Waikiki Hooker Recipes

WAIKIKI BEACH CHICKEN AND PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F and spray a 9x13 baking pan or dish with cooking spray.
• Set aside.
• Trim any visible fat from chicken breasts and dry thoroughly with paper towels.
• Coat chicken with flour, shaking off any excess.
• Place chicken in prepared dish and place in oven while preparing sauce.
• Drain juice from pineapple into a medium saucepan and set pineapple chunks aside.
• Add the vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, ginger, and bouillon cube to saucepan.
• Combine cornstarch and water and blend until smooth.
• Add to saucepan and bring to boil over medium-high heat, whisking slowly to dissolve sugar.
• Boil for two minutes, whisking vigorously.
• The sauce should thicken and turn clear after boiling for about 1 minute or so.
• Pour sauce over chicken and lower oven temperature to 350°F.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, remove stem and seeds from green pepper and remove white veins.
• Slice into rings and set aside.
• Distribute pineapple chunks and pepper rings evenly over chicken and bake 20 more minutes.
• To serve, place about 2/3 cup rice on plate and top with a chicken breast.
• Top with plenty of the pineapple and pepper rings and drizzle a generous amount of the sauce over all.
• Serve at once.
• NOTE: Be sure to use Heinz apple cider vinegar, not a store brand in the sauce.
• Using any other brand will make the sauce foam up and boil over in addition to having a poor flavor.

WAIKIKI MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine ground beef, cracker crumbs, onion, egg, milk, ginger and salt. Shape mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls into meatballs.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place meatballs in skillet and cook until evenly brown, and meat is no longer pink. Drain excess fat.
• In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, brown sugar, reserved pineapple juice, vinegar and soy sauce. Mix until smooth, then pour into the skillet with meatballs. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils, about 5 minutes. Stir in the green pepper and pineapple chunks. Heat through.

WAIKIKI-STYLE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Thoroughly mix the ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, milk, egg, and salt together in a bowl. Roll the mixture into balls and arrange onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the meatballs are browned on the bottom, about 25 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker.
• Stir the cornstarch and brown sugar together in the bottom of a saucepan and place over low heat. Add the reserved pineapple juice and vinegar; stir until smooth. Bring the mixture to a boil for 1 full minute before removing from heat; pour over the meatballs in the slow cooker.
• Add the pineapple chunks and green bell pepper to the slow cooker.
• Cook the mixture in the slow cooker on Low until the flavors are thoroughly combined, 3 to 4 hours.

CHICKEN WAIKIKI

Steps:

• Wash chicken, pat dry with paper towels. Coat chicken with flour.
• Heat oil in large skillet. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time, and brown on all sides. Remove as browned to shallow roasting pan, arranging pieces skin side up. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Make sauce: Drain pineapple, pouring syrup into 2-cup measure. Add water to make 1 1/4 cups. In Medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, pineapple syrup, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, and bouillon cube; bring to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil 2 minutes. Pour over chicken.
• Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes. Add pineapple slices and green pepper; bake 30 minutes longer or until chicken is tender. Serve with fluffy white rice.

CHICKEN WAIKIKI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 2-quart saucepan, heat 3 cups of the broth to boiling over high heat. Add rice; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; simmer about 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
• Meanwhile, drain pineapple juice into 2-cup measuring cup; add remaining 1/2 cup broth to make 1 1/4 cups. In another 2-quart saucepan, mix pineapple liquid, sugar, cornstarch, gingerroot, vinegar and soy sauce. Heat to boiling over high heat. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in bell peppers and pineapple.
• Cut chicken into 2 1/2x1-inch strips. Spread rice in baking dish; arrange chicken strips over rice. Pour pineapple mixture over chicken and rice.
• Cover dish with foil. Bake about 45 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center and mixture is bubbly.

WAIKIKI BEACH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350*.
• Coat chicken with flour.
• Heat oil in large frying pan and brown chicken on all sides.
• Remove to a shallow roasting pan.
• Arrange pieces skin side up.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Prepare sauce: Drain pineapple syrup into a 2 cup measuring cup.
• Add water to make 1 1/4 cups.
• Mix in cornstarch to dissolve.
• In medium saucepan combine sugar, syrup with cornstarch, vinegar, soysauce, ginger and bouillon cube.
• Bring to a boil for 2 minutes.
• Pour over chicken.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Add pineapple slices and peppers.
• Bake 30 minutes more.
• Serve with rice and enjoy!