Description
A delicious recipe for chicken gizzards cooked in a creamy gravy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb chicken gizzards
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tbsp salt (for soaking)
- 1 cup milk (whole or 2% is best)
- 4 tbsp cornstarch (or flour to thicken)
- 1 tsp basil
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 small onion (diced)
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 pinch salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Place gizzards in a large bowl, sprinkle with 2 tbsp salt and mix together. Fill bowl with water and let soak for 2 hours. Then rinse thoroughly.
- Put soaked gizzards in a large saucepan full of water, bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
- While that is boiling, dice onions, place in sauce pan with 1 tbsp butter. Saute until translucent and golden. Add minced garlic, 2 tbsp butter and allow to melt.
- Sprinkle in your flour or cornstarch. Whisk together well so it doesn’t clump up at all, do this until you get a creamy thickening roux.
- Whisk in milk and chicken stock until smooth. Add chicken gizzards. Bring to simmer, reduce to medium low.
- Add more chicken stock if you want to thin the gravy out. Sprinkle in basil and salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
- Make sure to rinse the gizzards thoroughly after soaking.
- Adjust seasoning based on personal preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 100mg