Cookbook:Gizdodo (Nigerian Gizzard and Plantains)

| Cuisine of Nigeria

Gizdodo is a popular Nigerian dish consisting of gizzard and plantains (dodo). It is commonly served at parties alongside small chops. It can be eaten with various kinds of cooked rice.

Ingredients

 * Gizzard, washed and cut into pieces
 * Onion
 * Seasoning/stock cube
 * Onion, coarsely chopped
 * Red, green, yellow bell peppers, coarsely chopped
 * Scotch bonnet chile pepper, coarsely chopped
 * Tomatoes, coarsely chopped
 * Ginger
 * Vegetable oil
 * Onion, diced
 * Garlic
 * Ripe plantain, peeled and diced
 * Curry powder
 * Thyme
 * Salt

Procedure

 * 1) Combine the gizzard, onion, seasoning cube, curry, and thyme in a pot. Cook over medium heat.
 * 2) Blend the bell peppers, scotch bonnet pepper, tomatoes, onions, and ginger to a coarse paste.
 * 3) Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan. Add diced onion and garlic, and fry until softened. Stir in blended pepper mixture, and cook for about 10 minutes.
 * 4) Heat oil in a pan, and fry the plantain. Remove.
 * 5) Fry the gizzard in the oil until dry and brown. Remove excess oil.
 * 6) Add the cooked onion-pepper mixture to the gizzard, and fry for a while.
 * 7) Gently stir in the fried plantain. Simmer for a few minutes, and adjust the seasoning as needed.
 * 8) Remove from heat, and serve with rice.