Hearty Chicken Hearts Stew with Potatoes

This dish will greatly diversify the usual menu. Stewed chicken hearts with potatoes and bell peppers are a hearty and very tasty lunch or dinner for every day. Hearts are a budget-friendly substitute for meat, because they are rich in proteins. And vegetables cooked with them will be an excellent side dish.
cook time: 1h 30 min
Lucas Halstead
Hearty Chicken Hearts Stew with Potatoes

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

108
Calories
6g
Fat
8g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (5 portions)

Basic:

Onion 1 pc
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Water (boiling water) 300 ml
Potato 750 g
Caraway 1 tsp
Tomato paste (can be replaced with tomatoes in their own juice, fresh tomatoes or ketchup) 2 tbsp
Carrot 1 pc
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp
Paprika 1 tsp
bell pepper 1 pc
Chicken hearts (can be replaced with turkey gizzards or hearts) 650 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make chicken hearts with potatoes, stewed in a frying pan? There is nothing complicated about this recipe. To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. If desired, in addition to the above ingredients, you can add mushrooms. If the hearts are frozen, defrost them on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. Read about the intricacies of proper defrosting in the article at the link at the end of the recipe.

Step 2

Step 2
Rinse the hearts, clean them of fat, cut them in half lengthwise. Blood clots may remain in the chambers of the hearts, which also need to be removed. Rinse again. You can replace chicken hearts with gizzards, as well as turkey hearts, but then the cooking time will change.

Step 3

Step 3
Peel the potatoes and cut into cubes or slices.

Step 4

Step 4
Wash the bell pepper, remove seeds and stems and cut into cubes.

Step 5

Step 5
Peel the carrots and cut into semicircles or cubes.

Step 6

Step 6
Peel the onion and cut into small cubes or half rings.

Step 7

Step 7
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat, add the onion and fry until translucent.

Step 8

Step 8
Add tomato paste and stir. Tomato paste in this recipe can be replaced with tomatoes in their own juice, fresh tomatoes or ketchup. Read about how to choose the perfect frying pan, as well as how to choose the right vegetable oil in separate articles, links at the end of the recipe.

Step 9

Step 9
Place chicken hearts and sprinkle with cumin, paprika, salt and pepper. Fry over high heat, stirring, for about 10 minutes.

Step 10

Step 10
Pour 300 ml of boiling water into the pan and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat, covered, for about 30 minutes.

Step 11

Step 11
Add carrots, bell peppers and potatoes to the hearts and stir. Simmer everything together over low heat, covered, for 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are ready. At the end, add salt if necessary.

Step 12

Step 12
Place the stewed chicken hearts with potatoes on plates and serve. Bon appetit!

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