How to Use gizzard in a Sentence

gizzard

noun
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  • Chop up the gizzard and heart and shred the meat from the neckbone.
    — Katie Workman, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2019
  • Place the gizzard and heart in one deep saucepan and the liver in a separate one.
    — Philly.com, 24 Aug. 2017
  • Place the gizzard and heart in one deep saucepan and the livers in a separate one.
    — Bonnie S. Benwick, sacbee, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Use the turkey gizzards and neck bone to make stock and stuffing.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 20 Nov. 2018
  • The second, a thunderdome of muscle called the gizzard, grinds up the food with the help of small stones.
    — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 11 July 2019
  • There’s giblets and gizzards for those who dig the variety bits.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 20 Nov. 2019
  • The gizzards have a hefty chew, and don’t go seeking creamy livers in a light coating here.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 20 Nov. 2019
  • On most Front Range reservoirs the main food source for walleye is gizzard shad.
    — Terry Wickstrom, The Denver Post, 13 June 2017
  • Their diets are the fish that people don't care about like carp, gizzard shad, and others.
    — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 18 June 2018
  • The rocky particles in their gut may help to grind up things like krill, similar to the way grit in a bird’s gizzard works.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 21 June 2019
  • Hearts can be seared quickly, like little bite-sized steaks or minced fine along with the liver and gizzard for a batch of dirty rice.
    — Outdoor Life, 8 Mar. 2021
  • But a bird might swallow a worm with its beak while pulverising it with its gizzard.
    — National Geographic, 13 Sep. 2016
  • Eric Weimer said thousands of gizzard shads washed up on the shore and were seen floating in the water in early March.
    — Michael Sangiacomo, cleveland.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Get the homemade merguez sausage and duck gizzard cassoulet.
    — Todd Plummer, Vogue, 14 July 2018
  • There is no direct turkey substitute, with breast and legs and neck and gizzard.
    — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Captain Mike Walker knows the tricks, slow-trolling huge gizzard shad and suckers on heavy tackle over the channel edges.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 22 Jan. 2021
  • Remove giblets, liver, gizzard, and neck from the cavities, but set aside neck.
    — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, 20 Nov. 2018
  • The 150-seat spot also rolls an array of soul food staples, such as cheese grits, collard greens, yams and fried gizzards, livers and giblets.
    — cleveland.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Cod tongues, pig’s heads, and fried chicken gizzards are all popular.
    — Paul Ames, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
  • In owls, this second chamber, called the gizzard, collects bone, teeth and fur, which is later expelled.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Feb. 2022
  • And this isn't just your average collection of cubed beef; get ready for gnarly cuts like brains, tongue, sweetbreads and gizzards.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2017
  • Fried in a sauté pan with garlic and onion, Claire’s placenta looks like liver, chews like veal, and tastes like chicken gizzard.
    — Libby Copeland, Slate Magazine, 9 Jan. 2017
  • Fish include white perch, yellow perch, sheepshead, walleye and gizzard mud.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2020
  • The gizzards do need to be split and cleaned before cooking, as the bird uses this muscle, along with grit, to grind up seeds for its digestive system.
    — Brad Fenson, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2020
  • The consistency was like veal, but the flavor was more organ meat—like chicken gizzards.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian, 14 Feb. 2017
  • To prepare your turkey for roasting, remove the giblets, gizzard, liver, and neck from the cavity, then tuck the wing tips back behind its body.
    — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, 20 Nov. 2018
  • In the chicken heart and gizzard salad ($14), the offals are well mixed (or disguised) with whole new potatoes, peas, pickles cut into thin coins, chopped olives and aioli.
    — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2018
  • Many fish that were small then have grown into adults since, and the nearly endless food supply in the lake, made up of billions of gizzard shad and other baitfish, helps them to grow fast.
    — Frank Sargeant, al.com, 3 July 2019
  • This restaurant is known for its fried chicken, livers and gizzards, mashed potatoes, green beans, and a variety of other sides.
    — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Discard neck and finely dice liver, heart, and gizzard; reserve.
    — Country Living, 28 Sep. 2010

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