Chicken Hearts Recipe

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  • Prep Time

    4 hrs

  • Cook Time

    mins

  • Total Time

    4 hrs 5 mins

  • Servings

    4 people (as a side)

  • Calories

    293 kcal

  • Cuisine

    American

Chicken Hearts Recipe

If you’re looking for an easy recipe to ease yourself into eating organ meat, start with this pan fried Chicken Hearts recipe. You’ll love the simple ingredients which transform the chicken hearts and give it almost a beefy flavor.

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Ingredients

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  • 1 pound chicken hearts ventricles, veins, or fat removed
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper optional if AIP
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil Bacon fat is a good substitute
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Instructions

  1. Place the hearts in a bowl, sprinkle salt and then fill with water until they are just submerged. Stir to combine then place in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
  2. Remove from the fridge and drain the water. Then add the rosemary, thyme and olive oil and let marinate for about 1 hour in the refrigerator.
  3. Heat a large skillet over high heat. Then add the hearts and marinade to the pan and cook until just cooked through about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Make sure the pan is large enough so that the hearts are all in a single layer. You don’t want to crowd the pan otherwise the hearts won’t cook evenly. You’ll know when the hearts are done because they may start to burst.

Notes

  • Don’t skip the salty water step. This helps tenderize the hearts.
  • Make sure the pan is large enough so that the hearts are all in a single layer. You don’t want to crowd the pan otherwise the hearts won’t cook evenly.
  • You’ll know when the hearts are done because they may start to burst.
  • You can omit the ground pepper if you’re following the AIP diet. If you’d like more information about the AIP diet, check out this post.
  • Bacon fat is a good substitute for extra virgin olive oil. Bacon fat has great flavor that would be a nice addition to this recipe.
  • You can find organic chicken hearts at my local Whole Foods and Hmart (Korean market). However, the best tasting chicken hearts I’ve ever had come from US Wellness Meats. 

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1serving Calories 293kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 1g (0%) Protein 18g (36%) Fat 24g (37%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Cholesterol 154mg (51%) Sodium 3572mg (149%) Potassium 200mg (6%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 34IU (1%) Vitamin C 4mg (4%) Calcium 14mg (1%) Iron 7mg (39%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people (as a side)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 293 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 293kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 1g 0%
Protein 18g 36%
Fat 24g 37%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 154mg 51%
Sodium 3572mg 149%
Potassium 200mg 4%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 34IU 1%
Vitamin C 4mg 4%
Calcium 14mg 1%
Iron 7mg 39%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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