Hawaiian Spring Relish Recipes

HAWAIIAN SWEET AND SPICY RELISH

Steps:

• Saute the onion in butter until soft. Stir in the cornstarch. Add the pineapple and jalepeno stir, and heat until bubbly. Add the vinegar.
• Stir in the curry and cumin and heat for another minute or two.

SEARED HAWAIIAN AHI WITH PINEAPPLE RELISH, CRISPY NORI CAKES, TAT SOI AND WASABI AIOLI

Steps:

• Tuna: Heat oil in skillet on stovetop. When the oil is very hot, place tuna in pan and sear for 1 minute on each side leaving the tuna very rare and pink in the center.
• Rice Cakes: Steam rice in a rice cooker according to manufacturers instructions. Place rice in a large mixing bowl and add salt, mirin, nori, and rice wine vinegar. Place the rice on a sheet pan lined with plastic wrap. With damp hands press the rice into the pan. Cover the rice with plastic wrap and continue to press the rice until you have an even thickness of rice on the sheet pan. Cut the rice into 3 by 3-inch squares. Pan-fry the rice cakes until golden brown on both sides over medium heat on stovetop. Each side should take between 2 and 3 minutes to brown.
• Place the salad on each of 4 plates so that it covers the inner plate. Place the fried rice cake in the center of the plate. Smear some wasabi aioli on the cake and add some ginger. Place the sliced tuna on the cake and drizzle the tuna with wasabi aioli, pineapple relish, and sprouts. Garnish with cilantro sprig.
• Optional: Serve salad with sweet potato shoestrings found at specialty markets. Scatter shoestrings over the salad.
• Slice pineapple lengthwise into 1/4-inch thick pieces. Discard pineapple core. Brush both sides of each piece of pineapple lightly with oil and grill both sides. Dice pineapple into 1/4-inch pieces and mix with red bell pepper, ginger, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and black pepper.
• Mix mayonnaise, wasabi paste, garlic and water in a bowl until smooth.

HAWAIIAN ROAST BEEF SLIDERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil.
• Slice Hawaiian rolls in half horizontally. Open the rolls like a book, and place the bottom halves, cut-sides up, on the prepared baking sheet.
• Place 1 piece Provolone cheese on the cut side of each bottom roll. Spread 1 teaspoon mayonnaise on the cut side of each top roll.
• Combine soy sauce, sesame oil, chili-garlic sauce, and ginger in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce has thickened and is reduced by half, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Dip one slice of roast beef into the sauce, coating both sides. Place on a bottom roll, folding to fit. Repeat with remaining beef slices until all rolls are covered. Place top halves of rolls on top of beef. Cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is melted and sliders are heated through, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Secure a pineapple tidbit on top of each slider with a toothpick and sprinkle with chopped green onions for garnish. Serve warm.

HAWAIIAN SPRING RELISH

Steps:

• Grind 1/2 cup macadamia nuts with 2 Tbsp. sugar in a food processor until fine. Chop remaining macadamia nuts or almonds into fine pieces. Peel and core apple. Grate it into a bowl. You can use an applesauce in lieu of peeling and grating the apple. Add pineapple and 2 Tbsp. wine. Stir in ground nut mixture, ginger, cinnamon, papaya and chopped nuts. Peel and finely dice banana and add to bowl. Taste and add more sugar or wine if desired.