This savory and spicy dish is quite easy to prepare and it serves as a side or a starter dish.
Ingredients
I Lb of chicken gizzards
1 ata-rodo
1 red bell pepper
1tbsp dry red pepper
2plum tomatoes
Garlic chopped
Ginger(shaved into 1 tsp)
I ½ medium sized onions
2cooking spoons of oil
2 cups of oil for frying(frying is optional)
Thyme to taste
salt to taste
Knorr...2packets(optional)
Meat stock(chicken stock is preferable, but any other stock works) or water
Instructions
Wash, blend, and set aside the tomatoes, half of an onion, ata-rodo, and bell pepper(use as little water as possible)
Wash gizzards (remove the green parts and fats) into a pot and pre boil(I always pre boil offals to remove the excess blood and impurities)
After preboiling and washing, season with salt, dry pepper, Knorr, thyme, curry, and onion wedges
When meat is soft, drain it from the stock and remove onion wedges
Fry gizzards in oil or grill in oven(I used the grilling option as it is more health conscious and to prevent nasty oil burns). Do not worry if the gizzards are slightly tough from frying or grilling. It is all in the process
In a wok or sauce pan, heat two cooking spoons of cooking oil
Fry onion until translucent.
Add garlic and ginger until fragrant
Add the tomato blend and fry until the oil floats to the top
Season with salt and stir in your gizzards
Pour in some meat stock to loosen the sauce a little bit, but to not over loosen
Check for seasonings and season with Knorr if needed(I did not need to use anymore seasonings, as I used a well seasoned meat stock)
Stir and let the gizzards and sauce combine
Once the gizzards have absorbed the sauce and it's juices, and the oil has floated to the top, stir in some onions and set aside
Let the gizzard rest before serving as a side or starter
Recipe by Nigerian Lazy Chef at https://www.nigerianlazychef.com/2015/02/savory-peppered-gizzards/