Chicken Livers With Pineapple Recipes

RUMAKI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the brown sugar, soy sauce, canola oil, sesame oil, reserved pineapple juice, vinegar, black pepper, garlic and grated ginger in a bowl. Add the water chestnuts and marinate for 2 hours at room temperature.
• Cut the pineapple chunks in half and set aside. Cut the bacon strips in half and set aside. Cut the chicken livers into 1/2-inch pieces and set aside.
• To assemble: Lay out a half strip of bacon. Put a slice of pineapple at one end, topped by a slice of water chestnut and a piece of chicken liver. Roll up the bacon and seal with a toothpick. Repeat until all the ingredients are used.
• Place on a parchment-lined sheet pan and brush with the marinade. Bake, brushing with marinade every 10 minutes, until the bacon is crisp and the livers are just cooked but still slightly pink, 35 to 40 minutes. The last 10 minutes, brush with the marinade and sprinkle with the turbinado sugar.

RUMAKI - 3 WAYS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Soak approximately 50 toothpicks in water. Clean chicken livers and remove stringy or fatty parts. Cut each liver into 3 pieces. You should have approximately 24 pieces of liver. Cut bacon strips in half (if extra long bacon, cut in thirds). Cut water chestnuts in half.
• 2. Assemble Rumaki: Wrap each piece of liver with a strip of bacon, securing with a toothpick. In about 1/3 of them, add a piece of water chestnut before securing with the toothpick. In one third of them, add a small chunk of pineapple instead of the water chestnut. With the remaining pieces of bacon, wrap a pineapple chunk (alone) or a water chestnut alone and secure each with a tooth pick.
• 3. Spray the rack of a broiler pan with non-stick cooking spray. Arrange rumaki on rack and cook in a hot oven for approximately 30-40 minutes, turning once or twice to be sure bacon is crispy all over. When done, remove to paper towels to drain for a few minutes before arranging on platter. I like to use a paper doily or two to line the platter, as it also will soak up some of the drippings. Arrange Rumaki into two sections, grouping those with liver together, and those with only water chestnuts or pineapple chunks together.
• 4. Stir together Dipping Sauce ingredients -except liquor- in small saucepan, and put on medium - low heat. Cook until sugar and preserves are completely melted. Simmer slowly for about 20 minutes to reduce liquids slightly. Set aside until Rumaki comes out of the oven.
• 5. Add whiskey or bourbon to dipping sauce and bring to a rapid boil for approximately 5 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent boiling over. Cool for 10 minutes, then pour into small serving dish. I use a footed glass bowl that fits into the center of the platter holding the rumaki.

HAWAIIAN WRAPPED CHICKEN LIVERS

Steps:

• Cut livers and bacon slices in half.
• Wrap 1/2 slice bacon around piece of chicken liver and pineapple chunk.
• Secure with wooden pick.
• Arrange on broiler pan.
• Combine soy sauce, brown sugar and mustard in small bowl.
• Brush over bacon rolls.
• Broil, 6-inches from heat, 15 to 20 minutes turning and brushing with soy/Dijon mixture occasionally until bacon is crisp and chicken livers are done.

STIR-FRIED CHICKEN LIVERS WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• 1. Cut chicken livers in two. Boil water and pour over livers to blanch. Stir once or twice, then drain. Rinse quickly in cold water and drain again. 2. Blend cornstarch, sugar, vinegar and soy sauce to a paste. 3. Heat oil. Add chicken livers and stir-fry gently to coat with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. 4. Add pineapple chunks and stock and heat quickly. Then simmer, covered, 3 minutes. 5. Stir in cornstarch paste to thicken. Serve at once. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.