Chicken Hearts in Orange Sauce

Chicken hearts in orange sauce is a budget-friendly and tasty hot appetizer that is perfect for dinner or a festive table. Chicken hearts in orange sauce are easy and quite quick to prepare. The offal turns out tender, spicy, very tasty, and juicy. A delicious skillet dinner can be complemented with vegetable puree, rice, or a light salad. A good option would be risotto, a light vegetable salad, or mashed potatoes.

Yield: 6 servings.

Cooking time: 60 minutes.

Caloric content: 124 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.

Ingredients

To prepare chicken hearts in orange sauce, you need to gather the following components:

• soy sauce - 3 tbsp;
• pepper mix - optional;
• chicken hearts - 600 g;
• salt - optional;
• orange juice - 150 ml;
• onion - 1 pc;
• refined oil - optional;
• sugar - 1 tsp;
• chili - optional;
• carrot - 1 pc.

Preparation

1. First, marinate the chicken hearts. They need to be cleaned and all excess parts cut off. Then, the hearts should be soaked in a mixture of sugar, orange juice, spices, and soy sauce. Leave the hearts to marinate for twenty minutes.

2. Dice the onion finely. Grate the carrot. Sauté the vegetables in odorless oil.

3. Add the hearts without sauce and fry them until golden.

4. Pour in the sauce. Cook the hearts in the sauce until the offal is tender. Bring the dish of hearts to a harmonious taste. If you enjoy spicy food, you can add chopped chili or garlic to the hearts. For a milder taste, it's better to use dried or freeze-dried spices instead of fresh ones.

5. The fragrant chicken hearts in the skillet are ready! It’s best to serve the appetizer hot. Enjoy your meal!

Such chicken hearts in orange sauce will make a great addition to your hearty dinner. They are very tender, moderately spicy, and aromatic. This method can be used to prepare not only hearts but also chicken gizzards or liver. At the end of cooking, the dish can be garnished with chopped herbs or sesame.