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Airdate: January 3, 1998
LUAU STEW
2 lbs luau leaves
3 cups water
2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 Tbs oil
1 cup chopped onions
1 lb stew meat
1 lb short ribs
3 cups beef stock
2 cups water
Rinse luau leaves and trim off stems
and thick veins. In a stockpot, bring water,
1 tsp of the sea salt and baking soda to a
boil. Add luau leaves; reduce heat and cook,
partially covered for 1 hour. Drain and
squeeze out excess liquid. In a saucepan
heat oil and saute onions until translucent.
Brown stew meat. Add beef stock, water
and the remaining 1 tsp sea salt. Cook
until meat is fork tender. Add luau leaves
and simmer for 30 minutes.
Kalua Pig
Serves 12
4 lbs pork butt
2 Tbs Hawaiian salt
2 Tbs liquid smoke
1 banana leaf or aluminum foil
4-6 large ti leaves, ribs removed
Score pork on all sides with 1/4 inch
deep slits about 1 inch apart. Rub pork
with Hawaiian salt, then rub with
liquid smoke. Wrap pork, in the banana
leaf, then wrap completely in ti leaves.
Tie with string and wrap in foil. Preheat
oven to 350 degrees F. Place pork in a
shallow roasting pan and add 2 cups
water. Roast for 4 hours. Shred pork
and let stand in 1 Tbs Hawaiian salt
dissolved in 2 cups boiling water
with a few drops of liquid smoke
before serving.
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