Delicious Parmesan Garlic Chicken Wings Recipe

This is a very addictive sauce. They have a similar version at buffalo wild wings. Creamy, garlicky and rich in herbs is the ONO taste that you will be craving once you’ve had a taste. I promise you will not be disappointed. If your a wing lover, you have to give this a try.

Prep Time: 3 hours | Cook Time: depends on amount of chicken | Ready In: 4 hours

 Ingredients:

• 1 bag chicken wings
• Oil for frying
• Flour to coat chicken

Sauce:

• 8 roasted cloves garlic, peeled
• 2 T olive oil
• ½ C mayonnaise
• 1 T corn syrup
• 2 T parmesan cheese
• 1 t lemon juice
• 1 T apple cider vinegar
• ¼ t thyme
• ¼ t marjoram
• ¼ t oregano
• ¼ t basil
• ½ t red pepper flakes
• ½ t salt
• ¼ t black pepper

Cooking Process:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small baking dish, place the garlic and drizzle with the olive oil. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake 20-25 minutes, until garlic is tender.
• While the garlic is baking, mix the remainder of the ingredients, whisking until smooth.
• When the garlic is tender, let cool about 5 minutes. Crush into the sauce using a garlic press or mashing with the edge of a knife.
• Mix well. Refrigerate a few hours or overnight.
• Defrost chicken wings
• Heat oil to 375
• Coat wings on flour
• Deep fry and drain, toss in sauce

how to serve:

Just like that! Pupu style or with rice for dinner.

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Local Style Chicken Milanese w/Teriyaki Recipe

A local twist on the classic chicken milanese… in this version, I use a chinese hot mustard-shoyu egg wash instead of the traditional dijon and top it with a teriyaki glaze.

Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 10 | Ready In: 25

 Ingredients:

• 2-4 boneless pieces of chicken either dark or white meat
• ¾ cup flour
• 1 large egg white
• 1 tbsp chinese hot mustard
• 3 tbsp Aloha shoyu
• 1 lemon, ½ tsp zest and whole lemon juiced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups panko
• oil, for frying
• Salt
• Pepper

Sauce:

• ¼ cup Aloha shoyu
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch mixed with ¼ cup water

Cooking Process:

Tenderize chicken by slightly pounding with a mallet or bottom of a heavy glass.  Season chicken with salt and pepper.  

Batter:

Put flour in one bowl, in another bowl, whisk egg, mustard, shoyu, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic. In last bowl, panko.  Dip pieces of chicken in flour, then egg, then panko.  Repeat for all pieces of chicken.  Allow battered chicken to rest in refrigerator for at least an hour.  

Heat oil in shallow pan and fry chicken until golden brown on each side (about 4 minutes per side). Drain on paper towel.  

Sauce:

Add shoyu, sugar, splash of water, garlic to small pot.  Bring to boil ensuring that all sugar has been dissolved.  Slowly add cornstarch mixture stirring constantly until desired thickness has been achieved.  

how to serve:

Plate a scoop of rice or pasta, piece of chicken milanese topped with teriyaki sauce.

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Spam or Hot Dog Musubi Recipes

There is no other dish that screams Hawaii like Spam Musubi. You will find variations of this recipe for sale at every grocery store, gas station, 7-11, mom and pop store, okazuya style restaurant. You always see these eaten up after soccer games and certainly at most home gatherings. Salty Spam simmered in a teriyaki style sauce and then shaped with steamed rice and wrapped up in nori sheets. It’s a great grab and go snack.

Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 20-25 minutes | Ready In: 45 minutes

 Ingredients:

• 1 (12 oz) can Spam, 8-10 slices
• 4 c. rice, washed
• Water as needed, to cook rice
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. Aloha shoyu
• Nori or ume furikake, as needed
• 4-5 sheets nori, cut in half
• Water as needed, for musubi making

Spam Sauce:

• 5 TB Aloha shoyu
• ¼ c. mirin
• 2 TB water
• 2 TB brown sugar
• 1 TB oyster sauce
• 1 TB sake

Hot Dog:

• 6 hot dogs
• ½ c. water as needed
• 3 TB hot dog relish
• 2 TB yellow mustard

Cooking Process:

Spam Musubi Recipes: Place washed rice in rice cooker adding salt and soy sauce to water. Cook as directed. In a skillet over medium heat; fry spam until browned to desired doneness on both sides. Add sauce ingredients; simmer 5 minutes. On work surface; using a Spam Musubi Mold or by hand; shape rice into 2 pieces of ¾-inch deep rectangles the length and width of slices of Mold/Spam. 

Sprinkle one rice rectangle with furikake. Top with slice of Spam. Place 2nd rice rectangle onto Spam; shape firmly. Onto dry area of work surface; place piece of nori. Place musubi in center of nori. Wrap the end of nori closest to you around musubi; moisten far end with water. Bring far end of nori to seal musubi.Note: If Spam musubi molds are not available; Spam can works great ! Remove bottom end of can.Keep mold wet while preparing musubis. Makes 8-10 musubi.

Hot Dog Musubi: Place washed rice in rice cooker adding salt and soy sauce to water. Cook as directed. In a skillet over medium heat; boil hot dog in water until water evaporates. Cut hot dogs to length of mold. Set aside. On work surface; using a Spam Musubi Mold or by hand; shape rice into 2 pieces of ¾-inch deep rectangles the length and width of slices of mold. Spoon 1 ½ tsp. of relish mixture onto rice rectangle. Top with hot dog; place 2nd rice rectangle onto Spam; shape firmly. Onto dry area of work surface; place piece of nori. Place musubi in center of nori. Wrap the end of nori closest to you around musubi; moisten far end with water. Bring far end of nori to seal musubi.

Note: If Spam musubi molds are not available; Spam can works great ! Remove bottom end of can.Keep mold wet while preparing musubis. Note: You will use up the cut ends of the hotdogsyou’re your last 2 musubi, or you can snack on those pieces. Makes 6-8 musubi (if you are snacking!).

Pineapple Macadamia Nut Spam Musubi

Feeling a little adventurous?  Try this clever creation: Pineapple spam musubi. A dressed up version of our classic Spam musubi made with pineapple and macadamia nuts. You get the sweet, salty, savory mix of flavors in this spam musubi twist.

Prep Time: 15 | Cook Time: 30 | Ready In: 45

 Ingredients: 

Pineapple Macadamia Nut Spam Musubi

• 2 cups medium-grain white rice
• 3-½ cups water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 can Spam, cut into 8 slices
• 2 Tbsp teriyaki sauce (or 1-½ Tbsp Aloha shoyu mixed with 1 tsp sugar)
• 1/3 cup sushi vinegar (or 1/3 cup rice vinegar with 1 Tbsp sugar and ½ tsp salt)
• 2 sheets sushi nori
• ¼ cup minced scallion (green parts) or chives
• 2 Tbsp sesame seeds
• 2 Tbsp finely crushed macadamia nuts (mixed with the sesame for easier sprinkling)
• ½ cup crushed pineapple, drained

Cooking Process:

• To make this pineapple macadamia nut spam musubi recipe, thoroughly rinse the rice and place in a saucepan with the water and the salt. Bring to a boil, stir, cover, reduce heat to very low and cook for 15 - 17 minutes or until water is absorbed.
• While the rice is cooking, brush the spam slices with the teriyaki or soy sauce and broil until lightly colored.
• When the rice is done, fluff with a fork or wooden spoon to release the steam. Spread on a platter and drizzle the sushi vinegar on the rice a tablespoon at a time, gently mixing it in.
• Line a 8 x 4 inch loaf pan with plastic wrap, leaving plenty of overlap on the sides. Take one sheet of the nori and lay it evenly across the bottom and up the two long sides of the loaf pan or you can opt to use a standard spam musubi mold.
• Divide the rice into fourths, and spread one-fourth in the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle the scallions, sesame seeds, and crushed macadamias onto the rice; spread another one-fourth of the rice on top. Create additional layers in the following order: 4 slices of Spam; rice; pineapple; Spam; rice. Press down evenly with a spatula to level.
• Fold any extra nori from the sides of the pan onto the rice. Trim the remaining nori sheet to fit into the pan. Fold the extra plastic wrap over the nori and press down evenly with another loaf pan, block of wood, etc. to firm up the layers.
• Allow to rest for 15 - 20 minutes before unmolding. Unwrap and slice using a wet knife. You can serve slices whole (like a terrine) or insert four evenly-spaced decorative toothpicks into the top of a slice and cut down between them, making four appetizer/snack musubi portions out of each slice.

Nutritional Information:

No nutirional information available for pineapple macadamia nut spam musubi recipes.

Spam Spaghetti Recipes

Spam spaghetti: A simple pasta dish made with spam, veggies and marinara sauce.

Prep Time: 10 | Cook Time: 20 | Ready In: 30

 Ingredients:

• 1 can spam, cubed
• ¼ onion, finely minced
• ¼ bell pepper, finely minced
• 6-8 mushrooms, finely chopped
• 1 container (10 ounces) Marinara
• 1 package of your favorite pasta

Cooking Process:

Add pasta to boiling water, and prepare according to package directions.

Cut spam into cubes and saute in 2 tablespoons oil with onions, bell pepper and mushrooms.  When onions are opaque, add marinara sauce and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Serve over hot spaghetti or linguine.  Garnish with fresh parmesan cheese and cubes of fried spam (optional).

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Coconut Macadamia Taro Brand Pancake Mix Cookies Recipe

I've been developing a bunch of different cookie recipes using Taro Brand's taro macadamia nut pancake mixes.  They are perfect for making a quick mini batch that will satisfy any of your cookie cravings.  These coconut macadamia nut cookies are crisp and buttery!

Prep Time: 10 | Cook Time: 12-15 | Ready In: 22-25

 
Ingredients:

• 6 ounce package Taro Brand Taro Macadamia Nut Pancake Mix
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 - 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut flakes

Cooking Process:

Heat oven to 325 degrees. In a bowl, combine sugar, vanilla and softened butter. Add 1 Taro Brand Taro Macadamia Nut Pancake mix and shredded coconut. Mix well until a smooth dough is formed and all ingredients are incorporated well. Using a portion scoop, measure out 12 portions. Place dough onto cookie sheet and flatten slightly with a glass. Cook for about 12  - 15 minutes or until they are golden brown. Makes 1 dozen cookies.

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Kini Zamoras Hamburger Steak and Gravy

Hawaii's very own Project Runway superstar Kini Zamora joins us on Cooking Hawaiian Style to make his Mom's hamburger steak and brown gravy recipe. Kini was a finalist on Project Runway and place 2nd on the Project Runway All-Star edition.

Prep Time: 10 | Cook Time: 10 | Ready In: 20

 
Ingredients:

Hamburger steak:

• 3 lbs. hamburger
• 1 Onion (chopped)
• 3 pieces of bread (broken into pieces)
• 2 cups beef broth
• 2 eggs
• Salt
• Pepper
• 2-3 tablespoons oil

Gravy:

• 3/4 cup Flour
• 2 cup Water
• 1/2 cup Aloha Shoyu
• Salt
• Pepper

Cooking Process:

Mix hamburger, chopped onion, eggs, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Tear bread into small pieces with hands and add to the bowl along with 2 cups of beef broth. Mixture will be loose. Add 2-3 tablespoons of oil to pan and heat over medium high heat and cook patties until nice and brown on both sides. Try not to flip more than once on each side so that you get a nice crust on the patty.

Gravy

Make thickener with water and flour in a bowl. Add mixture to pan drippings. Add Aloha shoyu, salt and pepper to taste. Serve over hot rice with gravy all over!

Sean Robbins Portuguese Sausage Fried Rice Recipe

Hawaiian Music star Sean Robbins joins us on Cooking Hawaiian Style to make some of his favorite dishes including this easy-to-make Portuguese sausage fried rice. Be sure to catch Sean's episode on Cooking Hawaiian Style TV.

Prep Time: 10 | Cook Time: 10 | Ready In: 20

Ingredients:

• 3 cups cooked rice, cooled to room temperature
• ¼ cup sesame oil to flavor fried rice
• 1/4 cp or less Aloha shoyu (soy sauce) to taste
• 3-4 tablespoons safflower oil to saute sausage, veggies, and eggs
• 8 to 12 oz of Portugese sausage, bite-sized pieces
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp finely chopped fresh ginger
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1/4 cp white onion, small dice
• 1/4 cp celery, small dice
• 1/4 cp carrots, small dice
• 1/2 cp frozen green peas, thawed
• black pepper to taste

Cooking Process:
Saute Portuguese sausage, oil, onions, celery and carrots until slightly tender.  Add Rice to mixture and combine ingredients well.  Seson with ginger, Aloha shoyu and add green peas. Mix gently to combine ingredients thoroughly.  Add scrambled eggs to one side of the pan, and cook until soft scrambled and combine with fried rice.  Season with black pepper and salt if necessary.

Apple Delight Recipe

Apple Delight - A delicious recipe by Janis Yee – Author of The Hawaii Book of Rice featuring fresh fruits, nuts and vegetables.  See how AlohaCare is committed to healthy and affordable recipes for the community at on AlohaCare's Website.

Prep Time: 10 | Cook Time: 0 | Ready In: 10

 
Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup lemon-flavored yogurt
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 3 cups cooked brown rice, cooled
• 2 whole red apples, cored and diced
• 1 cupcelery, chopped
• 3/4 cup nuts, coarsely chopped
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries

Cooking Process:
1.  Combine Yogurt and mayonnaise in large bowl.
2.  Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
3.  Chill then serve.

With the abundance of fresh fruit and vegetable salads in Hawaii, its no wonder that we love our salads!!

Garden Tacos Salad Recipe

Garden Tacos - A recipe by Carol Nardello - Author of a Sweet Dash of Aloha shares this healthy and affordable recipe presented by AlohaCare.  Visit the AlohaCare website.

Prep Time: 10 | Cook Time: 0 | Ready In: 10

Ingredients:

• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 sweet onion, minced
• 1/2 jalapeno pepper, cored, seeded, and minced finely (optional)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 lime for zest and Juice
• 1/4 cupcilantro, chopped (optional)
• 2 (6 oz.)cans tuna packed in water, drained
• 8 large Romaine leaves, washed and stems removed
• 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, grated

Cooking Process:

1   Prepare salsa in a medium bowl by combining the tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, garlic, lime zest and juice.
2.  Mix well and chill until needed.
3.  Combine drained tuna fish with prepared salsa, mixing well.
4.  Spread out Romaine leaves and evenly divide filling among them.
5.  Sprinkle with cheese and serve.

With the abundance of fresh fruit and vegetable salads in Hawaii, its no wonder that we love our salads!!

Halm’s Enterprises Kalua Pig Kim Chee Fried Rice

Mike Irish - the owner of Halm’s Enterprises, Keoki’s Lau Lau & Diamond Head Seafood makes a local favorite: kalua pork (Hawaii’s version of pulled pork), kim chee fried rice. Watch this episode on Cooking Hawaiian Style!

Prep Time: 5 | Cook Time: 10 | Ready In: 15

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. Kalua Pork (pulled pork)*
• ½ onion, minced
• 4-5 cups cooked rice (day old if possible)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 2 tablespoons Aloha Aloha shoyu
• 2 cups Halm’s kim chee, rough chopped
• 1 bunch green onions, chopped
• 1 packet Hawaiian Pride Kim Chee seasoning
• Salt & pepper to taste

Click to make your own pulled pork or kalua pork recipe in the oven or crockpot.

Cooking Process:

To make korean kalua pork (pulled pork) Heat wok and ad sesame and vegetable oil.  Get wok really hot until oil starts smoking.  Add onion and cook for 1-2 minutes.  Add Kalua pig and toss with onions for about 1 minute.  Add rice and toss until the rice is nice and coated and is incorporated with kalua pig (about 4 minutes).  Add chopped kim chee and kim chee seasoning packet.  Toss well and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Finish seasoning with oyster sauce, shoyu, salt and pepper if necessary.

how to serve:

Serve kalua pork (pulled pork) kim chee fried rice by itself a sit is a meal by itself or as a side dish.

Chicken Pesto Alfredo Recipes

This is just a quick easy pesto alfredo to make at home. I used bottle sauces to make it super fast and easy. It’s great to take the time and make sauces from scratch but if you are in a hurry then this is the way to go! It would also be great plain without the chicken or with sautéed garlic shrimp on top. Kids love it most because it’s a great change from the normal mac and cheese.

I keep extra sauce for the next day leftovers if any because the noodles are a bit drier and you can rehydrate them in a pot by adding more pesto and alfredo. ENJOY!!

Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 30 minutes | Ready In: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 lb. thin boneless skinless chicken breast
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp. Olive oil for frying
• 2 boxes fettuccini noodles
• 4 heaping tbsp. pesto (bottled fine)
• 3 bottles alfredo sauce
• Fresh grated parmesan
• Fresh chopped parsley to garnish

Cooking Process:

Salt and pepper chicken breas. Fry in sauté pan, set aside. Boil noodles and drain. In a large pot put in noodles and add sauces. Warm and mix well.

how to serve:

Serve with sliced chicken breast. Sprinkle fresh grated cheese and parsley

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Top 5 Macadamia Nut Recipes for a Romantic Evening

Macadamia nuts are the most cherished ingredients in the Hawaiian recipes. From puddings to rice recipes, the nuts are used abundantly and with a guilt-free attitude. If you are looking for a Hawaiian recipe to set up a romantic evening, try these 5cherubic items for a memorable experience.

1.  Yoghurt Salmon-Crusted with Macadamia Nuts:

In 30 minutes flat, you can have the most delicious combination of crunchy sea food. The de-skinned salmon marinated with choicest of spices and herbs gives this Hawaiian nut recipe a delicious aroma. This special romantic recipe gets its lip smacking taste from the salmon steaks dipped in egg white, cinnamon and pepper. Once dipped, the fish fillets are coated with nuts. 

Top the fried or roasted fish fingers with cheese, coriander, lime juice and pineapple slices. Serve it hot with Java Plum yoghurt, soy sauce, shrimp paste and hot rice cake.

2.  Rainbow Fruity Macadamia Ice Cream Trifle:

A ravishing dessert recipes, the Hawaiian trifle is the go-to item for a romantic couple in the summer setting. Set on a sponge cake base, the multiple layers of Hawaiian fruits like pineapple, strawberry guava, mangoes and strawberries turn the rather plain looking cake into a delicious extravaganza of taste, colour and fragrance.

Sprinkle a fresh tart of lime juice and, mango pulp over macadamia and yoghurt cake. For best results, use unsalted macadamia nuts and Greek yoghurt. Topped with chocolate chips and cookies, butterscotch, relish this dessert with a layer of vanilla cream, hot chocolate syrup and roastedmacadamia nuts.

3.  Ahi Poke salad with Cilantro and Macadamia nuts:

Similar to your salmon crusted yoghurt fillets, the ahi tuna is an enticing aromatic lunch item for a couple. Dashed with garlic, carrots, pumpkin seeds, soy sauce and celery, the chestnuts and macadamia give this wet and fresh recipe a crunchy bite. Served with fresh black and green caviar, the ahi poke salad can be prepared using Mahimahi and Ono as well.

4.  Broiled pineapple and sweet potato macadamia casserole:

Love for pineapple is evident in this macadamia recipe where the best of baking skills come in play. Mix the pineapple slices, coconut, sweet potatoes, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract in a big bowl. Put pecans and butter, stirred with condensed milk.Pre-heat the oven at 350 degrees and bake the casserole for 30-35 minutes till the item turns golden brown with a thick crust. Top the casserole with Canned pineapples, yam and apple. Add extra layer of caramelise fruits with a dash of vanilla cream.  Serve it cold with croissants and buns.

5.  Roasted Macadamia Nut Ice cream with Caramel Honey Sandwich:

A cool combination of ice cream and crunchy waffles, the roasted macadamia nuts can be relished between a lavish spread of honey-buttered cookies, buns and bread sandwich.

Often ranked as an exotic dessert, the sandwich ice cream has a quirky appeal to it, thanks to the creamy and sugary taste. 

Best thing about them? They all take less than 30 minutes to cook! So that you can be with your loved one much longer.

Rigatoni w/Portuguese Sausage

A simple local-style pasta with Portuguese sausage and a creamy tomato sauce.  You can have a nice dinner in 30 minutes!

Prep Time: 10 | Cook Time: 25 | Ready In: 35

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ onion, liquified in blender
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon hot pepper flakes
• 1 lb Portuguese sausage, sliced
• 1 28 ounce can plum tomatoes, drained
• ¼ cuptomato paste
• ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
• 12 ounces rigatoni
• fresh grated parmesan cheese for garnish (optional)
• fresh basil, garnish (optional)

Cooking Process:
In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add olive oil and sauté onion and garlic for 2 min. Stir in oregano, basil, salt and hot pepper flakes and cook for 1 min. Add Portuguese sausage; cook, stirring, for about 5 min or until cooked through. Blot excess fat using paper towel.  Break tomatoes up with hands and add to pan. Stir in tomato paste and cream. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally for 15 min.

Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Add pasta; cook according to package directions. Drain well; return to pot. Pour in the sauce, stirring until pasta is well coated. Garnish with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil optional.

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Crockpot Kalua Pork (Pulled Pork) Recipe

The crockpot is the perfect method for making juicy, succulent kalua  pig or kalua pork.

Prep Time: 5 | Cook Time: 16-20 hours | Ready In: 16-20 hours

Ingredients:

• 1 (6 pound) pork butt (or shoulder) roast
• 1 ½ Tablespoons Hawaiian Sea Salt….(we used Kosher salt)
• 1 Tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring

Cooking Process:

Pierce pork all over with a carving fork. Rub salt then liquid smoke over meat. Place roast in slow cooker.  Cover and cook on Low for 16 to 20 hours, turning once during cooking time.  Remove meat from slow cooker and shred, adding drippings as needed to moisturize.

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Saimin Tempura Noodles Recipe

Tempura saimin - My aunty used to always make this recipe and it comes out tasting so good!  The version made in the picture is without the vegetables, but you can add any of your favorites like char siu, green onion, spam etc.

Prep Time: 15 | Cook Time: 30 | Ready In: 45

Ingredients:

• 1 pkg. imitation crab
• 3 carrots, cut julienne
• 1 lb. green beans, cut julienne
• 1 pkg. saimin noodles, prepared with no broth.
• 2 cups flour
• 1 can 7-up
• About  4 cups oil, for deep frying

Cooking Process:

Heat oil on stovetop. Create batter using the flour and 7-up to desired thickness. Mix in vegetables and imitation crab. Add cooked, cooled saimin to the batter. Drop Tbsp at a time into the hot oil.  Cool on elevated wire rack.

Editor’s Note: I place saimin in muffin tins and allow to set in the refrigerator before dipping in tempura sauce to give the tempura more shape as shown above.

how to serve:

Serve with a side of tempura dipping sauce.

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Adobo Fried Rice Spam Musubi

Try Chef Adam Tabura's adobo fried rice spam musubi created for Spam brand as part of the Aloha Plate recipe collection which can be found on Spam Brand's website.  This recipe incorporates Chef Adam's famous adobo spam fried rice and combines it into a fried rice spam musubie!

Prep Time: 5 | Cook Time: 5 | Ready In: 10

Ingredients:

Adobo Fried Rice Spam Musubi

• 1 12-ounce can SPAM Less Sodium, diced small
• 4 oz Adobo reduction to garnish, glaze consistency
• 1 oz Garlic, minced
• 2 oz Yamasa soy
• 3 oz Onion, small diced
• 1 oz Sesame oil
• 2 oz green onion, slice for garnish
• 3 Eggs, scrambled separately, cooked flat
• 2 lbs steamed rice, cooked and cooled ahead
• 4 sheets Japanese Nori, cut in half

Cooking Process:

To make this amazing adobo spam fried rice spam musubi, heat large nonstick wok or sauté pan. Start with marinated SPAM® Less Sodium and cook for 4-5 minutes or until it starts to caramelize. Then add garlic and cook for 2 minutes or until garlic is soft. Add onions and oils and cook for 2-3 minutes. Then add rice and adobo reduction and stir fry for 3-4 minutes on medium-high heat, working the wok/pan so there is no sticking. Cook eggs separately. Then add egg, green onion and soy to rice mixture to finish. Fried rice should be sticky or tacky to mold in Nori and cut into bite sized pieces for easy eating.  Adjust seasoning if needed! Black pepper is always a great way to season adobo fried rice spam musubi.

how to serve:

No nutritional information is available for this spam musubi recipe.

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Spam Gyoza Recipes

Gyoza made with Hawaii's favorite canned meat... Spam!  If you love spam, you will love this recipe!

Prep Time: 10 | Cook Time: 2-3 | Ready In: 12-15

Ingredients:

• 36 round gyoza or won ton pi
• water as needed
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup water, as needed

Filling:

• 1 (12 oz.) can spam, minced*
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten
• 2 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in water, stems removed, minced
• 1 tablespoon Aloha shoyu
• 1 tablespoon mirin (rice wine)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame seed oil
• 4 stalks green onion, minced
• 1 cup cabbage, finely minced

Gyoza Dipping Sauce:

• 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoon Aloha shoyu
• 1/4 teaspoon Japanese chili sesame oil
• Pinch togarashi

Cooking Process:

For the dipping sauce, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Hold for service.

*In a food processor, pulse spam until finely minced. Transfer into a mixing bowl; add remaining filling ingredients. Place a heaping tablespoon of filling in the middle of wrapper. Moisten edges with water as needed. Fold in half; flute edges to seal well. Fold wrapper crimping pleats in edges to seal. In a skillet over medium high heat; warm oil. When skillet is hot, place gyoza in a single layer, flat side down; cook until browned evenly. Add water to skillet; cover and steam 2-3 minutes. Serve with favorite dipping sauce. Makes 36.

*Note: Gyoza freezes well. Place gyoza on baking sheet and place in freezer. Transfer frozen gyoza into ziplock bag; store up to a month. When ready to prepare; do not defrost. Cook while still frozen.

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Top 6 Popular Hawaiian Ice Cream and Shave Flavours for the Kid in You

Relive the lost moments of childhood and turn your youth into a merry making spree with rich and flavoursome Hawaiian ice creams. Collected from across the world, the Hawaiian ice creams and shave ice are some of the most enticing items that the locals and the tourists relish with zealous excitement.

Here are 6 bountiful flavours straight from the Hawaiian streets.

1.  Adzuki Beans:

Though a Japanese speciality, the adzuki beans owe their origin to the valleys around China and Northern Himalayas. Available in a variety of colours, the Hawaiian ice creams and shaves use white, red and grey ones more prominently. 

It looks like vanilla, but has a rather exotic flavour. Adzuki bean ice cream is the perfect beach-side evening stuff you can enjoy with Apple crumbs.

2.  Hawaiian Li Hing:

A salty dried plum, it is a Chinese flavour but now has its new address in Hawaiian streets. Rightly called the “Traveling plum’, Li Hing flavoured ice creams deliver a sweet-salty pique that most individuals love to indulge in! 

Often serves with haupia, Li Hing flavour has toasted coconuts and cinnamon to turn it into a crunchy affair.

3.  Lilikoi:

The joy of munching on a cone of lilikoi is unbeatable. A kind of passion fruit variety, lilkoi is distinctly identified from other passion fruit flavours by its pulpy taste and yellow tart-like appearance. Ice creams in Hawaii use lilkoi seeds as well, for that crunchy bite, and it has a great compatibility with other ice-cream ingredients like vanilla, chocolate, butterscotch and brown sugar.

In Hawaii, Lilikoiice creams and custards are winners all the way up.

4.  Kona Coffee:

You just can’t miss the royalty of a Kona coffee ice cream. Grown on the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Lao in Kona District of Big Islands in Hawaii, Kona is the most expensive coffee in the world! 

Also called Kope, Kona coffee ice creams are prepared using a mix of other popular coffee brews like Brazilian, Jamaican and Cuban. Major ingredients used in the coffee ice creams are whey extracts, guar gum, carob bean gum and caramel.

5.  Java Plum:

A very exotic variety of plum found in Hawaii, the yoghurts and ice creams available in this flavour are not just mouth-watering but also considered godly in its appearance. Relished in its seeded as well as de-seeded versions, java plum looks very similar to the black currants but has a tangy flavour. Other popular items made out of java plum in Hawaii are puddings, mousse and sherbets. 

6.  Strawberry guava:

Exclusive to the Big Island of Hawaii, the wild strawberry guavas is used to prepare flavoured Hawaiian beverages, yoghurts and ice creams. Also called as Cherry guava, the juicy pulp is used to make jelly like ice creams and often considered as a potent replacement for coffee.

Apart from these exotic flavours in Hawaiian ice creams, the likes of Black Sesame, Hawaiian Mocha, lychees, Sugai mangoes also make a wonderful list of fruity appetisers.