Luau Chicken Food

LUAU CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet combine the pineapple juice, brown sugar, ketchup, ginger, garlic salt, cornstarch and soy sauce. Simmer all together for 5 minutes over low heat.
• Place cooked chicken, bell pepper, onion, and water chestnuts in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Pour skillet mixture/sauce over the top. Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.

LUAU GRILLED CHICKEN AND PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Combine coconut milk, Hawaiian marinade, and garlic powder in a dish large enough to marinate the chicken breasts. Add chicken. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator, turning every 3 to 4 hours, about 24 hours.
• Combine coconut milk, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and butter flavoring in a dish. Add pineapple. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator, at least 1 hour.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate. Place chicken on hot grill; discard marinade. Cook chicken, without pressing or poking, and flipping only twice, until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 5 to 7 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer chicken to a platter; let rest for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Place pineapple on the hot grill and cook on medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer grilled pineapple to the platter with the chicken.

LUAU STEW WITH PORK

Steps:

• Prepare the luau leaves. Wash the leaves very thoroughly. Chop off and discard the stems. Chop the leaves into 1" ribbons. Set aside.
• Toss the cubes of pork shoulder with a teaspoon of salt. Set aside.
• In a large pot, add oil, and turn to medium-high heat. Add the pork in a single layer and brown evenly on all sides. Remove the pork and set aside on a plate. Pour out any excess oil from the pot.
• Add the sliced onions and minced ginger to the pot. Turn heat down to medium and cook until the onions are translucent.
• Put all the luau leaves over the onions and ginger. Put the browned pork over the luau leaves. Add a half-cup of water to the pot. Bring to a boil and then turn the heat down to low and cook for 1 hour (more or less time depending on how tender your luau leaves are).
• Check on the stew every 15 minutes, give it a stir. The pork will begin to break down - you can shred it into smaller pieces with chopsticks (that's how we like to eat it), or leave them as larger chunks.
• Season to taste with salt. Some people also like to add shoyu, but that is up to you. Serve hot with rice and all the other good Hawaiian dishes. Don't forget the chili pepper water!

LUAU CHICKEN

Steps:

• Depending on how many people you have, you can increase or decrease this recipe very easily.
• Put the drummettes or wings or chicken pieces in a baking dish.
• Mix the dressing with packaged dry onion soup mix and can (s) of whole berry cranberries.
• If you are making this for a few people, just use one bottle of dressing, one can of cranberries, and one envelope of onion soup mix.
• Increase portions for more drummetes or wings.
• Pour mix of dressing, cranberries and soup over the drummettes or wings, and bake at 350 for an hour and 15 minutes.

CHICKEN LUAU BY KUANA TORRES

Steps:

• Boil leaf down until soft (4 to 5 hrs).
• Remove from pot and into strainer. Drain well.
• In a separate pot, boil chicken for 30 to 35 minutes or until soft.
• Remove from pot, cool, shred and set aside.
• Heat stove to medium/low setting and add lūʻau leaf back into pot.
• Stir in coconut milk.
• Keep a constant stir so that burning does not occur (20 minutes).
• Add shredded chicken and stir (5 minutes).
• Turn stove off.
• Add salt to taste. Finished

SLOW COOKER LUAU CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut three bacon strips in half; cook until partially cooked but not crisp. Drain on paper towels., Season chicken with salt and pepper; place in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Top each thigh with a half piece of bacon. Top with onion, pineapple and barbecue sauce., Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until chicken is tender. Cook remaining bacon until crisp; drain and crumble. Sprinkle over each serving.

SQUID LUAU

Steps:

• Clean calamari and slice in rings, then set aside.
• Wash luau leaves, remove stems and thick veins. In a pot, boil 3 cups of water with the Hawaiian salt and baking soda. Add the leaves to the boiling water and reduce heat. Simmer, partially covered for 1 hour. Drain, and squeeze out liquid.
• Saute onions and cleaned calamari in the butter until the onions are translucent. Add the coconut milk, cooked luau leaves, salt, and sugar. Simmer for 30 minutes.

LUAU CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1 cup juice and six pineapple slices (save remaining juice and pineapple for another use). In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the brown sugar, ground mustard, garlic salt, pepper and reserved pineapple juice; add chicken. seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 2 hours, turning occasionally., In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard and dill. Refrigerate until serving., Drain and discard marinade. Grill the chicken, covered, over medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°. Grill pineapple slices for 1 minute on each side. , Spread mayonnaise mixture on roll bottoms. Layer with lettuce if desired, chicken and pineapple. Replace roll tops.

CHICKEN LUAU

Steps:

• Remove bones and skin from chicken breasts and cut meat into 1 inch cubes.
• Heat oil and saute chicken until lightly browned; add garlic and saute one minute.
• Pour chicken stock over the browned meat and garlic, and simmer 10 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• Drain the thawed spinach, then stir spinach and coconut milk into the chicken mixture. Simmer five minutes.
• Serve with rice.

CHICKEN AND PORK LAU LAU

Steps:

• For the luau leaves, have a large bowl of ice water standing by. In a large pot fitted with a steamer basket (or use a stainless steel colander with handles), steam the luau leaves until soft but still bright green, and then plunge the steamer basket into the ice water to stop the cooking. Set the steamer basket on a utility platter or over a pot to let drain well and cool.
• Lay the steamed luau leaves out on your work surface, then lay a piece of chicken or a piece of pork on each leaf topped with a piece of fish. Season with sea salt. Enclose the meat and fish in the luau leaves and then package them in ti leaves or aluminum foil. If you are using ti leaves, arrange the leaves perpendicular to each other in across arrangement. The stem of the ti leaf acts as the "string" to tie the package shut. The chicken and pork lau lau can then be cooked in an imu (the earthen oven) or in a conventional oven at 350 degrees F until cooked through, about 1 hour. For a description of the imu, please refer to the recipe for Whole Kahlua Pig Roasted in an Imu for a Luau.