Chicken Gizzards...

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

i rarely even get wings and necks when i get a whole chicken. they are sold as pieces.

If the chckens are sold as pieces, they aren't whole chickens.

 

[caseydog]

We used to frequent a farmers market outside of Philadelphia when I lived down there. This one stand had gizzards. Not sure how they were prepared, but every time we went there, there was a line 20 - 30 people deep waiting to get their hands on a serving. One time they, must have ran out, so there was a sign on the counter saying " Sorry, no more gizzards". The look of disappointment of the people walking by was evident. Guess they must have really tasted good.

I have never eaten a chicken gizzard. I know my dad loved them, but somehow, I never ate one.

CD

 

[jazzerlord]

Do Y'all cook with these?
They are cheap, and if you stew them, they are very good.
You can fry them , but they are very tough.
if you simply stew them for 2hrs. they get soft.
I put them in Spagheti sauce!
apperently , Carusso"s favorite dish, from an old German cookbook my Mom gave me...
Eric, Austin Tx.

I usually bake them in the oven with potatoes and spices. That makes them especially tasty, and the dish is really filling.

 

[Linda0818]

i rarely even get wings and necks when i get a whole chicken. they are sold as pieces.

That's kind of bizarre. I've never seen a whole chicken missing its wings.

 

[Aunt Bea]

It’s a lot of work to trim the gristle from chicken gizzards, to get at the little nuggets of meat, but if you are willing to take the time they are good deep fried.

 

[Linda0818]

It’s a lot of work to trim the gristle from chicken gizzards, to get at the little nuggets of meat, but if you are willing to take the time they are good deep fried.

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Okay, I'm willing to admit that looks super good and I would definitely try it. I'd probably go for the hearts, though, because tough, chewy foods and my teeth don't get along very well.

Once you trim and cook them this way, are they easier to chew?

 

[caseydog]

Okay, I'm willing to admit that looks super good and I would definitely try it. I'd probably go for the hearts, though, because tough, chewy foods and my teeth don't get along very well.

Once you trim and cook them this way, are they easier to chew?

Due to a childhood disease/treatment, my front teeth are made of porcelain, so I can eat anything.

CD

 

[Linda0818]

Due to a childhood disease/treatment, my front teeth are made of porcelain, so I can eat anything.

CD

For me, it's not the biting into stuff that I have a problem with. It's the chewing. Years ago, in my 30's (when I was pregnant with my son) my teeth started rotting out of my head. I literally had 4 teeth pulled during my pregnancy and, over the years, have lost several more, one by one. So I wear a partial. A partial that I cracked once just eating peanuts. So now I'm paranoid to eat hard or tough-to-chew foods because I don't want that happening again. That and since I don't have as many back or side teeth anymore to stabilize my partial, gnawing on tough foods will rock it loose, despite the amount of denture adhesive I use.

 

[caseydog]

For me, it's not the biting into stuff that I have a problem with. It's the chewing. Years ago, in my 30's (when I was pregnant with my son) my teeth started rotting out of my head. I literally had 4 teeth pulled during my pregnancy and, over the years, have lost several more, one by one. So I wear a partial. A partial that I cracked once just eating peanuts. So now I'm paranoid to eat hard or tough-to-chew foods because I don't want that happening again. That and since I don't have as many back or side teeth anymore to stabilize my partial, gnawing on tough foods will rock it loose, despite the amount of denture adhesive I use.

In 63 years, I had two cavities, both when I was a young teen. The illness I had and the medicine I was given as treatment while my permanent teeth were developing discolored my teeth (turned them grey), so when I was in my twenties, I had porcelain veneers put on them. This year, my teeth under the veneers were found to be badly decaying, so I had to replace them with crowns. That cost me a small fortune. But, for now at least, I'm done with dental work.

CD

 

[Aunt Bea]

Okay, I'm willing to admit that looks super good and I would definitely try it. I'd probably go for the hearts, though, because tough, chewy foods and my teeth don't get along very well.

Once you trim and cook them this way, are they easier to chew?

Yes, the two little nuggets of meat are similar to dark meat chicken.

It’s the gristle and connective tissue that is tough to chew but much of that yields to low and slow cooking.

If you don’t care to eat gizzards they make a flavorful stock with a gelatinous mouth feel.

I wouldn’t spend much money on them but they are definitely worth using if you have a free or very low cost supply.

 

[Linda0818]

Yes, the two little nuggets of meat are similar to dark meat chicken.

It’s the gristle and connective tissue that is tough to chew but much of that yields to low and slow cooking.

If you don’t care to eat gizzards they make a flavorful stock with a gelatinous mouth feel.

I wouldn’t spend much money on them but they are definitely worth using if you have a free or very low cost supply.

I used to buy packages a gizzards for my dog often and cook them up for him. The packages were pretty good size for just a couple of bucks. I'd bring them home and separate them all into doggie portions, then freeze.

The stock is a good idea. Never thought of using them for that.

 

[caseydog]

I used to buy packages a gizzards for my dog often and cook them up for him. The packages were pretty good size for just a couple of bucks. I'd bring them home and separate them all into doggie portions, then freeze.

The stock is a good idea. Never thought of using them for that.

Psychopoodle loved the innards from the Thanksgiving turkey. I'd boil them, and put them in his bowl. Somehow, he knew what I was doing, and would follow me around until the innards were cooked and cooled enough for him to eat. Teddy also knew when I was cooking a steak, but he could smell that. He knew he was going to get the scraps.

I miss that dog. Cancer took him way too early -- he was only ten years old. That's him in my avatar. Look at that photo, and you will know why I lovingly call him "psychopoodle."

CD

 

[Linda0818]

Psychopoodle loved the innards from the Thanksgiving turkey. I'd boil them, and put them in his bowl. Somehow, he knew what I was doing, and would follow me around until the innards were cooked and cooled enough for him to eat. Teddy also knew when I was cooking a steak, but he could smell that. He knew he was going to get the scraps.

I miss that dog. Cancer took him way too early -- he was only ten years old. That's him in my avatar. Look at that photo, and you will know why I lovingly call him "psychopoodle."

CD

Awww, I'm so sorry you lost your pup. I lost my Casey (a mini Dachshund) last December, 3 days after Christmas, to kidney failure. He eventually stopped eating and I knew at that point he wasn't long for this world.

Casey too would follow me around (or sit there with his quiet little whine, staring at me) waiting for his treats to be cooked. I would also often boil chicken for him. I always kept legs and thighs in the house, as well as the gizzards, to cook him for his dinner.

Love the nickname Psychopoodle. Casey's nickname, since he was a pup, was Poopbutt. I think I called him that more than I did his actual name. I'd say "Come on, Poopbutt, time to go outside." And he would come running. My husband and my son called him that all the time. When he was a pup, he left me a little present right in the middle of the living room floor. And I said "Awwww, you're just a little poopbutt!"

It just stuck

I miss him so much. He was my little angel.

 

[caseydog]

Awww, I'm so sorry you lost your pup. I lost my Casey (a mini Dachshund) last December, 3 days after Christmas, to kidney failure. He eventually stopped eating and I knew at that point he wasn't long for this world.

Casey too would follow me around (or sit there with his quiet little whine, staring at me) waiting for his treats to be cooked. I would also often boil chicken for him. I always kept legs and thighs in the house, as well as the gizzards, to cook him for his dinner.

Love the nickname Psychopoodle. Casey's nickname, since he was a pup, was Poopbutt. I think I called him that more than I did his actual name. I'd say "Come on, Poopbutt, time to go outside." And he would come running. My husband and my son called him that all the time. When he was a pup, he left me a little present right in the middle of the living room floor. And I said "Awwww, you're just a little poopbutt!"

It just stuck

I miss him so much. He was my little angel.

I had a dog named Casey for 17 years. That's where I got my forum name, "caseydog."

CD

 

[Linda0818]

I had a dog named Casey for 17 years. That's where I got my forum name, "caseydog."

CD

Yes, I wasn't sure if Casey was a dog's name or your name. Very cool