Friday, January 29, 2010

August: Polynesian Food

KALUA PORK

Ingredients:
3-4 lbs Pork shoulder, boneless preferred
3 Tbsp Liquid smoke
2 Tbsp Salt (sea salt preferred)

Instructions:
You have to start cooking this early morning if you plan on serving it for dinner. Rub pork with liquid smoke and salt all over. Enclose in about 5 layers of aluminum foil and bake at 275 for approximately 6 hours. Center it in a baking dish and add ¼ water around. As water evaporates in the cooking process, add more. Do not open foil to peek. Remove from oven. Open foil and shred with two forks. Can remove fat if desired, not necessary though.
PANI POPO (coconut bread)
Ingredients:
Rhodes frozen rolls (wheat works as well)
1 can of coconut milk (Sun luck is a great brand)
1 cup of Sugar (turbinate, fructose or agave are other sugar options)

Instructions:
Place rolls on a 13x9 cake pan. Follow Rhodes bread rising instructions on the back of the package. As soon as it has completed rising, thoroughly mix 1 can of coconut milk and 1 cup of sugar. Add the mixture on the risen bread and bake according to packaged instructions.
SAMOAN SAPASUI (chop-suey)
Ingredients:
2 lbs chopped beef (chuck steak), pork or chicken
5 cloves of garlic (chopped)
1 cup of mixed carrots and peas (frozen tastes better than canned)
1 bunch of green onions chopped
1 cup of soy sauce
1 cup of chicken or beef broth
1 big bag of Vermacelli noodles (these look clear and are made from mung bean)
3 tbs of canola oil

Instructions:
Soak noodles in water until softened. Grab a pair of scissors while they are soaking and chop them up in half. Sauté meat in oil for 3 minutes, add garlic and green onions and continue to cook for another 2 minutes, add broth and soy sauce and cook for 5 more minutes. Drain noodles and add into mixture with the thawed veggies. If noodles seem dry and uncooked continue to add a little more broth until noodles taste soft.
SOYU CHICHKEN (Hawaiian soy sauce and pineapple chicken)
Ingredients:
1cup of soy sauce (you can use low sodium)
1 cup of pineapple juice (from the can)
¼ cup of brown sugar
1 piece of ginger grated
3 cloves of garlic (mashed)
3 lbs of skinless chicken thighs

Instructions:
Mix above ingredients well, add chicken, Bring to a boil and lower to simmer. Cook slowly until chicken is tender. If you would like to BBQ this chicken instead. Mix all ingredients and bring to a boil allowing sugar to melt. Soak the chicken for 4 hours and cook on BBQ grill.
OTAI (tropical Tongan drink)
Ingrediants:
Watermelon
half and half
2 cans of crushed pineapple
sugar

Instructions:
Shred watermelon with a fork add all ingredients and add sugar according to taste.

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