The texture and flavor of an otherwise wasted portion of chicken can be enjoyed in less than 30 minutes with my Instant Pot Chicken Gizzards and Broth! Despite their mysterious and scary name, chicken gizzards are not only affordable (yet high quality nutrition) but they also taste delicious when cooked correctly in a pressure cooker!
When you eat pressure-cooked chicken gizzards, you’ll feel like you’re at a fine dining establishment! Pressure-cooked chicken gizzards can be turned into a meal with cooked rice and a lovely garnish of chopped fresh chives and chive blossoms!
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What are Chicken Gizzards & Broth?
Technically you can consider this a instant pot chicken gizzard soup recipe, however I do not, let me explain why. While Ray enjoys many dishes with lots of juicy ‘broth’ reminiscent of a soup, I prefer my food less soup-like (aka my Potato Chowder with Corn & Bacon). I treat these pressure cooker gizzards as a stand alone protein on my plate, where Ray ladles his gizzard soup into a bowl.
But if you’re trying to avoid grains or carbohydrates, simply leave out the rice and eat the gizzards straight from the broth, or replace it with cauliflower rice.
The best mashed potatoes or the best keto mashed cauliflower would taste great with this simple chicken gizzard recipe!
Like most people, I avoided offal (also known as organ meats or other strange parts with gristle) when I was younger. But my Grandmother and Mom eagerly enjoyed them every chance they got.
I used to think their obsession with rare cuts of meat was absurd, but I later discovered how much more nutritious these small cuts of meat were. Plus they have a whopping 5 grams of protein per 1 ounce serving…. And, let’s not forget delicious.
The only thing I regret is that I didn’t start eating things like gizzards until it was too late to share them with wonderful cooks like Ray’s grandmother, Nan Ryczek, and my grandmother, Gram Elsie.
What are Chicken Gizzards?
A gizzard is a muscle in the digestive tract of a chicken. When you watch chickens scratching at the ground, they are actually ingesting small pieces of gravel and grit, which pass through their digestive systems and eventually become lodged in their gizzard.
Then this strong little muscle contracts when the real food comes, like a tiny fist holding a handful of gravel. The gravel grinds up the food, and the food continues on into the stomach. Gizzards are tiny, have a flavor similar to dark chicken meat, and if cooked incorrectly, can have a chewier, tougher texture.
In summary, gizzards are just another muscle, just like other muscle meats that we all regularly eat, so there’s no need to be concerned about them!
Oh, and you can always substitute Turkey Gizzards, they will taste the same only be slightly larger.
