Showing posts with label gizzard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gizzard. Show all posts

Sunday, October 23, 2011

2358. BEANS, BACON and DUCK GIZZARDS SALAD

serves four


2 kg of beans
100 grams smoked bacon
1 box of duck gizzards
1 sprig savory

Sauce:
a small piece of dried chilli
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 tablespoon of vinegar

Shell the beans. Then dive it 5 minutes in boiling salted water. Drain, then rinse under cold water to remove the thick white skin. Continue cooking 10 minutes in water, perfumed with savory. Remove the gizzards of their fat. Cut into 4. Melt over low heat the bacon cut into small cubes. Add the gizzards. Prepare a dressing. Arrange drained beans, bacon, and gizzards on a bed of frisée salad. Drizzle with vinaigrette and serve hot.


bacon recipe courtesy of: Véronique Brandy, French Delice, New York/Montreal, July 25, 2011

Monday, November 01, 2010

2003. PORTUGUESE CHICKEN GIZZARD STEW with BACON

serves 4-6


1 pound chicken gizzard
4 slices bacon
1 small onion, minced
4 stalks celery, minced
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 poblano pepper, seeded and minced
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 teaspoons crushed red chili pepper (preferably piri-piri)
1-1/2 cup tomatoes, canned or fresh, chopped finely
1 quart chicken broth
12 ounces beer (nothing too dark)
1/2 cup red wine
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
4-6 dry bay leaves
parsley sprigs for garnish

Chop each chicken gizzard into 4 pieces. Set aside.

In a large Dutch oven of at least 3 quarts, fry the bacon slices over medium heat until the fat has rendered out. Remove them from the pot and set aside.

In the bacon fat, saute the onion for about 8 minutes until onions start to turn golden brown. Raise heat to medium high and add celery, carrots, pepper and garlic. Saute for 2 minutes more then add oregano, thyme and red chili flakes.

Stir in tomatoes and let them brown slightly on the bottom by letting them sit for about a minute, then scrape the bottom and let them sit again. Do this about 3 or 4 times.

Stir in chicken broth, beer, wine, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves. Add gizzards. Let the mixture come up just to a boil. Try not to let it come up to a rolling boil or else your gizzards will toughen up. Immediately reduce heat to low and cover.

Let simmer for 2-1/2-3 hours, stirring occasionally. Check in periodically to make sure that all the gizzards are submerged and that the mixture is not boiling.

When the meat is very tender, serve the stew in individual bowls topped with crumbled bacon and parsley.


bacon recipes courtesy of: "Vrunka," Portland, Oregon | food52, editors@food52.com

Saturday, August 08, 2009

1552. FRENCH CABBAGE, DUCK GIZZARD and BACON SOUP

makes 6 to 8 servings


4 chicken legs, disjointed
2 medium onions, cut in half
2 celery ribs, cracked in half
2 turnips, peeled and cut in half
2 carrots, scraped and cut in half
4 peppercorns
Salt to taste
4 quarts water
1 pound white pea or navy beans, soaked in cold water overnight
1 small green cabbage (blemished leaves discarded), cut into quarters and cored
½ pound ventrèche bacon (or slab bacon, rind removed), coarsely chopped
1 garlic clove, smashed
2 pounds (about 4) red potatoes, peeled and quartered
2 pounds duck gizzard confit
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

To make the bouillon, combine all the ingredients in a large stock pot or Dutch oven, bring to a boil, and skim off the froth. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 2 hours. Remove the chicken from the bouillon and reserve for another use. Strain the bouillon into a large bowl, cover, and chill overnight.

To make the soup the next day, transfer the soaked beans to a large saucepan with enough fresh water to cover, bring to a simmer, cover, and cook 45 minutes. Reserve.

Plunge the cabbage into a large saucepan of salted boiling water, boil for 10 minutes, and drain. Pour the bouillon into a large pot, add the bacon and garlic, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes. Add the cabbage, potatoes, and carrots, increase the heat slightly, and cook till the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Add the reserved beans, gizzard confit, and salt and pepper and continue to simmer till the beans are meltingly tender, about 45 minutes.

Serve the soup very hot in heavy, shallow soup bowls.


bacon recipe courtesy of: The Bacon Cookbook: More than 150 Recipes from Around the World for Everyone's Favorite Food by James Villas. Wiley, 2007