My Mom used to serve us chicken gizzards and rice, pressure cooked, years ago. This month, I'm visiting Mom and sister - and sister buys a pound of chicken gizzards and asks me to cook them. I hated the pressure cooker, when I was young - but I loved the gizzards and rice - so I found a recipe with microwave cooking instructions, and I added my favourite spices. Not bad, for a first attempt.
- 2 packages Ramen soup mix
- 1/4 t Cayenne pepper
- 1/2 t Ginger
- 1/4 t Paprika
- 1 lb Chicken Gizzards / Hearts / Livers. Not the healthiest parts of the chicken - but tasty.
- 1 medium onion
- 1 T oil (olive, vegetable, whatever)
- 1/2 C flour
- 2 C water
- Combine Ramen flavour packets, Cayenne, Ginger, Paprika, and flour.
- Wash, rinse, drain, dry chicken parts.
- Mix chicken parts, and flour mixture.
- Chop onion.
- Brown floured chicken, and onion, in a skillet with oil.
- Put browned chicken / onion in a microwave safe container, add water.
- Cook chicken / onion on High, until the meat is just barely tender. The original recipe claimed 30 minutes - my microwave needed 60 minutes.
- Crumble Ramen noodles, mix with chicken. Add water as necessary.
- Cook until noodles are tender, and mixture is thick enough to eat with a fork.