Hawaii Chicken

Description

Baked chicken pieces with a pineapple soy sauce, for a delicious taste of the islands! I like to serve this over rice or, better yet, chow mein noodles. Aloha!

Ingredients

  • 1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 pinch ground white pepper
  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • ½ onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons chicken stock

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Mix flour
  3. salt and pepper in a resealable plastic bag. One at a time
  4. put chicken pieces in bag
  5. seal and shake to coat. In a large skillet
  6. heat oil over medium heat and saute chicken pieces until brown on all sides. Place chicken in a lightly greased 9×13 inch baking dish and bake covered in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
  7. To Make Sauce (while chicken bakes): In the same large skillet
  8. saute onion and green bell pepper for about 5 minutes
  9. until translucent. Add the pineapple
  10. soy sauce and brown sugar. Mix together cornstarch and chicken stock and add to skillet. Stir all together and let simmer for 3 minutes until thick and clear. Pour sauce over chicken and bake 10 more minutes until tender.

Servings: 5

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