Lau lau recipe

Another very popular dish in Hawaii is lau lau. There are a few variations with how people make them. Pork or chicken, with fish or without, with sweet potato or without …… these are th…

Funny yeah . . . "Wendell's Lau Lau, betta den poi, betta den pig" . . . actually I should call it "Wendell's Huge Crockpot Lau Lau". He found the recipe at Hawaii Holiday Blog. Sprinkle 3/4 tbs. red Hawaiian sea salt onto cut up pork butt. I don't know how big the pork butt was and he's not home right now for me to ask. How about medium-sized pork butt? Add 1 tbs. liquid smoke. Rinse luau leaves and cut out the middle stem. Spray crockpot with Pam and then drape and line with the leaves…

Juicy, tender meat wrapped in leafy greens slow cooked to perfection. This deconstructed Crock Pot laulau takes the effort out of making laulau.

What would you consider YOUR ultimate comfort food? Mines would have to be Lau Lau. Not familiar with it? Lau Lau is a traditional Hawaiian dish that usually consists of salted fatty meat and fish, wrapped in luau (taro) leaves, then ti leaves. It is then cooked low and slow in either an imu (an underground oven) or a giant stove top steamer. Every Christmas/New Year, my family gets together to make Lau Lau. This is a family tradition that dates back to probably before I was even born. We…

Featured Farmer, Kaisen Carrillo of Hanalei Kalo Co., shares his recipes of Laulau and Squid Luau. These dishes contain luau leaf which -you guessed it- can be purchased from Hanalei Kalo Co.. Bonus: luau leaf is full of protein, vitamins, Continue Reading →

Kelly Boy & Leolani DeLimas Lu Pulu - Kelly Boy & Leolani Delima of Kapena joined us on the island of Lanai for a special episode of Cooking Hawaiian Style making this Tongan dish call lu pulu to pay tribute to his Tongan brothers. Lu pulu is made with taro or luau leaves, beef brisket and coconut milk. This is one of my new favorite comfort dishes.

I may get my mug on a Hawai'i wanted poster for this bastardized version of an island native recipe favorite. And if I end up in the slammer, I hope they serve Lau Lau for jailhouse meals! I live in Los Angeles and could probably find Taro leaves somewhere. But, I want to make sure anyone on the Mainland can enjoy my cheap$kate version of Lau Lau - which is simply seasoned hunks of pork wrapped in Taro leaves and slow-cooked to delicious tenderness. You can read all about the origins of Lau…

Juicy, tender beef chunks with vibrant green luau (taro) leaves pressure cooked in a beef broth come together in this classic Hawaiian dish.