How to cook fried chicken gizzards

This article explains how to fry chicken gizzards. You will learn how to make a tasty dish that is a favorite in the South.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 lb chicken gizzards
• 2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon meat tenderizer

1. Clean chicken gizzards by removing the fat. Thoroughly rinse gizzards with water. Next, add black pepper and meat tenderizer.

2. Preheat the vegetable oil in a frying pan at medium heat. Coat the gizzards in flour by covering all sides of the gizzards. Add the gizzards to the frying pan 1 by 1 when the vegetable oil is hot.

3. 
    
   gizzards in frying pan

   Allow the gizzards to cook on one side then turn all of the gizzards over using tongs.

4. 
    
   fried chicken gizzards

   Remove chicken gizzards from pan when golden brown in color.

Tips & Warnings

• To kick this dish up a notch add hot sauce.
• Do not have stove up too high.

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on 8/4/2008 the first most important step is missing:
parboil the gizzards in a pan of water for 15 min before frying. Drain and cool before proceeding to coat and fry.