Atoll Chicken
From mark555 15 years ago
- 50 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Atoll Chicken, or do not ask for whom the chicken atolls, it atolls for thee. I am singing the praises of using a dumb bell to beat your meat into submission. Think about it, for a second. Instead of trying to use a wood mallet that has a 2" . Read more .........square head that you have to swing with gusto to see any effect. Why not use a 5 lb dumb bell wrapped in cling wrap? Lift a few inches and let it fall repeat until your meat is submissive err...the desired thickness. It works great. This dish started out as I have two chicken breasts that I need to cook up. Now what do I have in the refrigerator that is thinking about going bad? Hmmm I have a green pepper that I bought week before last. That Pineapple has been in the refrigerator for two weeks now, I need to do something with it or toss it out soon. Onion, I always have onion on hand, Ok those tomatoes have been off the vine for a bit too long. That is kind of how I cook, can't waist this stuff and I like to eat so there you go. I have asked this question before and probably will again what do you use to beat your meat? I like the dumb bell approach. Lura says she does not use a dumb bell because it is too heavy. She likes the mallet or she calls me. I being the knuckle dragging testosterone driven male don't mind heavy. Sometimes I even get to kill things... "Mark, there is a spider, you need to kill it." My response is usually, " Ug me kill it dead!" See less
Ingredients
- 2 Half boneless skinless chicken breasts shopping list
- 1 can pineapple chunks with juice shopping list
- 1 med onion thin sliced shopping list
- 2 cloves garlic minced shopping list
- 2 tsp minced fresh ginger shopping list
- 3 star anise fruits (I had to look it up as I didn't know what to call the little buggers) shopping list
- 1 Large green pepper shopping list
- 2 Med tomatoes skinned and seeded then coarsely chopped. shopping list
- 1/2 cup carrots cut into matchsticks shopping list
- 2 summer squash (about 2 cups) sliced in 1/2" pieces and then cut in half shopping list
- 1/4 Cup soy sauce (I use Aloha shoyu it is low salt and great stuff but good luck finding it! We have to go to a Chinese market in Kansas City.) shopping list
- 1 TBS olive oil shopping list
How to make it
- Beat the chicken breasts to about 1/4" thick (I use a 5lb dumb bell wrapped in cling wrap works like a champ)
- thin slice the onion and coarsely chop
- Mince the ginger and the garlic
- Coarsely chop the green pepper
- Heat the oil and sauté the onion, and garlic for a few minutes until the onion is opaque.
- Add pineapple w/ juice, ginger, star anise, green pepper, tomatoes, and the chicken.
- Cook on medium simmer for 30 minutes
- Add squash and carrots and cook an addition 10 minutes or until tender
- Serve over hot rice
People Who Like This Dish 3
- m11andrade Kankakee, IL
- morninlite Kalamazoo, MI
- crazeecndn Edmonton, CA
- mark555 Center Of The World Ma' Center Of The World, KS
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Reviewed by 2 people-
This doesn't sound "Atoll" like anything my family would dislike! I'll have to use the mallet because my dumbell isn't too good in the kitchen.... I mean, we leave the dumbells at the gym!!
morninlite
in Kalamazoo loved it
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