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GEreat Food Awaits At The End Of This Rainbow
ver wonder how many rice plates, $1 barbecue beef SHOYU CHICKEN plate lunches Rainbow plates, 25-cent hamburgers Ingredients:
Drive-In produces in and 14-cent fries. Their phi-
one day? Currently, the Kapa- losophy was to serve simple • 5 pound bone-in, skin-on
hulu location makes more than 1,000 plates daily, and I’m among those who order food from the restaurant a few times a week for sure.
plates with generous portions, along with two scoops of rice and a side of macaroni salad, at reasonable prices.
chicken thighs
• 1 cup Aloha shoyu
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons apple
cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper • 2 1/2 tablespoons Lea &
Perrins Worcestershire sauce • 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic,
minced
• 1 ounce ginger, peeled and
crushed
• 3 tablespoons flour • 3 tablespoons water
Directions:
Mix all of the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Add the chicken to a large sauté pan over medium heat and pour in the sauce. Bring to a boil.
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This week, Rainbow Drive- In CEO Chris Iwamura shares the restaurant’s story. It goes like this:
This continues to be the restaurant’s philosophy today and is one of the many reasons for its great success. Each day, locals and visitors dine at the restaurant for big, hearty meals — the classic, Hawai- ian-style plate lunch.
The late Seiju Ifuku, found- er of Rainbow Drive-In, was born 1915. He was raised in Okinawa and moved to Ha- wai‘i, where he joined the U.S. Army and learned to cook. In 1961, in the midst of major economic changes, he and his wife, Ayako Ifuku, took a chance and opened Rain- bow Drive-In in Kapahulu. They served 50-cent chili and
We are also excited to have Chris offer some insight into one of Rainbow Drive-In’s most famous dishes. This week, it’s Shoyu Chicken, a classic in any plate lunch. It’s a scaled-down recipe created by one of the restaurant’s for- mer cooks, Sue.
Lower the heat and simmer for 45 minutes, skimming off any fat that rises. Bring to a boil again and add in the slurry. Lower the heat and let simmer for 10 minutes to thicken.
Remove from heat and arrange chicken in a deep serving platter, and cover with the remaining sauce. Serve over cabbage with white rice and macaroni salad.
Cooking time: 60 minutes.
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