Matauwhi Bay Hoisin Chicken Food

HOISIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. combine hoisin, honey, vinegar, sesame oil, in a saucepan, bring to a boil.
• Combine cornstarch and water and add to mixture, stirring.
• Cook 1 minute, remove from heat and set aside. mix spices and rub evenly over both sides of chicken. Spray a broiler pan with non stick spray, add chicken, broil 5 minutes.
• Brush with hoisin mixture and cook for 5 minutes more. turn over and brush with sauce, broil 5 minutes, basting often, until done.

HOISIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix hoisin sauce and jam.
• Place chicken in a single layer in a 9- by 13-inch pan.
• Bake in a 400 degree F oven for 15 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven; spread hoisin mixture onto chicken.
• Return pan to oven and continue baking until meat is no longer pink in center of thickest part (cut to test), about 10 to 15 more minutes.
• Baste once with juices.
• Meanwhile, mix cilantro, onions and lemon peel.
• Transfer chicken breasts to serving platter.
• Sprinkle cilantro mixture over and around chicken.

CROCK POT HOISIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken, sliced water chestnuts and chopped scallions in slow cooker.
• Mix together hoisin sauce, wine, and five spice powder. Pour over the chicken mixture in the slowcooker.
• Cover and cook on low for about 6 hours.
• Serve over hot cooked rice or fine noodles.

STIR-FRIED HOISIN CHICKEN WITH SESAME SEEDS

Steps:

• In a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat, warm the oil.
• Add the sesame seeds and ginger to the oil and saute until fragrant and seeds golden, about 2 minutes *CAREFUL have a lid ready, it pops!
• Add the onions, bell pepper and salt. Saute for 1 minute.
• Add the chicken, more oil if necessary and continue to saute until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink.
• Add water chestnuts, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar. cook until flavors are well blended, about 2-3 minutes.
• Serve over rice and top with green onions.

GRILLED HOISIN CHICKEN WITH MAI FUN

Steps:

• The night before preparing food, mix together marinade ingredients in a small bowl.
• Place chicken in a ziplock bag and add marinade and seal, removing as much air as possible.
• Refrigerate overnight, turning occasionally.
• The next day, well before preparing food, heat oil to a depth of 2-inches at 375-400F in a large skillet or use a deep fryer.
• Add small amounts of mai fun to hot oil and allow them to cook briefly (they will puff like rice cereal and float to the top almost instantly); remove them and drain as soon as they do this and set aside to use later.
• Whisk together ingredients for sauce in a small saucepan and bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer for 3-4 minutes then remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Bring chicken out of refrigeration and allow to warm to room temp- 30-45 min, then drain from marinade, reserving marinade.
• Bring marinade to a boil in a saucepan, lower heat, and simmer for 2-3 minutes, then allow to cool (if it gets too thick, add a little water); use for basting chicken as it cooks.
• Prepare grill, allowing for cooking with indirect heat.
• Grill chicken using an indirect heat method, preferably charcoal, 45 min-75 min, depending on grill temp, or until chicken reaches an internal temp of at least 170F in the thickest part of the breast, basting occasionally.
• As chicken nears doneness, apply sauce mixture to chicken and allow to glaze and cook onto it, then remove chicken from grill.
• Sprinkle chicken with toasted sesame seeds.
• Arrange a bed of puffed mai fun on a serving plate and arrange chicken on top of it; serve at once with other foods as desired.

ORANGE HOISIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a zip lock bag, combine the orange juice, honey, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, garlic, and sesame oil. One at a time, put the chicken in the bag, seal, and gently shake to coat with the sauce. Transfer the coated chicken to the slow cooker, then pour the remaing sauce over the chicken.
• Cover and cook on low until the chicken is tender and cooked through 5-6 hours.
• Transfer the chicken to a warm platter. Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer into a small saucepan. In a small bowl, stir together the cornstarch and cold water. Bring the sauce to a boil over high heat, add the slurry, and cook, stirring a few times until thickened, 1-2 minutes.
• Pour some of the sauce over the chicken & pass the rest on the side. If desired, sprinkle the sesame seeds over the top.