Rumaki Variations Recipes

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.

RUMAKI APPETIZERS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, mayonnaise and chili sauce. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil; set aside., Place a water chestnut and pineapple chunk on each piece of bacon; roll up bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place on a broiler pan. Broil 4-5 in. from the heat 4-5 minutes on each side or until bacon is crisp. Serve with sauce.

RUMAKI

Steps:

• Mix together the soy, sherry, 3 T of brown sugar, garlic, ginger, and oils in a resealable plastic bag.
• Add chicken livers and mix gently.
• Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.
• Preheat broiler or over grill to high.
• Drain marinade from chicken livers, reserving 1/4 cup.
• Chop larger chicken livers in half or thirds.
• Cut each bacon slice into 2 pieces.
• Place 1 slice of water chestnut on top of each 1/2 piece of bacon.
• Top with a chicken liver and fold sides of bacon over.
• Run a toothpick through the rumaki to secure it.
• Lay each rumaki on a greased baking sheet (one with sides to catch drippings) or you may also line the pan with quick release foil.
• Mix together the 1/4 cup reserved marinade with 1/4 cup brown sugar until blended.
• Baste the rumaki with this mixture and set aside.
• Broil/grill rumaki for 8-10 minutes or until browned and cooked through.
• During this time, drain any accumulated bacon drippings (or it will smoke); also baste frequently during cooking, and turn rumaki over as they brown.
• 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 APPETIZER

Steps:

• Place bacon strips on frying pan with low flame and cover pan.
• Melt some butter or margarine, and add the soy sauce, ginger, sherry and garlic in another frying pan with a container of chicken livers on a medium flame.
• DO NOT ALLOW THE BACON TO GET FULLY DONE, ONLY PARTIALLY DONE.
• While bacon is still soft and only partially done, remove and place strips onto a paper towel to slightly cool.
• When livers are done on both sides, remove from flame and also set aside onto paper towel to slightly cool.
• Slice the chicken livers into somewhat flat pieces.
• Take a piece of chicken liver and a slice of water chestnut and wrap either 1/2 strip of bacon or a whole strip of bacon around the liver and water chestnut, securing it with a wooden toothpick.
• Place the Rumaki onto a cookie sheet, and continue this same procedure, until the cookie sheet is filled and the livers and bacon are gone.
• Set the cookie sheet with all of the Rumaki aside.
• About 20 minutes before company arrives, preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• About 15 minutes before company arrives, place the cookie sheet with the Rumaki into the oven for 10 minutes, and then raise the oven to broil for about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and serve on a hot plate.
• Leave the toothpicks in place so they can pick it up by the toothpicks.

RUMAKI TERIYAKI

Steps:

• Whisk the soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar together in a bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved; pour into a large skillet and place over medium heat. Cook the chicken livers in the sauce until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Slice the livers into bite-sized pieces.
• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place one piece of liver, a water chestnut, and a pineapple chunk on a piece of bacon and secure the bacon wrap with a toothpick by inserting through all the ingredients. Place on a baking tray, and repeat until all the ingredients have been wrapped.
• Bake in the preheated oven on the second rack until the bacon is crispy, about 5 minutes. Serve hot.

RUMAKI

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Place piece of pineapple in center of each bacon strip, wrap, and secure with toothpick.
• Place rumaki on broiler pan or shallow baking pan and broil, about 5 or 6 inches from heat, until bacon is crisp, 10 to 15 minutes. Alternatively, bake in 375°F oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve hot.