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Chicken Breast Luau


Title: Chicken Breast Luau
Categories: Hawaii, Poultry, Vegetables
Yield: 4 Servings

--------------------------------LUAU CHICKEN--------------------------------
2 10oz. Chicken breasts,boned
-and skinned
2 tb Safflower oil
1 1/2 c Taro or spinach leaves
1/2 c Butternut squash; julienned
1/2 Medium onion; sliced

----------------------------POHA PICKLE GARNISH----------------------------
1 c Cider vinegar
2 c Water
1/4 c Brown sugar
1 ts Juniper berries
2 tb Pickling spice
1 1/2 c Poha or goose berries
-or currants
1/2 Medium onion sliced
1 Carrot; julienned

Prepare Poha Pickle Garnish night before: Place vinegar, water, sugar,
juniper berries and pickling spices in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add
berries, onion, and carrots. Remove from heat and cool. Chill pickle
overnight. To serve, remove pickle with a slotted spoon and sprinkle over
the chicken.

Split chicken breast, and trim off all fat and the last wing bone. Place
between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound thin. Do not break through the
meat. Place taro in a steamer and cook for 4 minutes (if spinach is used,
do not steam). Drain. In a skillet, heat safflower oil and saute taro or
spinach, onion, and squash, cooking until onions are translucent. Cool
mixture. Divide into four parts and place some of each on 1/2 chicken
breast, roll and fasten on the bottom with toothpick. Season chicken with
salt and pepper as desired and steam for 5 minutes. Per serving:400
calories, 14 grams fat, 119 mg cholesterol, 214 mg sodium

From: "Hawaii Magazine" April 1992 Formatted by: Dorie Villarreal

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