Recipes provided by NEWS 8-NBC HAWAII & KFVE-TV-The Home Team
Airdate: March 1, 1997
Island Style Lobster Boil
with Hawaiian salt, Chili Peppers & Other Things
whole Kona cold lobster
pinch of Hawaiian salt
1 or 2 crushed red chili peppers
1 lemon, cut into quarters
1 coarsely chopped carrot
1 coarsely chopped celery
1 coarsely chopped onion
1 Tbs chopped Chinese parsley
1 Tbs cracked peppercorns
1 oz white wine
3 cups water
- In a large wok, bring all the ingredients
(except the lobster) to a boil.
- Add lobster and cover. Cook about
10-15 minutes until lobster is just cooked.
- Serve the lobster with the cooked carrots,
onions, celery and some of the reserved
cooking wine.
Spicy
Chicken Salad
1 serving
8 oz boneless chicken
1 Tbs oil
1 flour tortilla, deep-fried
mixed salad greens
Japanese Soba noodles or angel hair
pasta, cooked and chilled
Garnishes
cucumber, daikon and radish strips
2 -3 sprigs of fresh Chinese parsley
or 1 - 2 sprigs of Thai basil
3 cucumber slices
3 tomato wedges
3 peeled orange segments
Marinade
1/4 cup leeks, scallions or green onions, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 Tbs light salad oil
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbs shoyu
1 1/2 Tbs sherry
1/2 Tbs sugar
white pepper to taste
1/4 tsp sesame oil
1 Tbs ginger, minced
1 Tbs cilantro, minced
2 small fresh red chili peppers
- Cut chicken into strips about 1/2 inch wide,
by 1/4 inch thick by 1 1/2 inch long. Combine
marinade ingredients and blend well. Before
marinating chicken, remove 1 or 2 Tbs of
marinade and set aside.
- Marinate chicken for 5-10 minutes, then
remove from marinade and set aside.
- Cook soba noodles according to package
directions, rinse in cold water, drain, add marinade
you set aside earlier, mix well, then place in
refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes or until chilled.
- Deep fry tortilla until golden brown, then drain
on paper towel and set aside.
- Prepare garnishes by thinly slicing with a
potato peeler strips of cucumber, white
daikon, and radishes or vegetables of your
choice. Place the strips in ice water for a
few minutes to crisp. Prepare sprigs of
cilantro or Thai basil. Prepare salad greens.
Prepare round slices of cucumber, tomato
wedges and orange segments for placement
around edge of plate.
- Quickly stir-fry chicken strips in 1 Tbs
of oil in wok on high heat, for about
2 minutes. You dont want to overcook
chicken and you want it to be hot when
served. Build the salad by placing noodles,
then chicken, then garnishes of your choice.
Lastly, place the sprigs of cilantro or basil
on top. Place the cucumber slices, tomato
wedges and orange segments around edge
of plate and enjoy with your choice of dressing.
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