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To prepare hearts for four people, you need to take the following amount of ingredients:
- chicken hearts – 400 g;
- a small amount of mushrooms, if champignons, then 200 g, if using forest mushrooms - 350 g;
- cream – 100 ml;
- sour cream – 100 g;
- French mustard – 1-2 teaspoons;
- a little lemon juice.
These are the main products that are needed for cooking, but you should also not forget about the use of spices. In this case, it is recommended to take a little thyme, rosemary and marjoram. These herbs combine perfectly with the other ingredients, thereby creating an incredible aroma and taste.
Chicken hearts with onions
Although chicken hearts can hardly be called a delicacy, recipes for cooking them in a frying pan are very popular. The taste of the finished dish is very delicate and pleasant, it will satisfy any gourmet.
Ingredients:
- chicken hearts – 1 kilogram;
- onions – 3 pieces;
- olive oil – 1 tablespoon;
- spices and salt - to taste.
Preparation:
- First you need to rinse and clean the chicken hearts from blood vessels and fat.
- Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan, heat the dishes and place the hearts. Pour in a little water, cover the pan with a lid and simmer over low heat for half an hour, stirring occasionally.
- Peel and wash the onion, cut into halves of rings.
- Once the specified period of time has elapsed, add chopped onions to the chicken hearts.
- Season with salt, pepper, spices.
- Cover the pan again with a lid and let the hearts simmer for about 25 minutes, during which time they should become soft. After this you can serve.
Advice!
The hearts can be eaten with any side dish - they harmonize well with a variety of dishes.
Cooking process
Preparing this dish is quite simple and does not require great culinary skills, but it is still recommended to follow the step-by-step instructions exactly:
- Take chicken hearts and rinse thoroughly. Trim off excess fat and cut in half lengthwise.
- Wash the mushrooms and cut into slices.
- Place a frying pan on the fire, add fat and heat it well. Immediately place the mushrooms and hearts on it and fry for 7-10 minutes until the latter are browned.
- After the allotted time, reduce the heat to medium, wait 1-2 minutes, pour in sour cream and cream and add Dijon mustard. Reduce heat to low, add spices and salt.
- Simmer all ingredients until the creamy sauce begins to thicken. At the end of cooking, squeeze lemon juice into it and taste the dish. The sauce should have distinct notes of herbs and a slight sourness.
The finished dish can be divided into portioned plates and served with various side dishes, such as potatoes, rice or couscous. It is also recommended to serve a salad of fresh vegetables along with the hearts.
How to cook stewed chicken hearts in cream
An ordinary dish with a slightly unusual interpretation can drive any of you crazy. Chicken hearts in cream are very tasty, satisfying, rich and healthy! Try it with us.
- Remove the ecological packaging from the onion, wash and chop it;
- Rinse the hearts with running water, remove all films and threads;
- Heat a frying pan with oil, put them in it;
- Add pepper, bay leaves and root vegetables;
- Simmer for fifteen minutes, stirring;
- Then pour in the broth, stir and cook for another thirty minutes;
- After this, you can supplement the ingredients with cream;
- Again, about a quarter of an hour should pass and the dish is ready.
Hearts with pasta and bacon
Just like in the previous case, the cooking time for this dish will not take more than 30 minutes. In this case, chicken hearts will be served along with spaghetti. Therefore, they can be safely served for a festive dinner for two. To prepare two servings you will need to take:
- chicken hearts – 300 g;
- bacon – 100 g;
- cream – 100-120 ml;
- half a small onion;
- 180 g spaghetti.
To improve the taste, it is recommended to use fresh or dried basil, thyme and rosemary.
How to choose the right chicken hearts
In conclusion, I would like to give a couple of tips on how to choose the right product when purchasing and what you should pay attention to. After all, in order for the prepared dish to turn out juicy, healthy and tasty, it is very important to do it correctly.
- It is advisable to purchase chilled offal rather than frozen.
- When choosing, you need to pay attention to some important factors, one of which is smell.
- Fresh and high-quality hearts have a light and unobtrusive aroma, and if they give off a musty and specific smell, then you should immediately refuse to purchase it.
- In addition, it is imperative to pay attention to the color of this offal, which should be rich and dark red. If they have a bluish or brown color, then this indicates a low quality product or that they were stored incorrectly.
How to cook?
The process of preparing these hearts in creamy sauce is very simple:
- First you need to put a small pan of water, add salt and bring the liquid to a boil.
- Cook spaghetti until done. Cooking time directly depends on the type of pasta, so you must carefully read the cooking method indicated on the package.
- While the side dish is being prepared, you can start processing the chicken hearts. In this case, the product can already be cut into smaller pieces. You also need to peel and finely chop the onion.
- First fry the onion in a frying pan, then add the hearts, and after a few minutes add the chopped bacon to the rest of the ingredients.
- Cook everything for 5 minutes, then pour in the required amount of cream and simmer for a short time.
Now you can take a plate, put spaghetti on it, and carefully pour chicken hearts on top.
Tender hearts with cheese
- 160 g cheese;
- 450 g hearts;
- 1 piece of garlic;
- 80 ml cream;
- 1 onion.
Cooking time – 35 minutes.
Calories – 147.
How to cook:
- Peel the onion, wash, chop and fry in oil;
- Add peeled hearts to it, season to taste;
- Stir and simmer for ten minutes;
- Grind the cheese with a grater of any size;
- Pour cream into it, combine;
- Peel the garlic and chop it;
- Add to cream, mix thoroughly;
- Pour the mixture into the pan and simmer for a quarter of an hour under the lid.
Hearts in cream sauce: recipe with photos
This recipe differs from the others in that here the main product is prepared separately from the sauce. First, the offal is prepared, then a very tasty creamy sauce with the addition of garlic is cooked separately in a saucepan. This dish can be served as an everyday meal, but it can also be placed on a holiday table.
To prepare 5 servings you need to prepare the following set of products:
- chicken hearts - 1 kg;
- sesame seeds;
- 200 g of cream and the same amount of mayonnaise;
- 2-3 cloves of garlic;
- bamboo sticks;
- Provencal herbs.
Once all the ingredients have been collected, you can start cooking.
Chicken hearts with mushrooms in cream
- 1.5 tbsp. cream;
- 80 g hearts;
- 230 g of your favorite mushrooms;
- 5 g curry;
- 2 red onions;
- oil.
Time – 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Calories – 99.
Cooking method:
- Peel the onion, wash it and cut into feathers;
- Heat a frying pan, pour oil into it;
- When it is hot, add the root vegetable and cook until soft;
- Peel the mushrooms with a sharp knife and cut them into slices;
- Add to the rest of the ingredients, simmer for a quarter of an hour;
- During this time, rinse the hearts and peel them with a knife;
- Add them to the pan, season to taste, stir;
- Close the lid and reduce heat;
- Maintain in this state for forty minutes;
- Pour in the cream and cover the pan again;
- Do not touch for some time and then remove the plates.
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Cooking method
- The main product should be stripped of excess fat and rinsed well; there is no need to cut it.
- It is recommended to soak bamboo sticks in water for a while so that they do not start to burn during the cooking process.
- Roast sesame seeds in a dry frying pan for several minutes.
- Place the hearts in a deep bowl, sprinkle with salt and Provencal herbs, add sesame seeds. If desired, you can add a very small amount of cream.
- Place the hearts on the sticks, turn on the oven and set the temperature to 200 degrees. When it warms up well, place the finished skewers on a baking sheet and bake them for 10-20 minutes. Cooking time directly depends on the size of the main product.
- In the meantime, take a small saucepan, pour equal amounts of cream and mayonnaise into it, add a little salt, add finely grated garlic, stir everything thoroughly and put on fire. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low. Stirring constantly, cook the sauce for 5 minutes.
During this time, the hearts should already be cooked; they should be carefully placed on plates. The sauce can be served separately in a small container or generously pour it over the top of the dish. It is still recommended to serve the sauce separately - in this case, the hearts will be more convenient to eat.
A few recommendations
When preparing the described offal, it is not recommended to use a lot of pepper or various hot seasonings. Their presence should only slightly highlight the taste of the dish. Hearts love delicate sauces with the addition of a large number of different herbs. Onions go well with this product, and in the case of stewing chicken hearts, it is always recommended to add this vegetable, it will make the main ingredient softer and more tender.
Now that you know several different recipes, as well as some of the features of preparing chicken hearts, we have no doubt that this product will become one of the most beloved in your family and one of the main ingredients in everyday meals.
Hearts in tomato-sour cream sauce
An extremely unusual recipe for cooking chicken hearts in a frying pan. The taste is really piquant and bright, so even picky gourmets will like the dish.
Ingredients:
- chicken hearts – 500 grams;
- onion – 1 head;
- sour cream – 3 tablespoons;
- tomato paste – 1 tablespoon;
- boiled water – 200 milliliters;
- flour – 1 tablespoon;
- salt and pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
- Wash the chicken hearts, wait until the water drains and remove blood vessels and fat. Make cross-shaped cuts along the sharp edge to create a flower.
- Chop the onion as finely as possible so that it is practically invisible in the finished dish. Fry it in vegetable oil until it reaches the required condition.
- Place the prepared chicken hearts into the frying pan with the onions, mix well and cover the frying pan with a lid. Let the hearts simmer for 15 minutes, no need to add water.
- Make the sauce by mixing cold water with 3 tablespoons of sour cream and a tablespoon of tomato paste.
- Add a tablespoon of flour.
- Mix the contents of the pan thoroughly and pour in the sauce, passing it through a sieve so that there are no lumps.
- Cover the pan with a lid and let the hearts simmer for another 15 minutes.
On a note!
This dish can be prepared not with tomato paste, but with Lecho ketchup.
