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Portuguese Easy Piri Piri Chicken Gizzards

This Portuguese easy piri piri chicken gizzards, makes a great appetizer or a meal, serve with a lettuce and tomato salad and fries on the side.
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Preparation time 15 min
Cooking Time1 h 45 min
Ready In2 h
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings4

Ingredients

2 lbs of chicken gizzards1 medium onion2 tablespoons of tomato paste1 cup of martiniPiri piri sauce (to taste)Olive oil (to taste)Salt (to taste)Water (to taste)Garlic powder (to taste)Bay leaves (to taste)
2 lbs of chicken gizzards1 medium onion2 tablespoons of tomato paste1 cup of martiniPiri piri sauce (to taste)Olive oil (to taste)Salt (to taste)Water (to taste)Garlic powder (to taste)Bay leaves (to taste)
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Preparation

  1. Wash and clean the gizzards, cut them into small pieces and scald them in a saucepan with salt and water.
  2. Meanwhile, place the chopped onion and a little olive oil in a pan, then add the tomato paste and the martini.
  3. Once you've scalded the gizzards, drain them and  it to pan with the martini sauce.
  4. Season with piri piri sauce, garlic powder, bay leaves and add a little water to cover.
  5. Season with salt and cook for a bit (check the water and add more if necessary). It should take one to one and a half hours to cook.
  6. Keep rectifying the water if you want the sauce to be thick or have more liquid.

Recipe & Photo Credit: chocolatemorno.blogspot.com

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Comments
Marlene
Marlene
What is martini?
3 Years ago, Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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Port
Similar to this in the picture Marlene.
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3 Years ago, Thursday, September 15, 2022
jenefa
jenefa
Vodka &Bacardi
3 Years ago, Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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Sue
Sue
What is martini?
3 Years ago, Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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Port
Martini is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth.
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3 Years ago, Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Ron Silva
Ron Silva
Don’t think you are talking about the classic gin martini… but the Martini brand of vermouth.
3 Years ago, Wednesday, February 2, 2022
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