Asian Kumquat Chicken Recipes

ASIAN CHICKEN WITH KUMQUAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Fold wings of chicken across back with tips touching. Tie or skewer drumsticks to tail. Place chicken, breast side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle and does not touch bone.
• Roast uncovered 45 minutes. In small bowl, mix sherry, soy sauce and garlic powder; brush on chicken. Roast uncovered about 45 minutes longer, brushing once or twice with sherry mixture, until thermometer reads 180°F and juice is no longer pink when center of thigh is cut. Discard any remaining sherry mixture
• Remove seeds from kumquats. In 1-quart saucepan, mix orange juice, orange marmalade, lemon juice and ginger. Heat to boiling. In small bowl, mix water and cornstarch; stir into orange juice mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir about 1 minute or until thickened. Stir in kumquats, almonds and liqueur. Serve chicken with sauce.

CHICKEN AND KUMQUAT SPRING ROLLS WITH HOISIN-CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat sesame oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken and onion to skillet and sauté 3 minutes. Stir in kumquats. Remove from heat. Cool. Stir in bean sprouts.
• Toss basil and mint in small bowl to combine. Dip 1 rice paper round into bowl of warm water until soft, about 10 seconds. Place on clean, moist kitchen towel to drain 1 minute. Repeat with another rice paper round. Place second round atop first round for double thickness. Top with a lettuce leaf, then place 1/8 of chicken-bean sprout mixture near lower edge of round. Sprinkle with 1/8 of herb mixture. Fold in sides of round, then roll up, starting near filling. Repeat with remaining rounds, lettuce leaves, chicken-bean sprout mixture, and herb mixture. (Can be made 3 hours ahead. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate.)
• Whisk hoisin sauce and chili-garlic paste in medium bowl to blend. Slice each roll diagonally into 4 pieces, for a total of 32 pieces. Pour sauce into individual shallow bowls and place in center of each of 8 plates; surround with spring rolls and serve.
• *Available at Asian markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.
• **Thin Vietnamese or Thai wrappers made from rice flour and known as banh trang. Available at Asian markets.