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Palusami
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Palusami

4 ingredients 14 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

327
Calories
4g
Protein
27g
Fat
20g
Carbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Taro not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 5 coconuts - coconut scraper
  • onions - baking tin
  • lots of taro leaves
  • aluminum foil

Directions

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PREPARING THE CREAM:

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Scrape 5 fresh coconuts into the baking tin.

3

Bake in oven until brown. Add ~ cup of warm water.

4

Squeeze with a thin cloth or tauaga to get cream.

5

Add salt and onion to personal taste.

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PREPARING THE LUAU/PALUSAMI:

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Get taro leaves. (You will need ~ 4 leaves for one luau.

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Use 1 big leaf and 3 or 4 smaller leaves. You can break a bigger leaf to make a smaller leaf.) Lay the 4 pieces flat with the big one on the bottom and the 3 smaller ones on top.

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Place leaves in hand and close hand slightly to make leaves in a bowl-like shape, into which you pour the cream.

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Pour ~ a small cup of coconut cream inside the leaf structure and close outside edges of the leaves to enclose the cream, making the leaves like a ball-like structure.

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Wrap total package in aluminum foil, twisting the top to conceal and hold the package tight.

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Put in oven and cook for about an hour at ~ 250`C (quite high).

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Category:Samoan Recipes

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Category:Samoan Desserts

Recipe sourced from fandom

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