🇳🇬 Nigeria recipe
Gizdodo
Gizdodo is a wildly popular Nigerian party dish that brilliantly combines two beloved ingredients: peppered gizzards (giz) and fried ripe plantains (dodo) in a spicy, saucy medley. This dish emerged from Lagos party culture and has become a staple at owambes, birthdays, and weddings across the country. The contrast of chewy, spicy gizzards with sweet, caramelized plantain pieces, all bound together by a vibrant pepper sauce, creates a dish that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Prep20 mins
Cook50 mins
Serves4
Difficultyeasy
Ingredients
- 500g chicken gizzards, cleaned and trimmed
- 4 ripe plantains, peeled and sliced diagonally
- 3 large tomatoes, diced
- 4 red bell peppers (tatashe), chopped
- 3 scotch bonnet peppers, chopped
- 2 large onions (1 for boiling gizzards, 1 sliced into rings)
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil (plus more for frying plantains)
- 2 seasoning cubes
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- Salt to taste
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 280
- Protein
- 18 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 14 g
