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Chicken hekka is a popular dish in Hawai’i. Tender chicken stir fried with delicious vegetables tossed with noodles in a slightly sweet yet salty sauce. The ultimate comfort food. If you’ve been to any gathering here in Hawai’i there’s a good chance you’ve had a variation of chicken hekka. Amazingly delicious and simple to make. A hearty dish that will feed many. Although this dish is not truly Japanese or Hawaiian it is a multicultural blend of flavors, just like that of Hawai’i.
Follow along as I show you how you how to make CHICKEN HEKKA.
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Chicken Hekka Recipe
Ingredients:
2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, cubed
cooking oil of choice I use avocado oil amzn.to/2B4yHRF
salt and pepper to taste amzn.to/3fEmNNm amzn.to/3jdZWdJ
1 inch knob of ginger, sliced
1 cup shoyu amzn.to/2B6PPq7
1/2 cup brown sugar amzn.to/2Ovxq9r
1 can (8.1oz) bamboo shoots
1 cup dried shiitake mushrooms amzn.to/3eqOpUZ
1 large carrot, julienned
1 small onion, sliced
5 ounces bean thread rice noodles amzn.to/3eIE07n
green onion to garnish
Directions:
Set a large pot over medium high heat. Add cooking oil of choice, chicken, salt, and pepper. Cook until chicken is slightly browned.
Add ginger and continue cooking the chicken.
To a small bowl add shoyu and brown sugar. Mix until well combined.
Add the shoyu mixture to the pot of chicken and continue to cook.
Then add bamboo shoots, mushrooms, carrots, and onion. Continue to cook until softened.
While the chicken is cooking, set a pot of water over high heat. Heat until a rolling boil. Add noodles and cook according to package directions. Generally you will only need to boil the noodles for a minute or two. Drain and set aside.
Once chicken has cooked through and vegetables have softened add the noodles and stir to combine. Garnish with green onions and ENJOY!
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