Mexican-Style Grilled Chicken Hearts
Mexican-Style Grilled Chicken Hearts
Chicken hearts are such an underrated organ. They’re quite tender and fairly inexpensive. They might be hard to find in regular grocery stores. The best place to find them is at Mexican or Arabic ethnic markets. These hearts are citrusy in flavor with a little heat from the ancho chili powder. They grill up in about 10 minutes and are great as the protein on tacos.
Equipment
- metal skewers
- chimney starter
- charcoal
- charcoal grill
Ingredients
- 1/2 orange juiced and zested
- 1/2 lemon juiced and zested
- 1 lime juiced and zested
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp ancho chili powder
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 lb chicken hearts
Chicken Heart Tacos
- corn tortillas
- cilantro chopped
- white onion finely chopped
- you favorite hot sauce
Instructions
- Mix all of the marinade ingredients together.
- Marinate the chicken hearts for 4 hours.
- Place 10 chicken hearts on each skewer(you get about 40 hearts per lb).
- Start the charcoal in a chimney starter until they turn gray. Pour into the grill in a single layer and place on the grill grate. Place the skewers directly over the charcoal.
- Grill the hearts for 5-6 minutes a side.
