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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.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Marinating Time4 hours
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: appetizer, Chicken, Latin American, main course, Mexican
Author: Alex Gorgos

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.