Proper processing of chicken hearts allows you to get wonderful, tasty and very healthy dishes. Even when buying a product prepared for heat treatment, you should carefully examine it and, if necessary, clean it.
Cleaning chicken hearts
To clean store-bought chicken hearts properly, defrost and wash them. If you do not want to get a dish with an excess of calories, cut off blood vessels and fat, remove blood. One heart weighs approximately 20 g.
Even after boiling, the hearts can remain tough. This happens if the rules for storing products are violated. To soften them, they are boiled in milk or cream, and you need to salt them only at the end of cooking.
If not processed correctly, hearts can taste bitter. To avoid unpleasant taste, you need to remove fat and blood as carefully as possible. The smell should be fresh, not very bright. The smell of chemistry testifies to poor-quality processing. In addition, hearts absorb odors well. Seasonings are added to discourage unnecessary aroma. You can also soak chicken hearts in vinegar or diluted lemon juice.
How to prepare chicken hearts for cooking
Lightly squeeze each heart with your hand - this will help remove blood remaining there from the chambers. Peel the films from the hearts, you can cut them in half to remove blood vessels and fat.
In conclusion, rinse each piece under running cold water, wring it out with your hands. Place a pot of water on the fire. For a standard packaging of 0.5 kg hearts, 2 liters of water is enough. Wait until it boils and fold the hearts.
The water should boil again. Boil the chicken hearts for 10 minutes, drain the water, add fresh water and put it back on the fire until it boils. It is periodically required to remove the foam.
The broth will turn out to be quite thick - it can be used for cooking soups. Some housewives are trying to give it additional flavoring notes. To do this, add salt and pepper to taste, bay leaf to the pan, you can add a peeled onion. Boil until tender for another 20 minutes.
How to cook chicken hearts in a slow cooker:
Put the peeled, washed pieces into the bowl of the appliance, pour in water so that it covers the product, salt. Close the bowl and turn on the simmering mode for half an hour.
How to cook chicken hearts in a double boiler:
Fold the hearts onto the first tier of the appliance. Sprinkle a little salt on top, close the lid. Pour water into the steamer, then turn it on for 40 minutes.
