). In Indonesia and Malaysia, they are one of many types of foods used to make curry with spicy turmeric sauce.
But the most famous way to enjoy chicken hearts is with Japanese yakitori. In this dish, various pieces of chicken are strung on skewers and grilled on charcoal. Tara - a sweet and salty sauce - is sometimes also applied to meat before grilling. Yakitori is popular in isakaya (Japanese pubs), which serve small portions of different dishes in combination with drinks.
To make Japanese-style chicken hearts, you will need:
- 32 chicken hearts (approximately);
- 1 teaspoon soya sauce;
- 1 teaspoon ginger fresh, chopped;
- 1 teaspoon peeled garlic, minced;
- 2 tablespoons tea sugar;
- 3 teaspoons of myrin (rice wine), or substitute 2 teaspoons of dried sherry with 1 teaspoon of tea sugar.
How to cook a Japanese dish?
How to cook Japanese-style chicken hearts? Stir in soy sauce, mashed ginger and garlic, sugar and mirin. Put the chicken hearts in the marinade before starting to cook them. Leave for a while. Then put them on skewers, a few pieces. Fry yakitori on the grill or in the oven for several minutes on each side (overcooking will lead to stiffness of the product). Lubricate with extra marinade during cooking. Serve immediately.
Chicken Hearts in Brown Oil
Like any other meat products, chicken hearts should not be fried for too long. Otherwise, they will become very harsh and dry. For a fragrant fried dish you will need:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter;
- one and a half glasses of chicken hearts;
- sea salt.
How to cook chicken hearts in a pan this way? In a small cast-iron skillet, heated over medium heat, melt the butter. When its color becomes brownish, and the smell acquires a rich nutty hue, add chicken hearts to it and fry over high heat until brown on all sides, for no more than 2 minutes. Then, using a slotted spoon, remove them from the pan, sprinkle with coarse sea salt and serve immediately.
Pilaf with chicken hearts
This offal can be used for cooking pilaf. This is a bold variation of an oriental dish that has an original taste. How to cook chicken hearts in this form? To do this, you will need:
- 1 kg of hearts;
- long-grain rice - 300 grams;
- boiled water - 1 liter;
- spices and salt to taste;
- refined sunflower oil - 2 tablespoons;
- onions - 6 medium pieces;
- carrots - 8 pieces medium;
- 4-6 cloves of garlic.
How to cook pilaf from chicken hearts?
The offal should be washed and cleaned of blood clots, and then cut in half. Grind the peeled carrots with thick strips. Cut the onion into cubes.
Take a pot with a capacity of 4-5 liters, pour oil into it and set on a fire on the stove. You need to add the pre-chopped onion and continue to simmer it over low heat for 8 minutes until golden brown. Then put hearts in it. Mix thoroughly, add salt to taste and continue to fry for another 5-7 minutes.
When the hearts start juice, add the carrots and mix. After that pour half a liter of boiling water, put seasonings to taste. Everything should be thoroughly mixed, after which the products should be brought to a boil, make a small fire and cover. After 15 minutes, try the dish and, if necessary, add salt and spices. Continue cooking for another 30 minutes.
At the same time, wash the rice several times. Put it in a pan and evenly distribute over other products. Pour in about half a liter of water - it should cover the rice by about 1 cm. Immediately make the fire moderate.
Peel the garlic and gently insert the cloves into the rice. After that, cover the pan with a lid and let the dish cook for 7-10 minutes. Try then pic. Gently mix all the pilaf ingredients and continue to simmer, depending on the degree of rice preparedness.
Chicken hearts in sour cream sauce
The traditional recipe for cooking chicken hearts in sour cream sauce with vegetables and herbs is very simple and popular. The offal in this dish is tender and tasty. For this dish you will need the following:
- chicken hearts - 500 grams;
- water - 2 liters;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- sour cream - 250 grams;
- vegetable oil (sunflower) - 50 grams;
- garlic - 2-3 teeth;
- salt;
- greens;
- black pepper;
- bay leaf;
- carrots - 50 grams.
How to cook chicken hearts?
The recipe is pretty simple. Rinse chicken hearts in cold water. Cut off excess fat and blood vessels, place in a pan, pour cold water, bring to a boil. After making the fire small, salt, pepper and lay the bay leaf. Cook for 10 minutes.
Cut the boiled chicken hearts into two or three pieces lengthwise and rinse in cold water. Chop the garlic and onions. Fry in butter, then mix with hearts. Simmer over low heat with a well-closed lid for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the carrots, chopped on a fine grater, cook another 5 minutes.
Put sour cream, gently stir and simmer over low heat under a lid for another 5 minutes. If the sauce seems too thick to you, you can add 2-3 tablespoons of the broth to it, and to thicken it, you can put 1 tablespoon of flour or potato starch during stewing. Add greens and serve immediately.