How to Make Gizdodo (Dodo Gizzard)

Gizdodo! The marvelous combination of Chicken Gizzard, Fried Plantain and Spicy Tomato Stew, what's not to love?

Gizdodo is an inexorably popular dish in Nigerian homes and parties. It is typically served with rice dishes yet it likewise makes an immaculate "small chops" snack or starter at Nigerian parties. It's a marriage between one of the yummiest parts of chicken and the much cherished fried plantain, double yum!

On the off chance that you haven't cottoned on to the Gizdodo buzz or are yet to give it a shot, at that point you truly are passing up a major opportunity! All things considered, here's my interpretation of the recipe, we should begin… .

INGREDIENTS

Tomatoes

Pepper (ata rodo, green pepper, red pepper)

Onions

Vegetable oil

Plantain

Gizzards,

Bullion, salt, thyme, curry

PREPARATION

• Wash gizzards properly (I rarely eat gizzards I didn't prepare myself because I'm paranoid it wasn't washed properly, but I'm a hypocrite. Shebi I eat every other thing, how am I sure they were all properly cleaned? LOL). I typically wash my gizzard like 10 times, with warm water and some salt- there's a yellow lining in the gizzard, please take it off. Ayamakata.
• Add gizzards to pot, season as you normally would - with salt, thyme, curry, onions, maggi and allow cook for about 40 minutes. I like to cook mine till the stock is almost dry so that all the juiciness enters the gizzard.
• Cut ripe plantain into cubes (it doesn't have to be perfect cubes) and deep fry. The healthy option is to put it in the oven but it ain't dodo if it doesn't go into that big pot of oil.
• Blend your tomatoes, onions and ata rodo. If you like you can add tatashe to add more colour to it. I love the flavour of those green chilli's so I used that. After blending I drained the water with a sieve. You can choose to boil the blended tomatoes (all we're trying to end up with is stew)
• Cut your cooked gizzards into smaller pieces to it can match your cubed plantains, then fry till it's brown. Again, if you're team fitfam you can choose to grill instead of fry. 
• In the oil used to fry the gizzard, add some curry first, then thyme, then onions and chopped green pepper (your whole neighborhood will be wondering where the tantalizing aroma is coming from) add your tomato mixture and allow to fry.
• When it is cooked, pour in your fried gizzards, add some of the stock (that's why I make sure my stock is properly thick to reduce the quantity). Taste for salt. Cover and allow the gizzard and stew to cook together for about 3 minutes.
• Finally add the dodo (that's if you've not finished pinching it), Combine together, allow simmer. 

That's Gizdodo! It's very very very very very delicious! Try it!

Thanks Ivonne Ajayi for your video