The Pacific Islands Cookbook


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Taro and Chicken  
Sweet Potato Tops Salad (Pohnpei)  
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chicken or 43/4 cups chopped boneless chicken  
medium sized taro  
large onions chopped  
cups chopped green leaves (taro leaves, pumpkin tips, pele)  
tomatoes  
cup coconut cream  
2
/2  
lbs. sweet potato tops  
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cup lemon juice  
teaspoons salt  
cup soy sauce  
cup mayonnaise  
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/4  
1/4  
cup water  
tablespoons lemon juice  
Blanch potato tops by dipping in boiling water. Chop, then mix with  
the rest of the ingredients. Chill and serve.  
Peel taros, cut them into thin slices, and place the cut-up taro in the  
Note: Very high in sodium. To reduce, use less soy sauce.  
From Breadfruit Bread and Papaya Pie, Collected by Nancy Rody  
bottom of a large saucepan. Cut the chicken into serving portions and place  
on top of the taro. Add the chopped onions, green leaves, and tomatoes.  
Sprinkle lemon juice. Add the coconut cream and water, and cook over a  
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gentle heat for about 1 /2 hours, or until the chicken is cooked.  
Estimated Nutritional Values  
Note: High in saturated fat. To reduce, replace up to half of coconut  
cream with whole or low fat milk.  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
5 %  
Calories  
160 kcal  
8 %  
Carbohydrate  
Iron  
16 Gm  
ASCC/EFNEP  
Total Fat  
9 Gm 14 %  
3.2 Mg 18 %  
79 Mg 8 %  
Saturated Fat  
Cholesterol  
Sodium  
1 Gm  
6 Mg  
5 %  
2 %  
Calcium  
Estimated Nutritional Values  
Vitamin A  
Vitamin C  
16245 IU 325 %  
31.2 Mg 52 %  
1755 Gm 73 %  
8 Gm 16 %  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
6 %  
Protein  
Calories  
350 kcal 18 % Carbohydrate  
21 Gm 32 % Iron  
18 Gm  
*Percent daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet  
Total Fat  
2.3 Mg 13 %  
Saturated Fat  
Cholesterol  
Sodium  
12 Gm 60 % Calcium  
66 Mg 22 % Vitamin A  
28 Mg  
930 IU  
3 %  
Servings in this recipe:  
5
19 %  
Milk:  
0
Veg:  
2.5  
Fruit:  
0
Bread:  
0
Meat:  
0
67 Gm  
3 % Vitamin C  
17.4 Mg 29 %  
Protein  
23 Gm 46 %  
*Percent daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet  
Servings in this recipe:  
8
Milk:  
0
Veg:  
1
Fruit:  
0
Bread:  
0.5  
Meat:  
1


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