Month: January 2007

Pineapple Chicken Recipe

2 whole raw chicken breasts
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp white pepper
3 tbsp cornstarch
2 1/2 cup pineapple chunks
3 tbsp canola oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp lemon juice

Remove the skin and bones of the chicken; cut chicken meat into 2″ pieces. Mix together the salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons cornstarch; toss with the chicken pieces. Drain the pineapple, reserving 3/4 cup of pineapple juice. Heat the canola oil in a skillet; saute the chicken 10 minutes. Add the pineapple; cover and cook over low heat 5 minutes. Mix the remaining cornstarch with the soy sauce, lemon juice and pineapple juice. Add to the skillet, stirring to the boiling point. Cook 3 minutes; don’t overcook. Recipe Serves 4.

Molded Chicken Loaf Recipe

1 package unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold chicken stock or bouillon
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup pineapple syrup
1 1/4 cup diced cooked chicken
1/2 cup canned crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup diced celery
toasted slivered almonds

Soften gelatin in cold chicken stock. Add hot stock and salt and stir until dissolved. Add lemon juice and pineapple syrup. Chill until consistency of unbeaten egg whites. Fold in chicken, pineapple and celery. Turn into loafpan or individual molds and chill until firm. Un-mold and garnish with toasted slivered almonds. Makes 6 servings of Molded Chicken Loaf.

Pineapple Lime Punch

1 quart applejack
1 quart white wine
2 cups lime juice
2 cups orange juice
3 cups pineapple juice
1 quart ginger ale
sugar

Mix applejack, white wine, lime juice, orange juice, and pineapple juice together and let stand in a warm place for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally. When ready to serve, pour over large chunk of ice in punch bowl. Stir in ginger ale and sugar to taste.

Chicken Livers Orientale Recipe

1 pound chicken livers, halved
soy sauce
1/4 cup canola oil
3/4 cup pineapple chunks
1/2 cup blanched almonds, slivered
2 tbsp cornstarch
2/3 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup vinegar
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt

Dip chicken livers in soy sauce; saute in canola oil 5 minutes, turning until brown. Add pineapple and almonds; heat 1 minute. Make a paste of cornstarch and half the pineapple juice; add remaining juice, vinegar, sugar end salt. Pour mixture over livers. Cook and stir carefully until sauce thickens. Simmer covered for 2 minutes. Serve over rice. Recipe makes 4 servings of Chicken Livers Orientale.

June Punch

4 cups sugar
4 cups water
2 cups strong black tea
36 ounces frozen lemonade concentrate, undiluted
20 ounces pineapple juice
12 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate, undiluted
16 ounces frozen strawberries, thawed
1 gallon water
2 quart dry ginger ale

Make syrup by boiling sugar and water for 10 minutes. Add black tea, lemonade, pineapple juice, and orange juice; mix well. Place in refrigerator to chill for 2-3 hours. Add strawberries, water, and ginger ale; mix well. Pour over block of ice in punch bowl.

Makes 60-70 Servings

Fruit Punch

3 quarts pineapple juice
1 1/2 cups lemon juice
3 cups orange juice
1/3 cup lime juice
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup fresh mint leaves, lightly packed
13 cups ginger ale
56 ounces carbonated water
1 pint fresh strawberries, quartered

Combine pineapple, lemon, orange, and lime juices. Add sugar and mint; mix well. Place in refrigerator to thoroughly chill. Just before serving add ginger ale, carbonated water, and strawberries. Pour over block of ice in punch bowl.

Makes 75 Servings

Hot Fruit Punch

1 cup sugar
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups pineapple juice
1 cup crushed pineapple
1 1/2 cups grapefruit juice
1 1/2 cups orange juice

Combine sugar, water, pineapple juice, and crushed pineapple and heat to boiling. Add grapefruit juice and orange juice and reheat; just enough to make it steaming hot not boiling. Serve immediately in mugs or glasses.

Makes about 2 quarts

Chicken Island Style

2 1/2 pounds chicken, disjointed
3 ounces Sauterne
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 ounces soy sauce
pinch of thyme
1/2 cup fresh grapefruit sections
1/2 cup fresh orange sections
1/2 cup fresh tangelo sections
1/2 cup chopped fresh pineapple
1 cup chicken stock

Remove backbone of chicken, dredge in flour and salt mix. Fry in shad low pan until brown. Remove chicken from frying pan and place in deep pan. Mix julienne of celery and onions in frying pan. Saute slowly until onions are soft. Remove from heat. Add Sauterne, brown sugar, soy sauce and thyme. Return to heat and boil. Four over chicken. Add grapefruit, orange and tangelo sections. Add pineapple and chicken stock. Place in preheated 350 degree oven until chicken is thoroughly cooked and loose from hones -— about 30 minutes. Pour stock in bottom of casserole, place chicken on top. Sprinkle handful of long grated coconut on top and return to oven until brown. Do not cover. Garnish with calamondin slices if desired. Recipe make 3 to 4 servings of Chicken Island Style.

Fruited Chicken En Creme

2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp canola oil
6 large chicken breast halves
10 1/2 ounce condensed cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup light cream
1/2 cup dry sherry
13 1/2 ounce pineapple tidbits, drained
2/3 cup sliced seedless green grapes
6 ounce can sliced mushrooms, drained

Heat oven to 350° F. Heat butter and oil in baking dish, 13 1/2″ x 9″ x 2″. Place chicken pieces skin side up in baking dish; bake 1 hour. Heat soup, cream and sherry -n saucepan, stirring occasionally. Stir pineapple, grapes and mushrooms into soup mixture. Remove baking dish from oven; drain off fat. Pour soup-fruit mixture over chicken; cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake 15—20 minutes longer. If desired, garnish with clusters of green grapes. Recipe makes 6 servings of Fruited Chicken En Creme.

Fruited Chicken Recipe

3/4 cup sifted all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp celery salt
1/4 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
2 broiler fryers, cut up
1/2 cup butter or margarine
20 ounces pineapple tidbits
3 tbsp all purpose flour
1 tbsp. sugar
1/3 cup soy sauce

In a plastic or paper bag, mix the flour, salt, celery salt, garlic salt and nutmeg. Shake chicken pieces, a few at a time, in flour mixture until coated. In large skillet, melt butter or margarine. Brown chicken on all sides. Place chicken in a 13 1/2″ x 8 3/4″ x 1 3/4” baking dish. Drain pineapple, reserving 1 cup syrup. Sprinkle pineapple over chicken. Stir the 3 tablespoons flour and the sugar into butter remaining in skillet. Add reserved pineapple syrup and soy sauce; cook and stir until mixture thickens and bubbles. Spoon evenly over chicken and pineapple. Cover and bake in 350° F oven for 1 hour. Recipe makes 6 to 8 servings of Fruited Chicken.