I have no idea what it's called (hails from Tonga or Samoa?) - absolutely delicious! It has Taro leaves (if not available though, I think they use Silver Beet or other greens when not in season).

marree - 2019-12-28 02:21:00

And??? What else is in it??

jan2242 - 2019-12-28 07:07:00

Are you thinking of Palusami? Taro leaves baked with onions, coconut milk and sometimes corned beef.

davidt4 - 2019-12-28 08:16:00

Yep, that will be it. Silver beet or spinach as a substitute for the taro leaves. Cooked in little in little tinfoil packages (traditionally would have been banana leaf packages). I'll see if I can find an online recipe.

cinderellagowns - 2019-12-28 08:38:00

Here's a link. https://www.polynesia.com/blog/easypalusami/

I sometimes make a simple variation by putting layers of steamed taro leaf (or spinach) in a baking dish with onion, thinly sliced kumara, coconut cream and salt and pepper, bake it about 45 minutes or until the kumara is tender.

davidt4 - 2019-12-28 10:00:00

We add onions, chopped tomatoes, salt and crushed chilli to ours and sometimes corned lamb. Wrap up in foil and bake in the oven but of course it tastes best in a hangi.

marcs - 2019-12-28 15:52:00

I often make it using spinach/silverbeet chopped onion and coconut cream (I use kara as its thicker). I don't add corned beef as I don't like it. Davidt4, I like your idea of adding kumara, will try that with the next batch.

nauru - 2019-12-28 21:03:00

Nauru what is Kara please

mrsvonflik - 2020-01-03 14:43:00

mrsvonflik wrote:

Nauru what is Kara please

It is a brand of coconut cream/milk.
https://kara-coconut.com/

marcs - 2020-01-03 15:44:00