Hawaii Chicken

serves 4 - 6

Ingredients:

* 500g chicken breast

* 2 garlic cloves

* 1 can pineapple cubes

* 3 eggs
* 1/3 cup soy sauce

* 0,5 cup Brown sugar

* 1,5 cup Cornstarch

* 1 Red paprika

* Salt and pepper to taste

* Pineapple juice from the can

* Rice

* Spring onion for decoration

* Cornstarch

* Oil for deep frying

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 160 °C. 

Cut chicken breasts into cubes and season with salt and pepper.

In separate bowls, place cornstarch and slightly beaten eggs. Dip chicken into cornstarch first then coat in egg mixture.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken until browned, after that put the chicken in a  greased baking dish.

In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, minced garlic, and cornstarch. Add the red paprika and pineapple bits. Pour over chicken and bake for 30 minutes.

Stir the chicken every 15 minutes so that it coated them in the sauce. 

Meanwhile you can prepare the rice.

Once done, serve the chicken with the rice and some spring onions for decoration.

I hope you like this recipe, and enjoy your meal!

Mike & Leda

Hawaii burgers

serves 1 - 2

Ingredients:

* 300g tartar

* 2 slices ham

* 2 pineapple slices

* Lettuce

* Cheddar

* A sweet-sour sauce

* Mayonnaise

* Buns

* Chili flakes

* Pepper & Salt to taste

* Breadcrumbs

Preparation:

Mix the tartar with the pepper, salt and chiliflakes. Add more herbs to your liking, and add breadcrumbs until you are satisfied with the structure.

Meanwhile cut the lettuce to your liking, and slice the buns in two. Heat up a grill pan with minimum oil. Once heated, grill the burgers on each side for 3 minutes on high heat, after that turn around and add a slice of cheddar on top of the burgers and wait until the cheese starts to melt. The burgers are done. Add the buns too, inside down and grill for about 3 - 5 minutes until slightly crispy. Grill the ham, and pineapple too until you are satisfied. Now put the mayonnaise on the bottom of the buns, lettuce on top, followed by slices ham. Add the burger on top, and the pineapple on top of the cheese. Add some sweet-sour sauce, and finally the other half of the bun.

Serve with fries if you like.

I hope you like this recipe and see you again soon.

Yours truly,

Mike