Ultimate Laulau
Summary
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Ingredients
10
Ti Leaves (washed and ribs removed) 2 packages
lu'au (taro) leaves (washed and stems removed, peeled and cut into 2 in. sections) 1 pound
Beef Boneless shortribs or chuck or pork butt (cut into 2 in. chunks) 1 pound
Pork Belly (skin removed and cut into 1 in. chunks) 1 pound
salted Butterfish (cut into 1 in. chunks) 2
medium Sweet Potatoes (washed and cut into chunks)Instructions
- Divide luau leaves into 5 portions. That is how many leaves will be used per laulau.
- Take 2 ti leaves and place them on a flat surface in an X pattern.
- In one hand, stack 1 portion of luau leaves. In the center of the top leaf, place 1/5 of the pork butt, pork belly, butterfish and sweet potato in a mound. Sprinkle with a teasoon of alae salt.
- Wrap the the lu’au leaves around the meat mixture into a tight bundle.
- Place the bundle in the center of the Ti leaves.
- Wrap the ti leaves around the lu’au leaf bundle.
- Using the stem end of one of the Ti leaves, cinch a knot around the top of the bundle, creating a little wrapped package.
- Finish with the other 4 laulau.
- In a pot large enough to hold the 5 laulau, create a steamer. Place a 1 inch oven proof dish in the bottom, upside down and fill with 1 inch of water.
- Place the laulau on the inverted oven proof dish.
- Bring the water to a boil and then lower to a simmer.
- Steam for 4 hours, checking the water level making sure the pot doesn’t go dry.
- Remove and serve.
