Portuguese Moelas Recipe

This delicious Portuguese moelas recipe (chicken gizzards) is best served as an appetizer with fresh bread.

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Ready In	50 min
Level of Difficulty	Easy
Servings	4

Ingredients

1kg of chicken gizzards1 chopped onion2 cloves of garlic, minced5 tablespoons of olive oil1/2 chouriçoChili peppers (to taste)3 bay leaves6 tablespoons of tomato paste1 cup of white wine1 cup of waterSalt (to taste)

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Directions

Clean the gizzards of skins and fats, wash them and drain them.
Cut the gizzards into pieces.
Cut the chourico into thick cubes.
In a pan with the olive oil, sauté the onions, garlic and bay leaves.
Mid way through the sauté, add the chourico and let it cook a little longer.
Add the gizzards.
Season with a little salt, add the chili peppers and cook a little.
Add the tomato paste, pour in the white wine and water.
Cover and cook 30 to 40 minutes until tender.

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Edward Junior

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Mark Witney

This is a great recipe - but I really don’t see how you can cook gizzards for ‘30-40 min until tender’! It takes a minimum of 1h30 to 2h before they are tender

4 months ago, Friday, July 15, 2022

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john anthony henry johnson

Enjoyed the meal. It is difficult to always get chourico. when this happens can you suggest an alternative?

9 months ago, Saturday, February 19, 2022

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Edward Junior

Hi John, if you live in the US, you can order chouriço online, a good substitute would be linguica, but if you can’t get that either then I suggest the chorizo (Spanish).

9 months ago, Saturday, February 19, 2022

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