Samoan lu'au (taro palusami)
Taro leaf parcels filled with coconut cream and onion, wrapped and baked until tender and creamy.
Samoan lu'au, or palusami, combines taro leaves and coconut cream. This home-oven version is based on a Samoan palusami recipe and is baked in wrapped parcels; it is not presented as a substitute for preparations cooked in an umu.
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Method
- 01
Prepare the leaves
Clean the taro leaves and arrange them in four groups of five leaves.
Ready to continue when: There are four clean groups, each made up of five leaves.
- 02
Shape and fill the parcels
Place one overlapping group of leaves in your hand and cup it to make a bowl. Finely chop the onion, then divide the onion and coconut cream among the four leaf bowls. Fold the leaves over to close each parcel and wrap it securely in aluminum foil.
Ready to continue when: There are four closed, wrapped parcels, with no coconut cream visible outside.
- 03
Bake
Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Put the parcels in a baking dish and bake them for 2 hours.
Temperature: 180 °C / 356 °FReady to continue when: The 2-hour baking time has elapsed and the parcels remain closed.
120 min
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