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Boiled Yam in Coconut Cream  
Pineapple Yams  
2
8
1
cups diluted coconut cream  
pieces of yam (about 5 oz.)  
taro or pele leaves  
6
/2  
1/2  
1/  
3
3
1
yams, cooked, peeled and sliced  
cup butter, melted  
cup sugar  
1
6
2
cup brown sugar  
Prepare 1 cup of coconut cream, add 1 cup water. Peel yams and chop  
tablespoons cornstarch  
tablespoons lemon juice  
can (9 oz.) crushed pineapple  
into average size pieces. Fill up pot with yam pieces. Pour in diluted  
coconut cream. Cover with taro leaves before putting the lid on. Boil for 30  
minutes or until yams are cooked. Serve hot.  
Place sliced yams in a 2-quart size buttered casserole dish. Add all  
Note: Very high in saturated fat. To reduce, replace up to half of  
coconut milk with whole or low fat milk.  
ingredients (except yams) in a pot. Mix. Boil for 2 minutes, stir constantly.  
Pour mixture over sliced yams. Bake at 350ºF for 30 minutes. Makes 2  
quarts.  
Yam, A Status Food, South Pacific Foods Leaflet 14 (1990), SPC,  
Noumea, New Caledonia  
Note: High in saturated fat. To reduce, replace butter with margarine.  
Favorite Island Cookery Book III/Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin  
Estimated Nutritional Values  
Estimated Nutritional Values  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Calories  
273 kcal 14 % Carbohydrate  
11 Gm 17 % Iron  
41 Gm 14 %  
2.7 Mg 15 %  
Total Fat  
Calories  
148 kcal  
6 Gm  
7 % Carbohydrate  
9 % Iron  
25 Gm  
0.5 Mg  
12 Mg  
264 IU  
3 Mg  
8 %  
3 %  
1 %  
5 %  
5 %  
Saturated Fat  
Cholesterol  
Sodium  
10 Gm 50 % Calcium  
22 Mg  
2 %  
Total Fat  
0 Mg  
0 % Vitamin A  
1 % Vitamin C  
1410 IU  
28 %  
Saturated Fat  
Cholesterol  
Sodium  
4 Gm 20 % Calcium  
14 Gm  
37.7 Mg 63 %  
15 Mg  
66 Gm  
1 Gm  
5 % Vitamin A  
3 % Vitamin C  
2 %  
Protein  
6 Gm 12 %  
Protein  
*
Percent daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet  
Servings in this recipe:  
8
*Percent daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet  
Milk:  
0
Veg:  
1
Fruit:  
0
Bread:  
2.5  
Meat:  
0
Servings in this recipe:  
16 (1 serving = ½ cup)  
Milk:  
0
Veg:  
0
Fruit:  
0
Bread:  
1
Meat:  
0


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