Chicken Hearts Stir Fry over Jasmine Rice with Green Peas

(Once Upon a Time Themed? Halloween Themed? Valentine Themed? Or just plain weird?)
**Easy Difficulty**Optional Alcoholic Ingredient**
**Not for the faint of Heart! Haha. Punny…**
Serves 2

1 lbs Chicken Hearts
1 Tbsp Corn Starch
1 ½ tsp Red Wine
2 cups water
2 Tbsp Cajun Seasoning
1 Tbsp Garlic, minced
1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
2 portions of Jasmine Rice
2 Portions of Green Peas
(optional) Chilli Flakes to taste
(optional) Salt & Pepper to taste
(optional) Minced Parsley for Garnish

1) In a large pan on medium-high heat, add Vegetable oil and sauté Garlic until browned. Then add in Chicken hearts. Sear Chicken Hearts so each Heart has a nice dark scorch mark.

2) Mix in Red Wine, Cajun Seasoning, and Chilli Flakes and stir to coat Chicken Hearts evenly. Then Add Water.

3) Boil Chicken Hearts until each Heart is no longer pink inside. Approx 7 to 10 min.

4) In a small bowl with Corn Starch, slowly add some of the Chicken Water into the Corn Starch to make a slurry. Add slurry to pan, stir, and cook until thickened. Season with Salt & Pepper to taste.

5) When ready, serve over Rice with a side of Green Peas. Garnish with Chilli Flakes and Parsley. Enjoy a meal fit for an Evil Queen (or King).


Extra Info: Mirror Mirror on the Wall. Who’s the Furriest of them all? If you’re like my boyfriend and me and love the show “Once Upon a Time,” then you may appreciate this bizarre recipe. Different variations of the story of Snow White mentions the Queen’s fixation with hearts. She ate the hearts of Birds, she wanted the Hunter to bring back Snow White’s heart. She controls people through hearts. She toys with people’s emotions. Etc. So I thought, how about Stir Fried hearts?

This recipe could also be used as a Halloween themed meal, or if your mate has a sense of humor, a Valentine’s Day meal! Serving Offal is not uncommon in other countries. A lot of Americans don’t eat the inner organs of animals all that often, which is a shame because Offal’s are nutritious, and when prepared by a skilled Chef are amazing. Plus, Chicken Hearts are usually inexpensive at the butcher shop.

Chicken Hearts are a decent source of protein, riboflavin, vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, folate, thiamine, niacin, and pantothenic acid. They are also a decent source of zinc, iron, selenium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, copper and manganese. However, they are high in Cholesterol and Fat, so this isn’t a meal you should eat all the time. Everything in moderation; even devouring the hearts of your enemies.