What Are Chicken gizzards and How Can I Use Them?
Wondering what to do with chicken gizzards? This guide covers how to pick them, cook them, store them, and swap them, plus 7 recipes to put them to work.
Where found
Chicken gizzards are usually found in the poultry section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
- In Chinese:
- 鸡胗
- British (UK) term:
- Chicken gizzards
- en français:
- gésiers de poulet
- en español:
- mollejas de pollo
Recipes using chicken gizzards
There are 7 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Giblet Gravy (For Poultry)
Classic giblet gravy made the old-fashioned way: simmered chicken or turkey giblets folded into a rich pan-drippings roux thickened with their own savory broth. The from-scratch holiday gravy your bird deserves.
Granny's Chicken Okra Gumbo with Sausage
Granny's chicken and sausage gumbo, built on a deep brown roux and loaded with okra, smoky sausage, and tender chicken. Thickened twice with okra and file, simmered low, and ladled over hot rice.
Chicken Stock or Broth
Rich homemade chicken stock built from gizzards and necks simmered for over 2 hours with onion, carrot, garlic, and peppercorns. Yields 2 quarts of liquid gold for soups, sauces, and braises.
Whole Roasted Chicken Stuffed with Dirty Rice
A Cajun showstopper: whole roasted chicken rubbed with Creole seasoning and stuffed with homemade dirty rice built on a dark roux, gizzards, ground pork, and the holy trinity.
Chicken & Noodle Soup with Vegetables
Old-fashioned chicken noodle soup simmered from scratch with a whole chicken, gizzards, egg noodles, and fresh vegetables. A 3-hour Sunday supper that feeds 14 hungry souls.
Dirty Rice
Cajun dirty rice with ground chicken gizzards, livers, and pork cooked in the holy trinity with Tabasco, cumin, and paprika. Authentic bayou flavor in every forkful.
Mahalia Jackson's Okra Gumbo
Mahalia Jackson's okra gumbo, a soulful Louisiana feast of crab, shrimp, beef, ham, sausage, and chicken in a tomato-okra base, built on a from-scratch shrimp-shell broth. Big-batch comfort, ladled over rice.
