Organ Meats

Liver King says raw organ meats get you jacked! (along with a ton of gear).

I like chicken hearts and gizzards in a gravy. I don't really eat the gizzard meat, but love the hearts; the gizzards add a lot to the gravy. Just make sure those gizzards are cleaned well before cooking them.

I love a beef kidney gravy, but don't care much for the meat. I'll eat it, but if someone request I make a kidney gravy, you can bet your arse I'll be throwing in some smoked sausage.

Thats about all I got on organ meat. No idea about the nutritional value of them

in my opinion the benefits don't outweigh the fact that you're eating organ meats

I ate a lengua taco recently. Didn't taste bad but the texture was gross. That's the extent of my experience with organs, if tongue is even considered an organ.

I've cubed cow heart, marinated, skewered, and grilled. Very good. Look up Anticucho recipes from South America. You could probably just use a mexican fajita marinade (lime and cilantro) as well.

I like making a traditional chicken noodle soup (carrots and celery) with chicken hearts and chicken liver dropped in instead of normal chicken meat.

Cow liver can be really good, but it has a grainy texture and a minerally aftertaste that can take getting use to. I usually just pan fry it like a steak with salt and pepper. Served with rice and a runny fried egg. If you're feeling ethnic serve it "a lo cubano" with pan fried banana as well.

Overall, I think organ meats are good mixed into the diet to add variety. Lots of nutrition and a great value. as you stated, some of the most nutritionally dense foods available and high in vitamins and minerals most people don't get in their normal diets. People here in America don't eat it so it stays pretty cheap.

I don't think it's going to change your life or be some miracle food, but it definitely is good for you to eat in moderation just like anything else.

Nutrition density by weight



Nutrition density by calorie



This is from [link=(Renaissance Periodization)]https://rpstrength.com/expert-advice/nutrient-density-index[/link] website.

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I’ve had liver/heart/ground beef all grinded up into burgers.

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I find this fascinating. Wonder if my local guy can put this together for me? $12/lb is a little steep for ground beef.

I always thought organ meat was really high in cholesterol

You can do it yourself too. Just make sure to get the ratios right bc if you consume too much liver it’ll give you diarrhea.

I’d stick with 5% liver, + 5-10% heart, the remaining being ground beef.

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I always thought organ meat was really high in cholesterol

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This is not a bad thing