Chicken Hawaiian - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 to 3 lb. fryer, cut up
1 tsp. powdered ginger
1/2 c. cooking oil
1/2 lb. sliced mushrooms
1/2 c. papaya juice or apricot nectar
1 (2 3/4 oz.) pkg. sliced almonds
1/3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped green onion
1 (14 1/2 oz.) can chunk pineapple
1 (10 1/2 oz.) can chicken consomme
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
salt to taste

Preparation

Combine flour, ginger and salt in bag; shake chicken parts in mixture.
Brown in hot oil; set chicken aside.
Drain fat; return 1/3 cup to skillet and saute onion and mushrooms.
Add chicken, syrup from pineapple, papaya juice or apricot nectar, consomme and soy sauce; simmer and cover 1/2 hour.
Salt to taste.
Add pineapple and almonds; cook 15 minutes or until chicken is tender. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Serve with Toasted Coconut Rice (recipe follows).