Ingredients: 5 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs Shoyu Chicken Sauce: 1 cup Aloha shoyu ¾ cup sugar 2 ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar ½ teaspoon black pepper 2 ½ tablespoon Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce 1 ½ teaspoon minced garlic 1 oz peeled ginger Slurry (to thicken): 3 tablespoon flour 3 tablespoon water Directions: 1.Mix […]
It’s officially fall! And in Hawaiʻi, that means the seasonal ingredients of butternut squash and kabocha, a Japanese variety of winter squash. Chef Adrian Solorzano of DK Restaurants shows us how to make the popular shrimp and butternut squash risotto, available on DK Restaurants’ online ordering platform. (Click on the Sansei & DK Steakhouse Menu tab at the top.
There’s poke—and there’s dynamite poke. Dynamite is a slightly spicy sauce that combines mayonnaise and Sriracha—and, in this case, masago (capelin roe). It can be added to anything, including chicken and shrimp. But Keoni Chang, executive corporate chef of Foodland, a locally owned grocery chain in Hawaiʻi, adds this sauce to classic shoyu ʻahi poke to elevate
If you’ve even been to a Thai restaurant—just about anywhere—you would have seen “pad Thai noodles” on the menu. This stir-fry rice noodle dish one of the most popular Thai dishes—especially in Hawaiʻi—featuring some kind of protein (chicken, shrimp, beef, tofu), peanuts, bean sprouts and scrambled egg, all sautéed together in a wok and tossed in a
Three ingredients. You can do it. And this green tea limeade is perfect for these hot summer days. David Viviano, executive chef at the Fairmont Orchid on Hawaiʻi Island, walks you through this super-simple, fool-proof recipe. (By the way, he’s also a certified tea sommelier!) (To see more videos, follow us on Instagram @hawaiimagazine.) Here’s the
A decade ago, Watermark Publishing, our magazine’s sister company, published a book that became the go-to resource to understanding Hawai’i’s unique culinary history. And I loved it because it was filled with Island-style recipes! But “Kau Kau: Cuisine and Culture in the Hawaiian Islands” by Hilo-based writer Arnold Hiura had been out of print for years—until
You might not expect a quality wagyu burger—or any burger, for that matter—from a place called Island Vintage Wine Bar. But it’s quickly become one of its most popular menu items. In fact, the Waikīkī restaurant—created by the owners of Island Vintage Coffee and Island Vintage Shave Ice—serves three different kinds of wagyu burgers now.
Need a dinner idea for this weekend? And missing the Islands? Matt Young, executive chef of Duke’s Waikīkī, shows you how to make the restaurant’s signature dish—and it’s a lot easier than it seems. (To see more videos, follow us on Instagram @hawaiimagazine.) Here’s the recipe: Duke’s Coconut Shrimp Ingredients: 1 lb. large shrimp 4
Who doesn’t love rum? It‘s a liquor distilled from sugar—pure cane sugar, syrup or molasses—that adds the sweetness to some of the most popular vacation cocktails. The mai tai, daiquiri and mojito—they all owe their iconic tiki status to rum. Sunday, Aug. 16 is National Rum Day. So we asked our friends at Kōloa Rum
Bread pudding. It could be the ultimate comfort-food dessert. And it couldn’t be simpler: bread, eggs, sugar, milk. Executive chef Wesley Pumphrey of Stripsteak Waikīkī shows you how to take the humble bread pudding to the next (local) level with brown sugar, orange zest and macadamia nuts. He offers expert tips and step-by-step instruction on whipping
I’m panicking as I type this, because in researching the topic I’m about to get into here, I’ve just discovered some bad news. With the end of summer comes the end of something I never imagined I’d feel so strongly about: lychee season. SEE ALSO: Everything You Need To Know About Lychee in Hawaiʻi A
Garlic shrimp. Fried rice. These are two food favorites in Hawaiʻi—and Bogart’s Café in Kapahulu on Oʻahu found a delicious way to combine the two. SEE ALSO: Hidden Gems: Bogart’s Café on Oʻahu Mitchel Tomas, chef at the beloved café, shows you how to combine these two local staples—with really helpful tips—into a quick and easy
