Before cooking, peel and wash chicken hearts until the water boils. Cook chicken hearts for 30 minutes in salted water over low heat.
Before frying, cook chicken hearts for 10 minutes, or fry (simmer) without boiling.
How to cook chicken hearts
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Chicken hearts – 600 grams
Onions – 1 head
Bay leaf – 3 leaves
Salt – half a teaspoon
How to cook in a saucepan
1. Clean the chicken hearts from the accumulation of blood in the chambers by slightly squeezing each heart.
2. Remove films, vessels, fat.
3. Rinse the chicken under cool water, squeeze with your hands, if necessary, cut each heart in half.
4. Pour 2-2,5 liters of water into a saucepan, wait until boiling over medium heat.
5. Put the chicken hearts in, let it boil again, cook for 10 minutes.
6. Drain the water from the pan, fill with fresh cool water to cover the hearts, let it boil again.
7. Skim off the formed foam.
8. Add salt, black pepper, whole peeled onion, bay leaves, cook for 20 minutes. How to cook in a slow cooker
1. Put the peeled and washed hearts into the multicooker bowl, pour in 1,5-2 liters of cool water, put half a teaspoon of salt, close the bowl.
2. Switch on the “Extinguishing” mode for 30 minutes.
How to cook in a double boiler
1. Put peeled and washed chicken hearts on the first tier of a double boiler, sprinkle salt evenly on top – half a teaspoon, cover with a lid.
2. Pour water into a steamer, turn on for 40 minutes.
Delicious facts
– Cost chicken hearts – 180 rubles (on average in Moscow as of June 2020).
– Calorie value boiled – 145 kcal / 100 grams.
– To be correct clean chicken hearts, it is necessary to cut off fat, blood vessels, cut each in half lengthwise and rinse thoroughly from blood. Fat, blood vessels and blood are edible, but give the finished dish a fatty flavor and calorie content.
– The weight 1 peeled heart – about 20 grams.
– The broth is quite rich during cooking, sufficient for making soups.
– If the storage conditions are violated or the by-products are of poor quality, the hearts can be hard after cooking. To soften them, cook them in cream or milk and add salt at the end of cooking.
– The smell of chicken hearts should be fresh, not too bright. If chicken hearts smell like chemistry, this is a sign of poor-quality processing. Chicken hearts are also very susceptible to absorbing foreign odors. To fight off odor, add aromatic herbs or soak hearts in a vinegar or lemon juice solution.
– Chicken hearts can taste bitter if not handled correctly. To ensure that the hearts do not taste bitter, it is necessary to carefully remove the blood and cut off the fatty parts.
Chicken Heart Soup
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on a saucepan of 4 liters
Hearts – 500 grams
Potatoes – 4 pieces
Parboiled rice – 4 tablespoons
Onions – 1 large head
Carrots – 1 large
Vegetable oil – 1 tablespoon
Green onions – 7-10 stems
Bay leaf – 1 piece
Salt and pepper to taste
How to make heart soup
1. Hearts to clear of blood clots and large veins, to cut off excess fat.
2. Wash under running cold water, gently squeezing each heart in your fingers to squeeze out the blood.
3. Pour 2,5 liters of water into a saucepan, put on fire.
4. Put the offal in a saucepan, bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes over low heat, skimming off the foam with a slotted spoon.
5. Peel the potato tubers, cut into 2 cm cubes and place in a saucepan.
6. Rinse the rice and put in a saucepan, cook for 20 minutes.
7. Peel the onions, carrots, chop and finely chop, fry in oil until the onions are golden brown.
8. Wash and chop green onions.
9. Add frying and herbs to the soup, season with salt and pepper to taste, cook for another 5 minutes.