Chicken Gizzard

MeatPoultryNot vegetarianMeatyMildSavoryMineralChewyUmami

Nutrition (per 100 g)

Calories: 94
Protein (g): 17.7
Fat (g): 2.1
Carbs (g): 0
Fiber (g): —
Sodium (mg): 68

Lean organ meat with high protein and notable iron and zinc; very low fat.

Storage

Room temp: up to 0 days
Refrigerated: up to 2 days
Frozen: up to 90 days

Chicken gizzard is the muscular stomach of a chicken, typically sold cleaned and firm with a deep purplish-gray color. It has a dense, pleasantly chewy texture and a mild, mineral-savory taste; long moist heat turns it tender, then it takes well to stir-frying, grilling on skewers, or frying; available fresh or frozen.\n\nGizzards appear across many cuisines: fried in the American South, soy-braised or skewered in East Asia, and stewed in West and Central Africa and parts of Latin America. Modern poultry plants machine-clean and tumble-wash gizzards before packing and distribution.