Mochiko Chicken Tin Roof

Fry in hot oil about 1 inch deep until thoroughly cooked and golden brown on both sides.

Mochiko chicken tin roof. Cut chicken into bite size pieces or slightly larger. Owner of maui s tin roof restaurant and chef sheldon simeon is in the kitchen. Serve hot or cold. This is a must visit joint for any food lover in maui.

Chicken thighs marinated overnight in ginger sake shoyu covered in a sweet mochiko batter then fried twice topped with housemade su miso sauce gochujang aioli mochi crunch dime bag mix. Best chicken sandwich ever both the sandwich and mochiko chicken are at the top of my list. Here the chicken tasted like it wasn t marinated at all. Mochiko chicken 9 00 1 00 brown rice here s where my statement of local plate lunch selections with a twist comes in.

Former top chef contestant sheldon simeon named his lunch spot tin roof as both a nod to his birthplace of hilo where every home is shielded by a tin roof and the restaurant s homespun. Mochiko chicken at tin roof maui i need to go to maui again for this joint. In 1926 the electric kitchen began when hawaiian electric started its home services department and began demonstrating the benefits and uses of electrical appliances to residents its historic king street building. Animal style rice is topped off with sweet soy and kaki mochi furikaki chicken is topped off with garlic aioli scallion ginger sauce.

In a bowl mix together mochiko batter ingredients. Traditional mochiko chicken doesn t come drizzled with sauces as the flavor is usually found in the marinated chicken and its batter. Dishes include mochiko chicken poke bowl and pork belly. Mochiko chicken has wonderful flavour but inconsistently prepared see 281 traveler reviews 118 candid photos and great deals for kahului hi at tripadvisor.

Marinate chicken for 5 hours or overnight in refrigerator. Tin roof maui is a casual lunch shop by chef sheldon simeon in kahalui maui.