The Pacific Islands Cookbook


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Lu Pulu  
Taro Leaf and Chicken Soup  
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banana leaf  
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tablespoons vegetable oil  
Maui onion, sliced  
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2
young taro leaves  
12 oz. can of corned beef  
chopped onion  
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2
garlic cloves, minced  
tablespoons ginger root  
tablespoon Hawaiian salt  
cups chicken stock  
taro leaves, deveined  
oz. chicken meat cut in strips  
teaspoon black pepper  
cup thick coconut cream  
Spread out banana leaf. Overlap taro leaves on top of banana leaf.  
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Place the corned beef in the center of the leaves. Add chopped onion. (A  
chopped tomato is good also.) Hold taro leaves together so a cup is formed.  
Pour in coconut cream. Close the taro leaves around the meat mixture. Fold  
banana leaf around the taro leaves. This is “lu”. Tie a banana leaf rib around  
the lu to hold it together. Boil or bake for 1 hour.  
In a one-gallon soup pot, saute the onion, garlic and ginger in the  
vegetable oil until golden brown. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil.  
Chop the taro leaves into bite size pieces and add to the boiling stock.  
Simmer for 25 minutes. Add the chicken meat, salt and pepper, cook another  
Variation: Lu may be made with 1/2 lb. of any type of meat; beef,  
fish, lamb, or chicken.  
1
0 minutes and serve.  
Note: Extremely high in saturated fat. To reduce, replace up to half of  
coconut cream with whole or low fat milk.  
Maui Prince Hotel/Island Fresh Hawaii  
Estimated Nutritional Values  
From Breadfruit Bread and Papaya Pie, Collected by Nancy Rody  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
1 %  
Estimated Nutritional Values  
Calories  
200 kcal 10 %  
12 Gm 18 %  
3 Gm 15 %  
Carbohydrate  
Iron  
4 Gm  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
4 %  
Total Fat  
2.2 Mg 12 %  
Saturated Fat  
Cholesterol  
Sodium  
Calcium  
26 Mg  
1470 IU  
3 %  
Calories  
324 kcal 16 % Carbohydrate  
23 Gm 35 % Iron  
11 Gm  
45 Mg 15 %  
1616 Gm 67 %  
21 Gm 42 %  
Vitamin A  
Vitamin C  
29 %  
Total Fat  
4.7 Mg 26 %  
16.5 Mg 28 %  
Saturated Fat  
Cholesterol  
Sodium  
16 Gm 80 % Calcium  
49 Mg 16 % Vitamin A  
577 Gm 24 % Vitamin C  
23 Gm 46 %  
21 Mg  
2 %  
Protein  
2820 IU  
56 %  
44.5 Mg 74 %  
*Percent daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet  
Protein  
Servings in this recipe:  
8
*Percent daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet  
Milk:  
0
Veg:  
1
Fruit:  
0
Bread:  
0
Meat:  
1
Servings in this recipe:  
3
Milk:  
0
Veg:  
1.5  
Fruit:  
0
Bread:  
0
Meat:  
1


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