Gizdodo. Gizdodo is a simple side dish that is often served with rice; especially Jollof rice. It is easy to deduce from the name that this meal will be basically made of gizzards and ripe plantain. Hence Gizdodo (Gizzard Dodo) and we all know that dodo is just another name for ripe plantain.
If you've read through my older posts, you'll know that I love plantains…. a lot.
Gizdodo, also known as gizzard and dodo, is a stir-fry of gizzards and fried plantain that is ever-popular at most Nigerian parties.
Dodo gizzard is simply a combination of plantain and gizzard in tasty, flavorful tomato sauce.
You can have Gizdodo using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Gizdodo
- It's 1 of quarter kg. Chicken gizzard.
- Prepare 1 of medium size Plantain.
- Prepare 3 of small Onions.
- Prepare 1 of green bell pepper.
- You need 6 of chilli peppers.
- You need 2 of attarugu.
- It's of Seasoning.
- You need of Oil for frying.
- Prepare to taste of Salt.
This can be served as a side dish to jollof rice, fried rice, and other dishes or eaten as a meal on its own. Gizdodo is the combination of plantains and Gizzards (chicken Gizzards) and Plantains mixed in Pepper Sauce. This recipe is great for mid-week or weekend dinner because it's so straightforward and of course tasty. Gizdodo is a delicacy you will find in parties because it's a simple dish that delivers great flavor with minimal effort.
Gizdodo step by step
- Thoroughly wash, dice, season(with 1 onion, salt and cubes) and put chicken gizzard in a pot and cook till tender..
- Dice green bell pepper, 1 Onion and 1 chilli and set aside..
- Dice Plantain and deep fry. Set aside.
- When gizzard is cooked, strain and keep stock aside..
- Fry the gizzard and set aside..
- Pound or roughly blend remaining chilli pepper, onion and attarugu..
- Set your fry pan on fire, heat up 3 tablespoons oil for 1min. Pour in the blended mix. Stir till fried, and add a little of the gizzard stock..
- After 3 mins, stir in gizzard and Plantain. Add in diced onion, chilli and green pepper. Correct seasoning, stir everything thoroughly. Put off heat..
Gizdodo, gizzard + dodo = gizdodo (dodo is fried plantain). The dish is also simple enough to prepare and cook but when it comes to the taste, you realise where the originator of this dish channelled their creative energy. Gizdodo is a great way to use a wide variety of farm ingredients in one meal. The main ingredients are plantains and gizzards. Also for the gizdodo in a fajita wrap, do I just follow the steps you have for wrapping the chicken shawarma?
