Liquid Smoked Chicken Gizzard Bake Or Boil

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs chicken gizzards, washed, rinsed, any fat removed
• 1/3 cup liquid smoke, plain or 1/3 cup liquid smoke, flavored
• 3 teaspoons sysco chicken base or 3 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules or 3 solid chicken bouillon cubes
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic (optional)
• 1 dried red pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 boil method:.
• 2 in a heavy 4 quart saucepan with lid, add chicken base or bouillon granules or cubes.
• 3 add water and bay leaf.
• 4 heat to a simmer. dissolve the cubes or granules or base.
• 5 add garlic and red pepper if desired.
• 6 add the liquid smoke.
• 7 stir.
• 8 add the chicken/ turkey gizzards and stir and cover with lid.
• 9 turn down the heat to low and cook for about 20 minutes. turn the gizzards in the liquid about 3 times.
• 10 the liquid will reduce.
• 11 stick a fork in the meat and check to see if they are cooked. if the fork easily goes through the gizzard, it is tender and done.
• 12 bake method:.
• 13 preheat oven 375*.
• 14 use a flat casserole dish or baking pan with lid or use tinfoil.
• 15 make the liquid in a saucepan as stated above. heat until a boil. take off heat.
• 16 put gizzards in the baking pan in single layer if possible. pour the liquid over the gizzards. cover with lid or foil.
• 17 bake 35 minutes. stir the gizzards once during the baking time. do not bake uncovered.
• 18 if you are going to batter later and deep fry, drain and cool the gizzards.
• 19 they will be fork tender and delicious for those who love to eat gizzards.
• 20 if you are going to use the reduced broth add at least two cups of water,.
• 21 bring to a boil and add wide egg noodles and cook until al dente.
• 22 if i am going to use the broth for soup or noodles i reduce the liquid smoke to 1/8 cup. it is also great to cook sliced onions in the broth.