CRISP AND SPICY CHICKEN NECK

Yes you heard me right, Chicken Neck.

I do a lot of whole chicken grills and when you buy them ( the frozen ones from the stores) the neck, liver and heart is usually stuck in the cavity ( in those days they include the gizzard but i no dey see gizzard again these days.

So no one likes to eat the neck in my house and since i have a "no waste" policy, i end up saving lots and lots of it in my freezer.

This morning courtesy the rain and cold, i thought of Peppersoup, i opened the freezer and found all the saved chicken Neck. Rather than use them for the peppersoup, i thought of the reason why no one likes to eat them in my house. It gets too soft and the texture becomes kinda soggy.

I thought of a way to transform this rejected stone into a corner stone and here we are with the Crisp and Spicy Chicken Neck with my African Peppersoup ingredients.

INGREDIENTS
Chicken Neck
Alligator Pepper
Uziza seeds
Orioma seeds
Thyme
Lemon zest
Onion
Fresh Pepper
Garlic
Oil
Salt and Seasoning

Pictures for procedure

 

Chicken, thyme, orioma, uziza seeds, Alligator pepper and lemon for the zest.

Heat one cooking spoon of oil

Squash some garlic and let it infuse into the oil

Add the chicken neck, (cut them into small chunks)

Blend spices

Pour into chicken as it fries and stir, season as desired

Fry till crispy and set aside

Saute Onions and Pepper

Put chicken back into onions and pepper

Add some lemon zest

Serve on a cold rainy morning

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