Fried Chicken Hearts - "The Colonel's Castoffs"

Diving into a big feed of hearts!  Having now done it I can see not much feels more "primal" than eating some hearts.

Tempted to name this dish "The Colonel's Cast-Off's" as you won't find this at KFC...

Rating 7/10

Odd bits of animals should be part of a nutritrionally complete ketogenic diet.  Heart is a great experiment as you may or may not love it.

Pan friend chicken hearts taste like very mild liver, have a chewy outside and a soft inside.  Quite unusually the first few bites but afterwards primal instinct may just take over and you will relish this dining experience.

My LCHF creamy coleslaw makes an awesome side.  Dressing is equal parts home made mayo and sour cream (about 1/3 cup each), 2 TB Braggs Apple Cider Vinegre, 1 TSP mustard, salt, pepper, 1 TBSP garlic puree, 1 TBSP sweetener if your way of eating allows but its not needed and I didn't use it (Keto baby!) - Mix with cut up cabbage and  a third as much raddichio 

Fried Chicken Hearts with Creamy Herb Sauce

• One pound chicken hearts
• 2 cups chicken or beef bone broth or regular broth (I had home made beef bone broth handy)
• Half a green pepper, chopped small
• 3 shallots, chopped small
• 3 TB quality butter, pastured organic if possible
• 1/2 cup of 35% cream, pastured organic if possible
• 1/4 cup of cream cheese of similar quality
• Favorate spice mix (I use a roasted garlic and pepper spice mix I love)

Directions

1. Non-Stick pan on medium heat, get broth boiling
2. Add pound of chicken hearts
3. Add 2 TBSP of your spice mix
4. Cover, simmer 10 minutes
5. Drain, return hearts to pan
6. Add butter
7. Add chopped shallots and green peppers, can also add red peppers or other low carb stir fry style veg as you wish
8. Fry over medium heat, brown up hearts, veg should go translucent
9. Add cream
10. Add cream cheese
11. Add 2 TBSP spice mix
12. Stir and reduce until thick
13. Taste and spice as needed

Odd bits! To your health!