Hawaiian Chicken

Directions

Make the Chicken

1. Mix together coating ingredients in a bag.

2. Shake chicken pieces in this, to coat. (Pieces should be covered on all sides with coating.)

3. Lay pieces in a pan. Put a small piece of margarine (alternately, drizzle oil) on each piece of chicken. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius), uncovered, for 50-60 minutes.

Notes:

It is important that the chicken pieces are really dry before putting them in the bag to coat, because otherwise the coating clumps up and sticks to the bag instead of to the chicken! Also, you can use a vegetable peeler to cut slices from a stick of margarine, making them as thin or as thick as necessary. I do it this way for (fish) fillets as well. The slices lie nicely on the fillets and melt evenly during cooking.

Make the Sauce

1. Meanwhile, boil orange juice, lemon juice, brown sugar, cornstarch, and soy sauce. Simmer until thick. Pour over chicken.

2. Add water chestnuts, cherries, and pineapple chunks. Continue baking, uncovered, for 45-50 minutes, or until crispy and bubbly. Garnish with pineapple slices and additional cherries, if desired.

Notes:

I find that the sauce is really enough for two chickens, so you might want to cut it in half. However, if you want to serve it over rice, you need more sauce, so leave it as is. Try it once and see what works best for you.

Recipe tags

Best of Family Table Cherries Cherry Chicken Crispy coating Fruity Hawaiian Pineapples Shabbos Shake n bake Sweet chicken Sweet sauce Tropical flavors

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Jerry Schneider

1 year ago

Do you cook the chicken in the sauce? It says cook check for 50-60 minutes then the sauce for 45-50 minutes. If I did that the chicken would be so overdone. So, my question is, when do you cook the chicken in the sauce.