Inihaw na balon-balonan ng manok (skewered and grilled chicken gizzards)
While grilled and skewered chicken gizzards are traditional served as appetizer or finger food, they are equally delicious as a main course. Serve with rice. And side salad is always nice.
Rinse the gizzards well. Inspect each and every one. Pull out and discard any fatty tissues attached to them--especially all yellowish grainy bits attached to them.
When you've removed all the nasty bits from the gizzards, rinse them again then drain.
Place them in a non-reactive bowl and pour the vinegar over them.
Leave them there for 10 minutes then rinse again. Discard the vinegar.
Place the now clean gizzards in a pot and add enough water to cover.
Add the salt, peppercorns, ginger, garlic, shallot and bay leaf.
Bring to the boil, lower the heat, cover and simmer for an hour to an hour and a half depending on how large the gizzards are. If the liquid dries out before the gizzards are done, just add a cup of water each time.
While the gizzards simmer, soak the bamboo skewers in water. This will prevent them from catching fire on the grill.
When the gizzards are done, drain and cool.
When cool enough to handle, if they are rather large, you may cut them into bite-size pieces. It's optional, really, because they are very tender at this point and tearing them with your teeth should be a breeze.
Preheat your grill. High heat will be necessary. The gizzards will be on the grill only for a short time and you really want the heat to lick as much of their surface with gusto.
Thread a few pieces of gizzard in each bamboo skewer. Repeat until all the gizzards have been skewered.
In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the basting sauce.
Brush the gizzards all over with the sauce.
Grill the gizzards over intensely high heat. Just two minutes or so per side. You may baste them a few times during grilling. How brown and scorched you want them is entirely up to you. Remember though that the basting sauce contains honey and that burns fast.