A dish made from chicken hearts can surprise any gourmet. Hearts have a gentle pleasant taste and go well with any side dish or vegetable salad. Cooking hearts does not take much trouble and time.
In addition to taste, chicken hearts contain a lot of useful and nutrients. They contain vitamins of groups A, B, D, E, magnesium, iron, potassium, zinc.
Eating this by-product has a beneficial effect on the digestive system, stimulates the work of the heart organs, and helps lower cholesterol levels in the blood.
Dishes are considered dietary. 100 grams of the finished product contains about 170 calories. This fact will delight people on a diet and proper nutrition.
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Tips Before Cooking
Before you start cooking, you should consider several important points:
- If the product has been frozen, let it melt on its own. It is advisable that the defrosting process is not accelerated: you do not need to use a microwave oven or put a frozen bag with hearts in hot water. From such methods, the taste properties of hearts deteriorate, along with water, part of the juice is lost.
- Hearts are pre-washed under cold water, cleaned of fatty veins, cutting them off. If blood vessels, blood clots are present on the product, they are also removed. You can cut each heart into halves, but very small pieces should not be done.
- Hearts well tolerate heat treatment in a slow cooker. The cooking time of the product is 35-45 minutes in the "Stew" or "Baking" mode.
- For cooking, you can use carrots, onions, spices, if desired.These ingredients will add juiciness to the finished product, make its taste more saturated. Often used for stewing sour cream, cream, tomato paste or mayonnaise sauces. Hearts are perfect for potatoes, pasta, rice.
Chicken hearts in a slow cooker - a classic recipe
Ingredients Used (4 servings):
- Hearts, 500 g;
- Medium carrots;
- Medium onion;
- Tomato paste, tablespoon;
- Extinguishing water;
- Spices to taste (black pepper, dried garlic, herbs).
In a slow cooker pour oil for frying and heat. At this time, vegetables are cut, and passaged in oil. Prepared hearts are introduced to the contents of the multicooker, fried a little, add spices, tomato paste, pour the mixture with water and close the lid. A dish is cooked on average for 40 minutes in the "Stew" mode. After time, they try the heart: it should be soft and juicy.
Chicken hearts in sour cream sauce
Ingredients Used (4 servings):
- Chicken hearts, 500 g;
- Medium carrots;
- Medium onion;
- A glass of sour cream 20%;
- Spices to taste.
Vegetables are pre-fried in a slow cooker, chopped hearts are added and fried for 10 minutes. Then add sour cream to the contents, add some water so that the dish does not burn, and leave to simmer for 40 minutes. At the end of cooking, salt and pepper the dish. Sour cream gives the hearts a special tenderness and creamy taste. The dish can be served with vegetables or buckwheat.
Cooking Potato Hearts
Ingredients Used (4 servings):
- Chicken hearts, 500 g;
- Medium carrots;
- Medium onion;
- 3-4 large potatoes;
- 2 tbsp fat cream;
- 1 tbsp tomato paste;
- Seasonings optional.
Used vegetables are cut with an average cube, placed in a slow cooker. From above, chopped hearts are added and the contents are poured with a liter of water. In the "Stew" mode, prepare the dish for an hour. At the end, add the necessary seasonings and salt, sprinkle with chopped parsley and dill.
Chicken Hearts with Rice
Ingredients Used (4 servings):
- Chicken hearts, 500 g;
- Long rice, 300-350 g;
- Medium carrots;
- Medium onion;
- ½ cup sour cream 10%;
- Minced garlic.
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Oil is poured into the capacity of the multicooker and the chopped vegetables are fried until half ready. Prepared hearts are laid out to passivated carrots and onions, pour sour cream. The washed rice is poured on top and the contents are poured with 2 glasses of water. If there was not enough water, you can add another glass. Stew for 40 minutes, pre-try rice for readiness. When the rice is friable and soft, the heating is stopped and the dish is allowed to brew for another 20-30 minutes.
Braised Pasta Hearts
Ingredients Used (4 servings):
- Chicken hearts, 500 g;
- Onion, 1 pc;
- Macaroni (feathers, spirals), 500 g;
- Spices as desired.
Hearts and chopped onions are passaged with butter, then covered with a lid and stewed for 20 minutes. Add pasta, pour 2 cups of water and set the "Baking" mode. Withstand 20 minutes, monitor the readiness of pasta. After the time has passed, the multicooker is turned off, spices are added and the lid is closed so that the dish is infused and has a brighter, more saturated taste.
Delicate hearts in cream
Ingredients Used (4 servings):
- Chicken hearts, 500 g;
- Medium carrots;
- Medium onion;
- A glass of cream 20%;
- Butter, 100 g;
- Spices to taste (black pepper, dried garlic, herbs).
Melt the butter, add the cream and bring the sauce to homogeneity. Vegetables and hearts are introduced into the resulting mixture, mixed and covered with a lid for 30 minutes. At the end of cooking add garlic, herbs. Boiled potatoes or steamed rice can serve as a side dish.
Braised Hearts with Cabbage
Ingredients Used (4 servings):
- Chicken hearts, 500 g;
- The average head of cabbage;
- Small onion;
- A teaspoon of tomato paste.
Oil is added to the multicooker, slightly fried hearts with onions. Cabbage is chopped with a grater or knife, crumpled intensively, introduced to the contents. Pour a glass of water, close the lid and stew the dish for 40 minutes. After, the multicooker is turned off, but the lid is kept closed for another 30 minutes.
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Buckwheat porridge with mushrooms
Ingredients Used (4 servings):
- Chicken hearts, 500 g;
- Champignons, 300 g;
- Buckwheat groats, 300 g;
- Medium onion;
- Butter, 100 g.
Mushrooms are fried with finely chopped onions in oil, hearts are introduced. The washed buckwheat is poured over, half a liter of water is poured and the "Extinguishing" mode is turned on. Cooking time is 40 minutes. Mix the contents, salt and pepper. Then the finished dish is allowed to cool slightly and after an hour is served at the table.
