A recipe I can remember eating as a child...and liking!
Course Appetizer, Snack
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 3 hourshours
Total Time 3 hourshours15 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Author Lynn / Turnips 2 Tangerines
Ingredients
5lbs.turkey gizzards
2quartswater
2 tablespoonssalt
1cupvinegar
5cupsvinegar
2 1/2cupswater
2tablespoonssugar
3tablespoonssalt
1tablespoon(heaping) pickling spice
2largeonions, sliced
Instructions
Simmer turkey gizzards in water, salt and 1 cup vinegar for 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Drain and cool slightly. Combine five cups vinegar and 2 1/2 cups water, sugar and salt. Put pickling spice in cheesecloth and tie shut. Put cheesecloth in vinegar mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Arrange gizzards and sliced onions in a large glass jar. Do not pack. Remove and discard spice bag, pour hot brine over all. Cover, let stand overnight before refrigerating.
Notes
Recipe Idea: Place thin slices of pickled turkey gizzards on Triscut crackers. Top with a thin slice of Gouda cheese. Put under broiler to melt cheese. Serve.