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I am looking for the recipe for Chicken Waikiki (or Waikiki Chicken). This recipe was from an old McCall's Recipe Collection from the 70's.

McCall's Chicken Waikiki Recipe

Chicken Waikiki Beach

Ingredients2 Whole chicken legs and 2
1/2 c Flour
1/3 c Salad oil or shortening
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
SAUCE
1 cn (1 lb; 4 oz) sliced
1 c Sugar
2 tb Cornstarch
3/4 c Cider vinegar
1 tb Soy sauce
1/4 ts Ginger
1 Chicken bouillon cube
1 lg Green pepper; cut in 1/4"

Instructions

This is a recipe off of the McCalls Great American Recipe Card Collection.
Its really good. Wash chicken, pat dry. Coat chicken with flour.
Heat oil in large skillet. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time,
and brown on all sids. Remove as browned to shallow roasting pan,
arranging pieces skin side up. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Make sauce:

Drain pineapple, pouring syrup into 2 cup measure.
Add water to make 1 1/4 cups.
In medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, pineapple syrup,
vinegar, soy sauce, ginger and bouillon cube; bring to boiling,
stirring constantly. Boil 2 mins.
Pour over chicken.
Bake uncovered 30 mins.

Add pineapple slices and green pepper;
bake 30 mins longer, or until chicken is tender.

Serve with fluffy white rice.

Makes 4 servings. my notes

** I always add the green pepper in the beginning
of the bake because I dont like hard/half cooked peppers.

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by Deborah Hrabinski on Dec 28, 1997

Thanks so much! This is one of my husband's favorite recipes, but I haven't been able to make it since I lost the card.