When you want to make a delicious, easy appetizer that is sure to please everyone, make Rumaki. This mouth watering Hawaiian appetizer can be made many different ways, using chicken livers, chicken breasts pieces or with water chestnuts, pineapple chunks and dates. The next time you are having a get together, or just want a special treat for yourself or your family, try Rumaki.
Instructions
Making the Rumaki Wraps
1. Mix this marinade if you are making chicken liver or chicken breast rumaki: 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1 tsp. minced fresh ginger, 1 tsp. brown sugar and 2 Tbsp. dry sherry (sherry is optional). Substitute 2 tsps. additional soy sauce if you don't want to use sherry.
2. Marinate the chicken livers and chicken breast cubes for 1/2 hour in a covered bowl in the refrigerator.
3. Cut the bacon into halves or thirds.
4. Wrap one piece of bacon around each water chestnut, date half, sweet pineapple chunk, chicken liver or chicken breast cut into bite-sized cubes. Choose any combination of the foods to you want to wrap and serve. Some people like to add a slice of water chestnut to the chicken liver Rumaki.
5. Secure the wrap with a toothpick to hold it closed. Place the bacon wrapped foods on an ungreased baking tray or cookie sheet.
6. Broil the wraps for 10 to 12 minutes, making sure to turn them over after 5 or 6 minutes so that both sides are brown. If you have used chicken liver or meat, check to make sure they're cooked through.
7. Remove the Rumaki from the oven and reset the oven to bake at 350 degrees for the pineapple, water chestnut or date Rumaki. Serve the chicken liver or chicken breast Rumaki.
Finishing the Pineapple, Water Chestnut and Date Rumaki
8. Prepare the sauce for your pineapple, date and water chestnut Rumaki while they are broiling. Mix together ? cup sugar, 1/3 cup ketchup and 1 tsp. soy sauce in a small bowl.
9. Remove the wraps from the over and dip them in the sauce to coat. You can also drizzle or pour the sauce over the Rumaki.
10. Return the wraps back into the oven and bake them for 25 to 30 minutes.
11. Serve the Rumaki wraps while they are warm.
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