Best Hawaiian Sandwiches Recipes

BAKED HAWAIIAN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place a rack into lower half of oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Arrange bottom halves of Hawaiian rolls on a baking sheet. Place a half slice each of ham, Swiss cheese, smoked turkey, and provolone cheese onto each roll bottom. Place top halves onto each bottom to make sandwiches.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat and stir in sugar, dried onion flakes, poppy seeds, and honey mustard until mixture is smoothly combined, creamy, and the sugar has dissolved, about 2 minutes; brush over the tops of each sandwich.
• Bake sandwiches on the preheated oven's lower rack until tops are golden brown and fillings are hot, about 15 minutes.

HOT HAWAIIAN BEEF SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Slice the rolls in half and place the bottoms in a single layer in a 9-by-13-inch dish.
• Mix the salad dressing and some hot sauce together in a small bowl. Spread the mixture on the rolls in the dish. Layer on the roast beef and then the cheese over the rolls. Place the top halves of the rolls on the cheese.
• In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter with the lemon pepper, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Drizzle or brush the butter mixture over the sandwiches. Cover with foil.
• Bake until the cheese melts, 10 to 12 minutes. Uncover and cook until lightly browned, about another 2 minutes. Serve hot.

HAWAIIAN ROLL ROAST BEEF AND CHEESE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Spread horseradish on the bottoms of the Hawaiian bread rolls and cover each with 1 slice roast beef and 1 slice Swiss cheese. Cover with top bread rolls.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, brown sugar, spicy mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic powder until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour over Hawaiian rolls and sprinkle rolls with poppy seeds. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 25 minutes. Uncover and bake until tops are lightly browned, about 10 minutes.

GRILLED HAWAIIAN CHICKEN AND PINEAPPLE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place the chicken pieces into a large resealable bag and pour in the marinade. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
• Preheat a grill for medium-high heat. When hot, lightly oil the grate. Remove the chicken from the marinade and discard the marinade.
• Grill the chicken pieces until cooked through, about 10 minutes, turning once. 5 minutes before they are done, place the pineapple rings on the grill and cook for a couple of minutes per side. Place the pineapple slices on top of the pieces of chicken and top with a slice of cheese. Close the lid to the grill and allow the cheese to melt for a minute. Toast the buns, if desired.
• To assemble the sandwiches, place the chicken, pineapple and cheese onto the bottom buns. Top with lettuce and tomato. Spread the thousand island dressing onto the top buns and place onto the sandwiches.

HAWAIIAN PULLED PORK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In small bowl, combine teriyaki mix, paprika and pepper.
• Coat the pork the with rub mixture, patting until all rub is used. Set aside.
• In a bowl whisk together the chicken broth, brown sugar, soy sauce, chili sauce and pineapple juice. Set aside.
• Put the chopped onions and carrots in a 5-quart slow cooker. Place the pork on top of the carrots and onions and pour half of the pineapple juice mixture over pork. Reserve remainder for Hawaiian sauce. Cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours. The meat should fall apart easily. Remove the roast from the slow cooker to a cutting board. Using 2 forks carefully pull the meat into shreds.
• Hawaiian Sauce:
• In a medium pot heat the oil over medium heat. Add garlic and ginger and saute until soft, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining pineapple juice mixture, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Serve the pork on rolls drizzled with the Hawaiian sauce or on the side for dipping.

SLOW-COOKER HAWAIIAN PULLED PORK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• For the Hawaiian pulled pork: In a small bowl, mix the onion powder, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Rub the mixture on all sides of the pork. Put the pork in a slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours.
• Shred the pork with 2 forks, removing any large pieces of fat. Pour the broth into a fat separator or skim off the fat. In a bowl, whisk 2 cups of the skimmed broth with the crushed pineapple, hoisin, honey, soy sauce and vinegar. Put the pork back in the slow cooker and stir in the sauce. Cook on low for 1 hour.
• For the slaw: Meanwhile, combine the cabbage, rice vinegar, sugar, celery seeds and some salt and pepper in a bowl and toss to coat. Let stand, tossing frequently, until the cabbage wilts, about 20 minutes.
• Serve the pulled pork on Hawaiian buns topped with slaw.

HAWAIIAN KIELBASA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place kielbasa in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Combine the chili sauce, pineapple and brown sugar; pour over kielbasa. Cover and cook on low until heated through, 3-4 hours. Serve on buns. If desired, top with green onions.

HAWAIIAN MANAPUA (CHAR SIU) APPETIZER SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Filling:.
• • In a small size mixing bowl, combine garlic, ginger, oil, sugar, honey, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine, food coloring, water, salt and five spice powder. Mix well.
• • Pour the glaze over the pork and let marinate in the Char Siu sauce, covered overnight in the refrigerator.
• • The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. bake the pork (covered) in the oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until fork tender. Turn oven up to broil and place meat under broiler for 3 to 5 minutes until the char Siu (pork) is slightly charred. Remove from oven, wrap in foil and let rest for at least 15 minutes.
• • Chop pork into small diced pieces. Add chopped green onion and combine.
• Dough:.
• Place the sugar and warm water in a bowl; mix until sugar dissolves. Add yeast and leave it for 5 minutes until it starts to get foamy.
• • Sift flour into a large size mixing bowl. Add yeast mixture, egg, oil and salt; stir to mix. Use your hands to bring the flour mixture together.
• • Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 to 6 minutes or until smooth and slightly elastic.
• • Place in a lightly oiled, large size bowl; cover with a damp cloth and leave to rise until doubled in size, approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours depending on room temperature.
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• • Assemble:.
• • Once dough has doubled in size, punch it down and divide into 12 even portions; shape into round 1 inch size balls.
• • Use a rolling pin to roll a ball into a 2-inch disk. Then pick up the piece of dough and gently pull the edges to enlarge to a 3-inch diameter disk. The dough will be slightly thicker in the center.
• • Place a rounded tablespoon of filling in the middle of the dough circle. Gather the edges and seal the bun. (Use water on your fingertips if needed, to seal your edges).
• • Place the bun, seal side down, on a greased baking sheet. Continue with the rest of the dough, leaving 2 inches in between each roll.
• • Once all buns are filled, brush surface with egg wash.
• • Place in a preheated oven of 350 F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cook's Note: These appetizers can be made ahead of time and frozen for up to 3 months.

HAWAIIAN DELI SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Leaving the rolls attached, cut in half horizontally; remove top. Spread ranch dressing over cut side of top; spread mustard over cut side of bottom. Layer with ham, salami and turkey; replace top. Cut into four sandwiches.

MOCHA ICE CREAM SANDWICHES WITH MACADAMIA NUT-HAWAIIAN VINTAGE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Let the ice cream soften at room temperature until a spreadable consistency, about 5 minutes.
• In a shallow dish, spread the toasted coconut.
• Place one 1/2-cup scoop of ice cream in the center of 6 cookies. Press down on the ice cream with the scoop to push the ice cream out to the cookies' edges. Top with the remaining cookies, pressing together to form sandwiches. With a butter knife, smooth the ice cream around the edges. Roll the sandwiches in the toasted coconut and place on a baking sheet. Freeze until just firm, about 10 minutes before serving. (Or, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and keep frozen until ready to serve.)
• In the top of double boiler set over medium high heat, melt the chocolate. Remove from the heat.
• In a medium saucepan, bring the cream to a gentle boil. Remove from the heat.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until slightly thickened. Whisk 1/2 cup of the hot cream into the egg mixture. Whisk in the coffee powder. In a slow, steady stream, gradually add the egg mixture to the pan of hot cream. Cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon and reaches 170 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat and strain the mixture into a clean bowl through a fine mesh strainer, pressing against the strainer with the back of a spoon. Add the melted chocolate and vanilla. Pour into a container and cover with waxed paper or plastic wrap, pressing down against the surface to keep a skin from forming. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• When cold, pour into the bowl of an ice cream machine. Churn and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. When the ice cream has come together, transfer to an airtight container and place in the freezer until ready to serve.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a baking sheet and set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg, almond extract, and vanilla and mix well.
• Onto a sheet of waxed paper or into a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and mix well. Fold in the chocolate and nuts.
• With a 1/4-cup scoop, portion out the dough onto the baking sheet, leaving 2-inches between each piece. Bake until the edges are golden brown but the centers are still slightly soft, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. With a spatula, transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool before assembling the ice cream sandwiches.

KING'S HAWAIIAN ROLL SANDWICHES

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter and mix in mustard, sauce and onion.
• 2. Cut the entire pack of rolls in half horizontally (keeping all top and bottom halves separately in tact). An electric knife works great.
• 3. In a 9 X 13 pan, place bottom half of rolls and cover with ham, then cover ham with cheese.
• 4. Cover ham and cheese stacks with top half of rolls. Cut rolls apart for 12 large servings or cut in half again for 24 small servings.
• 5. Drizzle butter mixture over top of rolls, making sure onion is evenly distributed.
• 6. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 7. Remove from refrigerator, sprinkle with poppy seeds and cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, then uncovered for 5 minutes. May be served warm or at room temperature.

BAKED HAWAIIAN ROLL SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place bottom of buns on the prepared baking sheet. Layer lingonberry jam, ham, and Swiss cheese equally on top of each. Add melted butter, onion flakes, sugar, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, and honey mustard equally to each. Replace tops of buns.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and buns are toasty, 15 to 20 minutes.

HAWAIIAN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain and set aside.
• Place 8 slices of toast on a baking sheet. Place a slice of pineapple, two slices of bacon and a slice of cheese on each. Broil until cheese is melted. Serve hot.

HAWAIIAN HAM SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Cut thin slices off tops of rolls. Hollow out bread in the center, leaving 1/4-in. shells; set aside tops and discard hollowed-out bread (or save for another use). Place rolls on a baking sheet; line the inside of each with Swiss cheese. , In a large skillet, saute peppers and onions in oil for 3 minutes. Add ham; cook for 3 minutes. Add pineapple. Remove from the heat; drain. , Spoon into rolls. Bake at 450° for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese; return to the oven until cheese is melted, about 1 minute. Replace roll tops. Serve immediately.

HAWAIIAN BARBECUE PORK SANDWICHES WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat grill to high.
• Brush tenderloin with oil and season with S & P.
• Grill 5-6 minutes per side, brushing frequently with half of the barbecue sauce.
• Remove tenderloin from the grill and glaze with a thick coat of remaining barbecue sauce.
• Cover pork and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Slice into 1/2-inch thick medallions. Serve warm.
• For pineapple relish: Combine all the remaining ingredients in a medium bowl. Toss, cover, and refrigerate.
• To assemble sandwiches: Bring pineapple relish to room temp before assembling. Slice open rolls almost all the way and warm on a low-heat grill or an oven. Place a slice of pork in roll. Top pork with a spoonful of relish.

HAWAIIAN PULLED PORK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In small bowl, combine teriyaki mix, paprika and pepper.
• Coat the pork the with rub mixture, patting until all rub is used. Set aside.
• In a bowl whisk together the chicken broth, brown sugar, soy sauce, chili sauce and pineapple juice. Set aside.
• Put the chopped onions and carrots in a 5-quart slow cooker.
• Place the pork on top of the carrots and onions and pour half of the pineapple juice mixture over pork.
• Reserve remainder for Hawaiian sauce.
• Cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours. The meat should fall apart easily.
• Remove the roast from the slow cooker to a cutting board. Using 2 forks carefully pull the meat into shreds.
• Serve the pork on rolls drizzled with the Hawaiian sauce or on the side for dipping.
• Hawaiian Sauce:.
• In a medium pot heat the oil over medium heat.
• Add garlic and ginger and saute until soft, about 2 minutes.
• Add the remaining pineapple juice mixture, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.

MINI HALFTIME HAWAIIAN ROLL SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Cut rolls horizontally in half. Place bottom halves of rolls, cut sides up, in 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray; top with turkey, tomatoes and bacon.
• Spread cream cheese spread onto cut sides of tops of rolls; place, cut sides down, over sandwiches in pan.
• Mix remaining ingredients until blended; drizzle over sandwiches. Cover. Let stand 20 min.
• Heat oven to 350ºF. Bake sandwiches (covered) 20 min. or until heated through.

HAWAIIAN TEA SANDWICHES FILLING

Steps:

• In saucepan combine pineapple and sugar. Bring to boil. Cook until thick, stirring constantly.
• Cool. Stir in nuts.
• Soften and mash cheese with enough milk or mayonnaise to make a good spreading consistency.
• Combine with pineapple mixture.
• Spread on thin bread, top as sandwich.
• Trim and cut into squares.

HAWAIIAN CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Mix chicken meat, celery, mayonnaise and pecans.
• Salt and pepper to taste; mix well.
• Slice tops off rolls and remove bread from center (save to make breadcrumbs for another recipe).
• Fill rolls with the chicken mixture, place a pineapple ring on top, then sprinkle with cheddar.
• Broil 4 inches from heat for 2-3 minutes until hot and cheese melts.

HAWAIIAN CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat broiler to high with rack 6 inches from the element.
• Sauté bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, 8-10 minutes; drain bacon on a paper-towel-lined plate.
• Prepare baguettes by slicing top third off and removing bread inside; set aside for another use.
• Cut whole baguette into 4 equal portions and half baguette into 2 portions.
• Brush each piece with 1 tablespoons oil, season with salt and pepper, and broil on a baking sheet until toasted, 2-3 minutes.
• Process cilantro, mint, gingerroot, and lime juice in food processor until minced; add mayonnaise and yogurt; pulse to combine.
• Season mixture with salt, pepper & crushed red pepper flakes.
• Combine chicken, nuts, and bacon with cilantro mixture; set aside.
• Toss spinach with salad dressing; stir pineapple and jalapeno together in a bowl.
• TO ASSEMBLE THE SANDWICHES:.
• Divide spinach among baguettes; top ech with 1/2 cup chicken salad and 2-3 tablespoons pineapple mixture.
• Garnish sandwiches with bell pepper.