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Chicken Balls

Chicken Bits

Chicken in Foil

Japanese Chicken

Yaki Tori

Omi Raisu

Steamed Chicken

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Teriyaki Chicken









Chicken Balls
Ingredients:
1-2 lbs. ground chicken
(add ginger juice & salt) Mix well with hands.

Sauce:
Combine all ingredients except cornstarch and heat thoroughly
Add cornstarch mixture to thicken

1 cup water
1 tsp. Japanese bouillon
3 tbls. soy sauce
2 tbls cooking saki (Mirin)
1 tbls. white vinegar
2-3 tbls. sugar
sliced ginger
1 tsp. sesame oil
1 heaping tbls. corn starch
(mixed w/water for thickening sauce)

Directions:
Make into 1-inch balls. Roll in cornstarch. Deep fry 5-10 minutes (partial batches)
Put in sauce, heat briefly and serve.
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Chicken Bits
Ingredients:
boneless chicken cut into 1-inch cubes
cooking saki (Mirin) to pour over
enough corn starch to coat pieces

Directions:
Heat 1-inch oil in fry pan over medium heat.
Fry about 8 to 10 pieces at a time about 2 minutes.
Drain on paper towels and repeat process in a 2nd frying pan
while cooking another batch in the 1st frying pan.
After all pieces have been fried 2 minutes in each pan,
drain on paper towels and return to first pan a few more minutes until brown.
Drain on paper towels and serve plain or with sauce to dip.
NOTE: This process is called "soft frying"

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Chicken in Foil
Ingredients:
1¼ - 1½ boneless chicken pieces
1 large onion (chopped coarsely)
several green peppers and mushrooms (sliced)
2 tbls. cooking saki (Mirin)
¼ cup soy sauce
2 tbls. sugar
3 tbls. toasted sesame seeds

Directions:
Mix all ingredients well and divide into 6 portions.
Put each portion into a square of foil and fold securely.
Bake in hot (450) oven 10-15 minutes.
Serve with lemon slice and ...
Butter Rice
Rinse rice, sauté dry rice in butter.
Add boiling water and steam until done.
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Japanese Chicken
(my personal favorite)
Ingredients:
Sauce:
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 root ginger (sliced)
2 tbls. sugar
2 tbls cooking saki
1 tsp salt
3 cups water
dash Japanese allspice (optional)

Directions:
"Clean chicken" by dropping 1 piece at a time into boiling water until it cooks scum off -
about 30 seconds to 1 minute each. Repeat until all chicken is cleaned.

Meanwhile bring sauce to a boil. Put in "cleaned" chicken and boil 5 minutes.
Turn off heat, cover and let "sleep" for 10 minutes. Boil again for 5 minutes.
Let sleep for 20 minutes. Serve with white rice or fried rice.

NOTE: Strain cooled sauce through cheesecloth & store in freezer to use again and again.

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Omi Raisu
Ingredients:
2 med. onions (chopped)
½ lb. boned chicken (cubed)
2 tbls. butter (or margarine)
8 eggs (beaten)
1 cup catsup
¾ cup cooked green peas
2 cups rice (cook according to directions)

Directions:
Sauté onion in butter till clear. Add chicken, catsup and peas. Add cooked rice.
Make "2-egg" omelets with generous servings of chicken/rice mixture inside.
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Steamed Chicken
in Peanut Sauce
Ingredients:
1½ lb. boned chicken breasts
1½ tbls. dry mustard powder
½ to 1 cup bouillon (Japanese kind best)
2 tbls. cooking saki (Mirin)
dash salt

Directions:
Stir chicken with cooking saki (Mirin) & a little salt till coated.
Steam 15 minutes.
Mix dry mustard powder with water to make a thick paste.
Turn upside-down to "rest for 5 minutes.

Add to:
Bouillon, cooking saki and salt
Stir cooled chicken pieces in mixture till well coated.

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Sweet & Sour Chicken
Ingredients:
2 cups chicken (or pork) cut into bite size pieces
3 med. carrots (coarsely chopped)
boil in water till semi-tender
1 green pepper (chopped)
2 med. onions (coarsely chopped)
1/2 cup bamboo chunks
1 small head cabbage (torn into pieces)
1 pkg. dry mushrooms
soak in water - trim off hard spots
1 can pineapple chunks

On Meat:
Mix with hands till well coated
2 tbls. cooking saki (Mirin)
3 tbls. soy sauce
2 tbls. sugar
1/2 to 1 cup potato starch

Sauce:
2 cloves garlic (crushed and minced)
2 cups water
2 tsp. Japanese bouillon
1/3 cup cooking saki (Mirin)
2.3 cup soy sauce
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup rice vinegar (white or wine okay)
2 tbls. sesame oil
1/2' root ground ginger (or juice)
1/2 cup potato starch (mix with water)
corn starch okay - do not use flour

Directions:
Heat oil 3-inches deep to about 350.
Fry (in this order) and drain on paper towels: peppers (15 to 30 seconds),
carrots (30 seconds to 1 minute), bamboo (30 seconds to 1 minute), cabbage (15 to 30 seconds),
mushrooms (15 to 30 seconds), meat (not all at once - fry until thoroughly cooked).
Put it all in the sauce and return to high heat. Serve with white or fried rice.
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Teriyaki Chicken
Ingredients:
Chicken
Ginger root
3 tbls. cooking sake
2 tbls. sugar
3 tbls. soy sauce

Directions:
Bone chicken soaked in water & ginger root. (Pat dry)
Fry in hot oil.

Add cooking sake
Cover & reduce heat to medium.
Move around occasionally
Add sugar and soy sauce

Cook until done.
Slice diagonally into 1-inch strips.
Pour sauce over top and serve.

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Yaki Tori
Ingredients:
4 lb. chicken
2 lb. chicken livers, etc. (optional)
bamboo skewers
green onions

Sauce:
2 cups soy sauce
1 cup cooking saki (Mirin)
1 cup sugar
4 cloves garlic (minced)
1 handful sliced ginger root

Directions:
Bring a large pan of salted water with sliced ginger root & onion tops to a rolling boil.
Put in chicken and par cook. Wash & cut into 1-inch pieces. Repeat with livers, etc.
Put in sauce which has already been brought to a boil. Boil on high for 5 to 10 minutes.
Strain chicken and save sauce.
While boiling, cut up remaining onions into 1-inch pieces.
Put chicken, onion & chicken livers on skewers alternately.
Cook over hot BBQ until browned. Dip in sauce again and serve.
Serve extra sauce at table.

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