白椒炒鸡杂 White Pepper and Chicken Bits Stir Fry
Pinyin: bái jiāo chǎo jī zá
Chicken gizzards and giblets are something I only rarely heard around the kitchen when i was growing up. We would buy whole frozen chickens and sometimes pieces would be stuffed inside the chicken. Typically there was a heart, a neck, a liver, and the giblet. These items would be removed from the chicken’s chest cavity and promptly thrown in the trash. Only years later did I discover that the gizzard/giblet is the second stomach found in all birds and a variety of other animals and insects.
As it turns out giblets, chicken hearts and liver can be mixed with green and red peppers, scallions and a few other things along with a selection of spices to create a very tasty dish. White pepper is used in great quantities in this dish to spice things up. At first I was a little hesitant to try such a bizarre mix of innards, but after a few cautious nibbles I found myself digging in. Sometimes it really does pay to experiment a bit.
Rice Palette
6/4/2010
Experimenting always looks fun to do.. However I’m still learning lots at the moment, so I think my “experiments” will have to wait a bit :0)
Chris
6/4/2010
It’s good to try something new once in awhile even when you are still learning. Sometimes you’ll be surprised by what you find you like.
Spencey
10/1/2010
Great site you have here. When I saw this dish I had to comment!
A French couple once made a meal for me where the principal ingredient was duck gizzards. Unlike you, I was unable to get over the mental block of eating gizzards! I’m sure it was a tasty dish, but I just couldn’t take that mental step forward!