Pacific Rim Rumaki Recipes

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together teriyaki sauce, garlic and ginger root. Place chicken livers and water chestnuts in the mixture. Marinate in the refrigerator at least 2 hours.
• Heat oil in a large, heavy saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Wrap each half slice of bacon around one chicken liver half and a slice of water chestnut. Secure by skewering with small skewers or toothpicks.
• Carefully lower skewered wraps into the hot oil in small batches. Deep fry 3 to 4 minutes, or until bacon is evenly brown and of desired crispness. Remove from heat and drain on paper towels.

Steps:

• Marinate chicken livers and bacon in soy sauce 4 hours in refrigerator. Toward end of marinating period, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Skewer liver, chestnut, and bacon, and dip in brown sugar. Arrange rumaki on wire rack over shallow roasting pan and bake about 30 minutes, turning occasionally, until bacon is crisp.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the brown sugar, soy sauce, canola oil, sesame oil, reserved pineapple juice, vinegar, black pepper, garlic and grated ginger in a bowl. Add the water chestnuts and marinate for 2 hours at room temperature.
• Cut the pineapple chunks in half and set aside. Cut the bacon strips in half and set aside. Cut the chicken livers into 1/2-inch pieces and set aside.
• To assemble: Lay out a half strip of bacon. Put a slice of pineapple at one end, topped by a slice of water chestnut and a piece of chicken liver. Roll up the bacon and seal with a toothpick. Repeat until all the ingredients are used.
• Place on a parchment-lined sheet pan and brush with the marinade. Bake, brushing with marinade every 10 minutes, until the bacon is crisp and the livers are just cooked but still slightly pink, 35 to 40 minutes. The last 10 minutes, brush with the marinade and sprinkle with the turbinado sugar.

Steps:

• Wash and trim chicken livers; cut each in half. Cut bacon strips in half and precook strips halfway. This is important since otherwise they would not finish cooking in a timely manner when baked. Be sure not to cook the bacon till it is crispy or it will not wrap around the livers properly.
• Wrap one bacon strip around each liver half. Some people also include a water chestnut half with the liver, but I do not.
• Fasten bacon around liver with a toothpick.
• In a bowl or large plastic storage bag, combine the soy sauce, brown sugar and bourbon, if used. Add the prepared rumaki and cover the bowl or seal the bag. Allow to marinate for 6 to 8 hours or two hours at the least. Drain well.
• Arrange rumaki on a baking sheet with sides. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 1/2 hour or until cooked as desired.

Steps:

• Microwave bacon on high for 2-2 1/2 minutes, or until partially cooked but still flexible.
• Top each scallop with some of the onion and ginger.
• Drizzle evenly with lemon juice. Wrap a bacon piece around each scallop, and secure with wooden toothpicks.
• Grill scallops on grill tray 2-3 minutes on each side, or until done.
• Or broil 3 inches from heat for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until bacon is crisp and scallops are cooked.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Garnish with chives, if desired.

Steps:

• Mix the soya sauce, sherry and ginger, then marinate the shrimp in for 2-3 hours in the refrigerator.
• Turn occasionally.
• Partially cook the bacon until limp but NOT crispy.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• For each one, wrap the bacon around a shrimp and a slice of water chestnut.
• Secure with a toothpick.
• Arrange the shrimp on a rack in a large shallow roasting pan.
• Bake uncovered for 10 minutes, basting once or twice with the marinade.
• Turn shrimp and bake another 10 minutes or until the bacon is nicely browned, basting several times.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• If desired, cut larger water chestnuts in half for easier eating and more pieces.
• Soak water chestnuts in soy sauce for 15 minutes, stirring a few times to make sure they are fully coated.
• Remove water chestnuts from soy sauce.
• Wrap 1/2 strip of bacon around each; secure with toothpicks.
• Reserve soy sauce.
• Place toothpick side "up" in a 9" x 13" glass baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 to 30 minutes or until crispy.
• Remove from oven; drain bacon fat.
• Meanwhile, mix reserved soy sauce, ketchup and brown sugar in a bowl.
• Pour the mixture over the chestnuts to coat them evenly.
• Bake an additional 20 to 30 minutes (again checking for crispness of bacon).
• Serve hot, with or without seafood sauce.

Steps:

• Sprinkle the liver with soy sauce. Wrap the liver and water chestnut in the bacon strip. Securely hold in place with small bamboo skewer (leaving room on top for fruit, if used). Place on a metal rack or baking sheet (to catch the drippings) in a 400° oven, until bacon is crisp, about 15-20 minutes. If you cook rumaki over charcoal, turn skewer while cooking so each side is cooked evenly.