Chicken Luau By Kuana Torres Recipes

CHICKEN AND PORK LAU LAU

Steps:

• For the luau leaves, have a large bowl of ice water standing by. In a large pot fitted with a steamer basket (or use a stainless steel colander with handles), steam the luau leaves until soft but still bright green, and then plunge the steamer basket into the ice water to stop the cooking. Set the steamer basket on a utility platter or over a pot to let drain well and cool.
• Lay the steamed luau leaves out on your work surface, then lay a piece of chicken or a piece of pork on each leaf topped with a piece of fish. Season with sea salt. Enclose the meat and fish in the luau leaves and then package them in ti leaves or aluminum foil. If you are using ti leaves, arrange the leaves perpendicular to each other in across arrangement. The stem of the ti leaf acts as the "string" to tie the package shut. The chicken and pork lau lau can then be cooked in an imu (the earthen oven) or in a conventional oven at 350 degrees F until cooked through, about 1 hour. For a description of the imu, please refer to the recipe for Whole Kahlua Pig Roasted in an Imu for a Luau.

CHICKEN LUAU BY KUANA TORRES

Steps:

• Boil leaf down until soft (4 to 5 hrs).
• Remove from pot and into strainer. Drain well.
• In a separate pot, boil chicken for 30 to 35 minutes or until soft.
• Remove from pot, cool, shred and set aside.
• Heat stove to medium/low setting and add lūʻau leaf back into pot.
• Stir in coconut milk.
• Keep a constant stir so that burning does not occur (20 minutes).
• Add shredded chicken and stir (5 minutes).
• Turn stove off.
• Add salt to taste. Finished

CHICKEN LUAU

Steps:

• Remove bones and skin from chicken breasts and cut meat into 1 inch cubes.
• Heat oil and saute chicken until lightly browned; add garlic and saute one minute.
• Pour chicken stock over the browned meat and garlic, and simmer 10 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• Drain the thawed spinach, then stir spinach and coconut milk into the chicken mixture. Simmer five minutes.
• Serve with rice.

EASY CHICKEN LUAU

Steps:

• Saute the chicken in the oil until just cooked through.
• Add the cream of chicken soup and the coconut milk. Heat until simmering.
• Add the spinach.
• Serve over steamed white rice.

SLOW COOKER LUAU CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut three bacon strips in half; cook until partially cooked but not crisp. Drain on paper towels., Season chicken with salt and pepper; place in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Top each thigh with a half piece of bacon. Top with onion, pineapple and barbecue sauce., Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until chicken is tender. Cook remaining bacon until crisp; drain and crumble. Sprinkle over each serving.