We almost always have a pot of soup on the stove. Started fresh every morning and generally based from a bullion cube, what gets added is fresh vegetables, rice, pasta, left over meats from the night before (if there are any) and occasionally some special surprises.
In this fashion, there is always something fresh to eat that can be quickly heated and consumed when hungry instead of waiting for a pre determined time to eat.
Now, when I was a youngster, I was introduced to chicken gizzards at a very early age. Unlike many kids, I rarely turned up my nose that weren’t familiar to me. I always tried it and if I like it would eat it. If I didn’t like it I wouldn’t. Several things took time to acquire a taste like broccoli, caulifolwer and cooked cabbage to name a few (all of which I now readily devour when presented).
Anyway, I recall my first experience with chicken gizzards at my aunts farm in Tennessee. I had no idea what they were but as soon as I put one in my mouth I immediately liked them and even asked for seconds!
The one thing about my chicken gizzard history is that they were always fried!!!
Imagine my surprise when I found chicken gizzards in my daily bowl of soup? There was no doubt I would eat them but I was curious about the taste/texture etc of this new treat.
Since our soup is always cooked in a pressure cooker, the gizzards were were actually quite tender and tasty and brought out an added flavor to the already delicious chicken based soup of the day.
The receipe? Chicken based bullion cube; add fresh vegetables of your choice; pasta or rice and chicken gizzards. Pressure cook or boil for as many hours as you wish and get out your spoon when ready to eat!
I am told that addiding gizzards to soup is quite common in Medellin. First time I have seen it in over two years but I am delighted to have found it.
Next time I go to Exito or Carrefour, I believe I’ll stock up on more gizzards as a kind of hint. I might even show them how to fry up a few for dinner one night.
Tags: Medellin food; medellin soups; medellin colombia; medellin dining; medellin specialty foods
