How much to cook chicken hearts in a slow cooker? This question is asked by many housewives who have recently purchased this useful kitchen appliance. As a rule, offal is cooked in such a device as much as on gas. However, at the same time, the dish turns out more delicious and delicate. After all, the multicooker processes all products under high pressure, but at low power.
How to cook chicken hearts: the necessary ingredients for the dish
The following foods will be required to prepare this dish:
- thirty percent cream - 500 ml;
- fresh leaves of parsley and dill - in a small bunch;
- wheat flour - 1-2 small spoons;
- freshly frozen chicken hearts - 1-1.5 kilograms (depending on the number of guests or household members);
- tomato paste - 20 g;
- table salt - half a spoon;
- sunflower oil - 40 ml;
- ground pepper - 3 pinches;
- thick sour cream - half a jar;
- hard cheese - 120 g;
- leeks - several bunches.
How to cook chicken hearts: offal processing
A kilogram of freshly frozen chicken hearts should be taken out of the freezer and wait until they completely melt. After this, the offal must be rinsed in warm water, and then cleaned of various wreaths, veins and other unnecessary elements. Next, the hearts should be washed again and, if necessary, cut in half.
How to cook chicken hearts: preparing milk sauceFor such a delicious and delicate dish, it is recommended to make a fatty and thick milk sauce. Thus, in a large bowl, pour all 500 ml of 30% cream, add half a can of sour cream to them, and add wheat flour. After this, the mixture needs to be beaten with a blender or hand whisk. Also, to prepare such a dish, rinse the arrows of leek and all fresh herbs in warm water, and then chop them with a sharp knife.
Cooking in a slow cooker chicken hearts
Before making such a dinner, it is recommended to separately fry the hearts in this kitchen appliance. To do this, put the meat in a bowl, season it with ground pepper, 40 milliliters of sunflower oil and iodized salt. All ingredients must be mixed, then closed and cooked in baking mode for exactly 15 minutes.
How to cook chicken hearts: the final stage
After the offal is fried from all sides, it must be mixed again with a spoon, and then pour the previously prepared
milk sauce to it. Next, the slow cooker needs to be closed and put out in the quenching mode for 50 minutes. After the lapse of time, the chicken hearts in
sour cream sauce should be mixed, seasoned with leek, herbs, tomato paste and grated cheese. In order for the dish to completely absorb the aroma of these ingredients, it is recommended to leave it in the heating mode for another 20 minutes.
Proper serving
Chicken hearts in a creamy sauce can be served for dinner as a separate tasty dish, and as a goulash for mashed potatoes, buckwheat porridge or boiled rice. Enjoy your meal!