Rumaki From The Plaza Hotel In New York City Recipes

RUMAKI

Steps:

• Cut the chicken livers in half or into large chunks.
• Cut the largest chestnuts in half.
• Cut the bacon strips in half, crosswise.
• Wrap a piece of bacon around pieces of liver and chestnuts, securing the ends with a toothpick.
• Place in a shallow pie plate as you make them.
• Combine the soy sauce with spices and pour over the rumaki; refrigerate about 1/2 hour before serving.
• Preheat the grill or broiler and broil the rumaki until the bacon is crisp, about 20 minutes, turning to brown on all sides.
• Serve hot.

RUMAKI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the brown sugar, soy sauce, canola oil, sesame oil, reserved pineapple juice, vinegar, black pepper, garlic and grated ginger in a bowl. Add the water chestnuts and marinate for 2 hours at room temperature.
• Cut the pineapple chunks in half and set aside. Cut the bacon strips in half and set aside. Cut the chicken livers into 1/2-inch pieces and set aside.
• To assemble: Lay out a half strip of bacon. Put a slice of pineapple at one end, topped by a slice of water chestnut and a piece of chicken liver. Roll up the bacon and seal with a toothpick. Repeat until all the ingredients are used.
• Place on a parchment-lined sheet pan and brush with the marinade. Bake, brushing with marinade every 10 minutes, until the bacon is crisp and the livers are just cooked but still slightly pink, 35 to 40 minutes. The last 10 minutes, brush with the marinade and sprinkle with the turbinado sugar.

RUMAKI

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together teriyaki sauce, garlic and ginger root. Place chicken livers and water chestnuts in the mixture. Marinate in the refrigerator at least 2 hours.
• Heat oil in a large, heavy saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Wrap each half slice of bacon around one chicken liver half and a slice of water chestnut. Secure by skewering with small skewers or toothpicks.
• Carefully lower skewered wraps into the hot oil in small batches. Deep fry 3 to 4 minutes, or until bacon is evenly brown and of desired crispness. Remove from heat and drain on paper towels.

TENDER BAKED CHICKEN LIVER RUMAKI

Steps:

• Wash and trim chicken livers; cut each in half. Cut bacon strips in half and precook strips halfway. This is important since otherwise they would not finish cooking in a timely manner when baked. Be sure not to cook the bacon till it is crispy or it will not wrap around the livers properly.
• Wrap one bacon strip around each liver half. Some people also include a water chestnut half with the liver, but I do not.
• Fasten bacon around liver with a toothpick.
• In a bowl or large plastic storage bag, combine the soy sauce, brown sugar and bourbon, if used. Add the prepared rumaki and cover the bowl or seal the bag. Allow to marinate for 6 to 8 hours or two hours at the least. Drain well.
• Arrange rumaki on a baking sheet with sides. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 1/2 hour or until cooked as desired.

STEAK RUMAKI W/BOURBON VANILLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk bourbon, sugar and vinegar together in a bowl; set aside.
• Season the steak with salt and pepper.
• Wrap each chunk in a piece of bacon along with a piece of scallion and a slice of water chestnut, skewer with a toothpick.
• Heat saute pan over medium heat. Brown rumaki on all sides about 8 minutes total; transfer to a plate.
• Pour off drippings, then deglaze pan with bourbon mixture. Simmer until slightly syrupy, 2-3 minutes. Take off heat; add vanilla and salt to taste.
• Serve sauce over rumaki.

RUMAKI FROM THE PLAZA HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY

Steps:

• Note: you can also use 12 chicken livers instead of the smoked oysters!
• Slice the water chestnuts and bacon slices (and chicken livers, if substituting) in half.
• Fold a piece of bacon around 1/2 piece of water chestnut and 1 smoked oyster. Secure with a toothpick, making sure that the toothpick goes through the water chestnut.
• Combine the onion, tamari, sherry, garlic, ginger and pepper flakes in a bowl.
• Add prepared appetizers and marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Broil until bacon is crisp, turning to brown on all sides.
• Serve hot.
• Makes 24 appetizers.
• You can partially fry the bacon, if using oysters and not chicken livers.