Chinese cook with chicken gizzard ajillo recipe

 

🧄 Chinese Chicken Gizzard Ajillo

🐔 Ingredients:

• 300g chicken gizzards, cleaned and sliced

• 6–8 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

• 3 slices ginger

• 2 dried red chilies (or 1 fresh chili), optional

• 2 scallions, chopped (white and green separated)

• 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine

• 2 tbsp light soy sauce

• 1 tsp dark soy sauce (for color)

• 1/2 tsp sugar

• 1/2 tsp Sichuan peppercorns (optional for numbing flavor)

• 1/2 cup olive oil or neutral oil

• Salt, to taste

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🥘 Instructions:

1. Prep the Gizzards:

   • Rinse gizzards thoroughly.

   • Parboil in water with a few slices of ginger and Shaoxing wine for 10 minutes.

   • Drain and pat dry.

2. Infuse the Oil:

   • In a small pot or deep skillet, add olive oil.

   • Add garlic, ginger slices, Sichuan peppercorns, and dried chilies.

   • Heat slowly over medium-low until aromatic and garlic is golden (but not burnt).

3. Add Gizzards:

   • Increase heat to medium.

   • Add gizzards and stir-fry until they begin to brown.

4. Season:

   • Add soy sauces, sugar, Shaoxing wine, and the white parts of scallions.

   • Stir and simmer for about 8–10 minutes, letting the gizzards absorb flavor.

5. Finish:

   • Garnish with scallion greens.

   • Taste and adjust salt as needed.

   • Serve with crusty bread, over noodles, or with rice.

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🔥 Tips:

• For extra tenderness, marinate gizzards with a little baking soda before rinsing (optional).

• Add mushrooms or tofu skin for variation.

• Serve sizzling in a clay pot for an authentic ajillo-style presentation.