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Hawaiian Grown TV - Maui Onions - Jimmy Buffett's at the Beachcomber - Segment 2

The Lahaina Burger with Maui Onions is complete and Executive Chef Ferron Lining at Jimmy Buffett's at the Beachcomber still have a few more items to feature...

Zippy's Chili Recipe

Ok this is my take on it.  Look below for actual recipe.

Ingredients:

3-4 lbs Lean ground beef (more if you want meaty)
2 lbs Portuguese sausages
1 large Onion, chopped
2-4 large cloves garlic crushed and minced fine
2 C Celery, chopped
2 C Bell pepper, chopped
2 large can Kidney beans
2 large can tomato sauce
1-2 Tbsp tomato ketchup or paste
2-4 Tbsp Red wine
2 Bay leaves, ripped in quarters
1 tsp Chili powder (check the heat. More if you want it spicy)
1 Tbsp Chicken boullion powder or substitute with 1 can no salt canned chicken broth
1 tsp MSG (monsodium glutamate) optional but I don't use it.
1 Tbsp Sugar
1 Tbsp Oregano powder
1 Tbsp Paprika powder
1 Tbsp Cumin powder
1 Tbsp Ginger powder or fresh ginger root minced
Dash Worcestershire sauce to taste
Black pepper to taste
Hawaiian rock salt to taste.  Go easy with this.  :)
Purified water as needed

Garnish with:
Shredded cheese (pepperjack/cheddar blend)
Sliced green onions

Cooking Instructions:

Brown ground beef, drain oil and set aside. Saute sausage, add onions, garlic and veggies, spices, and other ingredients. Simmer for a few minutes.  Add water if needed if it gets dry. Add ground beef back to the pot, stir and simmer for about 30-45mins till meat and beans are tender.  Don't overcook the beans.  You can go vegetarian by omitting the meat.

Secret Ingredient: 

Just before serving, stir in 1-2 Tbsp Best Foods Mayonaise to soften and bring down the heat and tartness of the tomato sauce and chili powder.  More to taste.

Yields 6-8 servings or 1 big Hawaiian.

Serve with rice and mac salad.  Onolicious let's kaukau!!  :D

Enjoy!!  :D

Honolulu Star-Bulletin September 17, 1986 article!

Banh Mi (Vietnamese Baguette Sandwich)

Banh Mi, is a popular Vietnamese sandwich, usually made on a wheat and rice flour baguette bread. Inside are thinly sliced carrots, daikon, cucumbers, onions, cilantro, jalapeno peppers -- then filled with a variety of meat or tofu fillings (grilled pork, ham, head cheese, etc.)

There are many types of fillings that can be put into Banh Mi but the most popular version includes cucumbers, pickled carrots and daikon, onion, cilantro, pate, butter, roasted or grilled pork, Vietnamese sausage, ham.  The Banh Mi is a popular Vietnamese fast food because of its low price and delicious taste.  Banh mi are not your ordinary sandwiches; they’re crunchy, filled fusion baguettes, stuffed full of fresh, fragrant and tasty Vietnamese ingredients.  This popular street food originated after French settlers first introduced bread to Vietnam back in the late 18th century.  But as the years progressed and the French rule eventually ended, the Vietnamese began to introduce their own fragrant and spicy flavors, including marinated grilled meats, pickled vegetables, fresh herbs and lots of chili peppers.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup shredded carrot

1/2 cup grated peeled daikon radish

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

2 teaspoons sugar

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

3 tablespoons chili garlic sauce (such as Lee Kum Kee)

1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed

Cooking spray

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise

2 (20-inch) baguettes (about 8 1/2 ounces each)

16 thin cucumber slices (about 1 cucumber)

16 cilantro sprigs

1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions (about 2)

1 seeded and thinly sliced jalapeño pepper

Preparation:

1. Combine the first 5 ingredients; cover and let stand 15 minutes to 1 hour. Drain.

2. Preheat oven to 400°.

3. Combine the chili garlic sauce and 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar; stir well. Place pork on the rack of a small roasting pan or broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Spread 2 tablespoons chili garlic mixture evenly over pork; sprinkle the pork with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until a thermometer registers 155° (slightly pink). Cool; cover the pork, and refrigerate.

4. Combine mayonnaise and remaining chili garlic sauce mixture; cover and refrigerate.

5. Cut each baguette horizontally, cutting to, but not through, other side using a serrated knife. Spread mayonnaise mixture evenly on cut sides of baguettes. Thinly slice pork; divide pork evenly between baguettes. Top evenly with carrot mixture. Arrange 8 cucumber slices and 8 cilantro sprigs on each baguette. Top evenly with onions and jalapeño. Press top gently to close; cut each baguette into 4 equal servings.

In Hawaii there is a local Vietnamese bakery and restaurant named Ba-Le Sandwich and now a huge full scale bakery operation in Honolulu called La Tour.  My favorite type of banh mi is the pate and steamed pork version.  Lots of cilantro, jalapenos, sriracha, mayo, and hosin!  

My favorite pate and steamed pork!!  Heaven in baguette!!

Winnahz!!  I like kaukau!!  :D

Pork Sarisari (Pork with Mixed Vegetables)

Here is a dish my grandfather would cook for us when we were little. It brings back so much memories. The pork is soft and tender with the sweet taste of the squash. The broth is rich and delightful on a cold night. Heat the soup and add cold rice and you got a typical Ilocano dish easy to cook and prepare.
This dish is locally also known as "Pork Sarisari" as in a mix of vegetables.  The local Ilocano restaurants make a shrimp version also.  Also a word of note.  This dish is only indigenous to Hawaii from the local Ilocanos which migrated to Hawaiian Islands during the plantation era of the 1900's.  Try go Philippines and ask them you want to order this dish or go to Max's Restaurant and they'll look at you funny.  :)

Ingredients:

2-3 lbs fresh pork chops, sliced thin (pork ribs is also good)
1 2 lb small Chinese long squash, peeled, cut lengthwise, then cut into 1/4" slices
1/2 round yellow union, sliced thin
1 whole red ripe tomato, halved and sliced thin
2 fresh cloves of garlic, crushed, peeled, and minced fine
1 whole bay leaf, ripped in half
2-4 Tbsp fish sauce (nuoc mam or patis)
fresh cracked black pepper to taste
dash MSG to taste (optional)
1 Tbsp white vinegar
fresh cold water
vegetable oil for frying
Optional vegetables :
2 long eggplants, diagonal slant slices
1-2 lb. Chinese long beans or sitaw, cut in 2 inch length pieces
1 bunch of ong choy or water spinach, cut in 2 inch length pieces.  Separate leafy part from stems.
Add stems first to simmering broth then add leafy part last.  Try not to overcook it.

Procedure:

Heat a 6 qt pot with cover. Add 2 Tbsp oil and heat til smoking. Add pork and stir fry. Brown and cook pork well done about 10-15 mins on high heat. Season with pepper and bay leaf while frying. Add onions, tomato, and garlic. Continue to stir fry until vegetables are translucent and wilted. Add additional oil if needed. Add 4-6 cups of fresh water to pot, cover and bring meat to a nice boil then lower heat to simmer. Simmer til meat is tender. Add fish sauce, MSG, and white vinegar to soup. Add squash to pot and cover. Cook til squash is soft. Add more pepper and patis to adjust to your taste. Serve with white rice.

This dish is closely similar to Pork Sinigang but without the tamarind powder mix.  The broth or sabaw is not tangy.  Also I add a Tbsp of vinegar to the broth so the dish keeps and doesn't "turn" or spoil quickly on account of the tomatoes.  It makes the sabaw acidic like how adobo doesn't spoil without refrigeration.

Serves 3-4

Ok I hungry let's kaukau!!

SPAM PINAKBET STIR FRY!

Ingredients:

4 Japanese long eggplant

2 tablespoons cooking oil

2 bay leaves (laurel)

2 cups water

2 cups cherry tomatoes

1 whole yellow or red onion

2 inch finger piece ginger sliced in half crushed

1-2 tablespoon minced garlic  More the better!

Salt and pepper, to taste

2 tablespoons bagoong (Filipino fish sauce) or harm ha (Chinese fine shrimp paste)

1/2 cup water 

2 cups long beans

1/4 lb sweet peppers

2 long bittermelons cut

1 pound whole okra pods

1/4 pound kabocha pumpkin

2 zucchini

1 can low sodium SPAM

Instructions:

Soak all big veggies in water then drain.  Cut all large veggies in diagonal cuts as this is a stir fry and you want the veggies to cook fast.  Heat a large pot or wok over medium-high heat. Add oil, onion, ginger, garlic and bay leaves.  Stir fry to release aromatic but do not burn.  Add tomatoes and continue to stir fry.  Add long beans and stir about 3 minutes.  Add bittermelon, eggplant, pumpkin, zucchini, and okra last.  Each layer of veggies about 3 minutes each.  Cut SPAM into 1-2 inch cubes. Add water if it get dry.  Add bagoong or shrimp sauce and a little more water, if needed.  TASTE!  Don't make it salty!  You may add sugar if you want it a little sweet.  It's up to you.  You're da cook!  

Ok this is for fast cooking.  Usually Ilocanos do not stir fry pinakbet but this is a adaptation.  Pinakbet is a stewed veggie dish but this is a stir fry version like how Max's of Manila Restaurants make their version.  But mine is not as pretty.  hehehe  :P  

You can keep this vegetarian and not add the SPAM but since I had a can smiling at me in the cupboard.  

oh wellz.  ;)  

In Hawaii you make with what you got in da house.  You cook you improvise.  Get your Iron Chef on!!

Serves 8.

Get your inappoy or rice ready!!  Let's kaukau!!  :)

Pork Tabungao (Pork with Chinese Long Squash Soup)

Here is a dish my grandfather would cook for us when we were little. It brings back so much memories. The pork is soft and tender with the sweet taste of the squash. The broth is rich and delightful on a cold night. Heat the soup and add cold rice and you got a typical Ilocano dish easy to cook and prepare.
This dish is locally also known as "Pork Sari-Sari" as in a mix of vegetables.  The local Ilocano restaurants make a shrimp version also.

Ingredients:

2-3 lbs fresh pork chops, sliced thin (pork ribs is also good)
1 2 lb small Chinese long squash, peeled, cut lengthwise, then cut into 1/4" slices
1/2 round yellow union, sliced thin
1 whole red ripe tomato, halved and sliced thin
2 fresh cloves of garlic, crushed, peeled, and minced fine
1 whole bay leaf, ripped in half
2-4 Tbsp fish sauce (nuoc mam or patis)
fresh cracked black pepper to taste
dash MSG to taste (optional)
1 Tbsp white vinegar
fresh cold water
vegetable oil for frying
Optional vegetables :
2 long eggplants, diagonal slant slices
1-2 lb. Chinese long beans or sitaw, cut in 2 inch length pieces.

Procedure:

Heat a 6 qt pot with cover. Add 2 Tbsp oil and heat til smoking. Add pork and stir fry. Brown and cook pork well done about 10-15 mins on high heat. Season with pepper and bay leaf while frying. Add onions, tomato, and garlic. Continue to stir fry until vegetables are translucent and wilted. Add additional oil if needed. Add 4-6 cups of fresh water to pot, cover and bring meat to a nice boil then lower heat to simmer. Simmer til meat is tender. Add fish sauce, MSG, and white vinegar to soup. Add squash to pot and cover. Cook til squash is soft. Add more pepper and patis to adjust to your taste. Serve with white rice.

This dish is closely similar to Pork Sinigang but without the tamarind powder mix.  The broth or sabaw is not tangy.  Also I add a Tbsp of vinegar to the broth so the dish keeps and doesn't "turn" or spoil quickly on account of the tomatoes.  It makes the sabaw acidic like how adobo doesn't spoil without refrigeration.

Serves 3-4

Chinese long squash or tabungao in Ilocano and Upo in Tagalog.

Let's kaukau!! Enjoy! :O)

Cheeseburger Macaroni & Cheese Goulash

Yesterday for lunch I cooked "Cheeseburger Macaroni & Cheese Goulash". I had a huge bag of elbow macaroni from Sam's in the cupboard and hamburger in the freezer. My mom taught me this recipe when I was growing up. It's one of those type dishes for the whole family that spawned from eating Betty Crocker's Hamburger Helper. It's good on the budget and is very filling. You don't have to buy Hamburger Helper since this is made from scratch. Much more onolicious. Good to bring to potlucks since you can make choke amounts so everyone can take home. I'm watching my carb intake but been good at portioning my servings for a dish like this.

Ingredients:

2-4 Tbsp canola oil
2 lbs ground beef
2 cups elbow macaroni
4-6 cloves of garlic, crushed and finely minced
1/2 round onion, sliced and chopped fine
1 bay laurel leaf ripped in half to release aromatic scent
1 8oz can corn niblets
2 80z cans tomato paste or spaghetti sauce or ketchup
Dash pepper to taste
Dash salt to taste
Dash MSG to taste (optional)
6 inches of celery top of stalk with leaves, chopped finely
6-8 American cheese slices, more if you want it cheesier (cheddar may be subsituted)
1/2 block of butter or margarine to taste, to counteract the sourness of the tomato sauce

Instructions:

Follow directions on macaroni packaging.
Boil water in pot, add oil and salt.
Add uncooked macaroni and stir so macaroni doesn't stick together. Cooking times may vary according to cooking instructions on packaging. Usually 6-10 minutes cooking times. Cook until macaroni is aldente'.
Drain and rinse, set aside in strainer.
In another pot, add oil and heat.
Add garlic, onions, celery and bay leaves. Fry until onions are translucent. Do not burn garlic.
Add ground beef and brown. Mash meat up to break apart chunks. Cook till well done. Drain and spoon out excess oil.
Add tomato or spaghetti sauce. Bring to a high simmer then low simmer.
Stir in macaroni.
Add cheese and butter.
Stir in can of drained corn niblets.
Simmer til desired consistency of cheese and sauce approximately 8-10 minutes or until macaroni is tender.
Add optional sugar or Splenda for desired sweetness if you don't want it tangy and sour from tomato sauce.
Add pepper and salt to taste.
To get fancy you may place in a pyrex casserole dish and layer cheese on top and bake in the oven for 450 degrees for 20 minutes or until the cheese melts and browns.

Serves 6-8 or about a weeks worth of good eats.
















Enjoy!  Let's kaukau!!

Pork Balatong (Pork with Monggo Beans, Munggo Guisado or Ginisang Munggo)

I posted one of my recipes on HawaiiThreads.com on July 27th, so I thought I should post it to my blog too.

A post from one of the members asked this question:

"Anyone have a good recipe or secret on how to get the mongo beans just right? I've read recipes but they only list the ingredients. They don't really tell you how to cook the bean and other ingredients just right." Originally Posted by jkpescador

Here was my reply.

Good thick balatong (monggo beans) can be made with 2 pots. This is my technique. You may soak the monggo beans overnight and rinse them out the next day before cooking. Monggo beans come in a few varieties. The whole monggo bean with the green skin, the split monggo bean with the green shells, and or the whole yellow and or split yellow kine. It depends on your preference. For me I like both the split yellow and da split yellow with the green skins(for da extra vitamins and fiber).

Ingredients:

2 small bags of split yellow and green mungo beans
2 inch knob of fresh ginger root, crushed and sliced in half lengthwise
4-6 cloves of fresh garlic, crushed and minced fine. Separate in 2 batches.
1 round onion, peeled/chopped and minced fine
1 bunch ampalaya/paria or marunggay leaves. Ong choy can be used too or fresh spinach
1 whole tomato, cut and chopped fine or depends if u want big pieces.
3-4 Tbsp of patis/fish sauce/nuoc mam
Dash cracked fresh black pepper to taste
Dash MSG to taste (optional)
2-4 Tbsp Canola oil
2 bay laurel leaves
3-4 lb whole fryer chicken chopped up into 3x3 inch pieces or 2-3 lb of boneless pork butt shoulder cut into 2x2 inch strips cross grain
2 cooking pots.

Instructions:

Add mongo beans to 1st pot and cover with water, bring to a boil.
Simmer and skim off foam. Rinse if necessary and bring back to boil then simmer again.
Add ginger and 1st batch of garlic.
Add 1 bay leaf ripped in half. Continue to cook. Water will reduce as mongo gets thicker. Do not burn or your mongo will be ruined.
Add patis and simmer to the thickness you want. Mongo will be thick and mushy.
Remove from heat.
Simultaneously...In the 2nd pot, heat and add oil.
Add 2nd batch of garlic and brown. Do not burn the garlic or it will become bitter.
Add 1 bay leaf ripped in half.
Add chopped onions.
Add chicken or pork and brown until juices run clear and browned.
Add pepper and MSG. You may fry the pork and or chicken till crispy and dry.When meat is fork tender and by taste, pour the 1st pots contents (mongo) into the 2nd pot(meat).
Mix slowly until the mongo is incorporated all over the meat.
Add pepper and more patis for saltiness. Your preference.
Saute chopped tomatoes in frying pan with a little oil til translucent.
Add to 2nd pot and stir in. Some filipino dialect styles like their mongo thick or even watery to drink like a soup (sabaw). Some has tomato (kamatis) others don't.
Cut bunch of paria leaves or ong choy into desired size and add to 2nd pot (mongo/meat).
Continue to simmer Pork Balatong on low till leaves wilt.
Remove from heat. Serve hot with cold or hot steaming white rice!

Serves about 6-8 or a weeks supply!
No foget take out bay leaves befo somebody choke!
You can even play with the taste and substitute patis with harm ha shrimp sauce and or use chili pepper leaves or saluyot leaves (jute).
My grandpa used to put dried ebi (shrimp) into the mongo while its simmering. Was big time ono. You can also jus buy chinese crispy skin roast pork or lechon kawali (chicharon with meat) to add to da mongo if you lazy and no like deal with cooking chicken or pork. I do dis sometimes. Well dea u go!

Enjoy! I hungry now!!  kaukautime!!