WHAT ARE YOU HUNGRY FOR?

What are you hungry for?I have been on a pickled vegetable kick long enough! It was good practice, and the comments of the recipes have been fantastic, so much so that friends have been asking if I could make some for them.

Kimchee, cucumber kimchee, salted cabbage, namasu, pickled ogo, I have been busy keeping filling everyone’s requests. Now it is my turn, “what am I hungry for?” I haven’t a clue. Which Hawaiian foods are you hungry for? What haven’t you eaten in a long time and could go for right now? Come on, help me out! I really need some ideas.

Ok let’s narrow the choices down and think chicken. How about “Oyster Chicken”, that’s chicken with oyster sauce. Sounds good? What about “Chicken Adobo”, maybe? Chicken Adobo is always a good choice, you know. Oh here is one, “Yaki Tori Chicken”, make plenty of rice for this Hawaiian recipe. this will also go great with the home made kimchee I have in the refrigerator. How about “Lemon Chicken”, this is always a favorite Hawaiian recipe. Although for me I have to be in the mood for it. But you know what, it can easily be changed into “Orange Chicken”.

If you think L&L’s orange chicken is good you got to try this recipe! So what are you hungry for? Does any of these Hawaiian recipes get you drooling? Got any other suggestions? What are you craving for?

HAWAIIAN FOOD, COLD GINGER CHICKEN

 

This is one of those Hawaiian recipes that I remember having often found at family luaus.  It is Cold Ginger Chicken and this is a very easy chicken recipe.

 This is one of those favorite Hawaiian foods which never lasted long once it is set out in the buffet line. 

Since I was testing out different Hawaiian recipes and just happen to have a group of guinea pigs I call friends and since I haven’t eaten this Hawaiian food for a while, this was the perfect time for this chicken recipe.

For all of you who enjoy the taste of fresh ginger this chicken is going to be a huge treat, one that will definitely win a spot on your list of favorite chicken recipes.

Add a few cloves of freshly minced garlic to the ginger, add a bit of Hawaiian salt, a handful of chopped green onions, vegetable oil and just for extra flavor add a bit of sesame seed oil.  That’s it for the fresh ginger sauce, let the flavors bloom for a few minutes, the flavors will blend together into a beautiful thing.

Now for the really hard part of this chicken recipe, boil the chicken, but in just water.  This requires at least a few taste buds, so those of you without taste buds, like the warning seen so often, don’t try this at home!  Because the water will need to be seasoned to perfection!  Add some coarse salt, ginger, garlic, green onions and then taste it. The ginger flavor should stand out so taste it.  Like it, good! If not add a bit more.

 The recipe actually calls for a whole chicken, but, well, I tried it with chicken thighs and I am happy to report that it came out fine.  Boil it for about ½ hour to 45 minutes until it was tender, chop stick tender, once a chop stick can pierce the chicken thighs it is done.

I am happy to report that this chicken recipe was a big success.  When it was announced that the Hawaiian recipe on the menu was cold ginger chicken the reception wasn’t exactly excitement, since no one had it before.  But all it took was one taste and they were all won over after that.  

 

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