The Pacific Islands Cookbook


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Taro Leaves  
Palusami  
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cup onion, finely chopped  
cup coconut cream  
taro leaves  
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young taro leaves  
onion  
cup coconut cream  
teaspoons salt  
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teaspoon salt  
Use only young, fresh taro leaves or substitute spinach leaves. Put  
about 6 halves of taro leaves on top of each other in the palm of your left  
Boil taro leaves in a small amount of water for 30 minutes, then pour  
off the water. Add coconut cream to the taro leaves. Add salt and onion and  
mix them together. Cook taro leaves for another 30 minutes, until done and  
all itchiness is removed.  
hand (if you are right-handed). Cup left hand and with fingers of right hand,  
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press down in center so that the leaves form a cup. Then ladle in about /2  
cup of the coconut mixture. Fold together leaves at the top of the cup to  
more or less seal in the liquid, then seal into a cupped piece of foil. Bake at  
Note: Very high in saturated fat. To reduce, replace up to half of  
coconut cream with whole or low fat milk.  
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50ºF for about /2 an hour. When cool, remove foil and serve with taro,  
breadfruit, or any starchy food.  
Floria P. James/NMC/EFNEP  
Note: Extremely high in saturated fat. To reduce, replace up to half of  
coconut cream with whole or low fat milk.  
Estimated Nutritional Values  
ASCC/EFNEP  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Estimated Nutritional Values  
Calories  
119 kcal  
6 % Carbohydrate  
6 Gm  
1.5 Mg  
67 Mg  
2 %  
8 %  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
4 %  
Total Fat  
11 Gm 17 % Iron  
Saturated Fat  
Cholesterol  
Sodium  
9 Gm 45 % Calcium  
7 %  
Calories  
304 kcal 15 %  
28 Gm 43 %  
25 Gm 125 %  
Carbohydrate  
Iron  
12 Gm  
0 Mg  
536 Mg 22 % Vitamin C  
0 Gm 0 %  
0 % Vitamin A  
2967 IU  
59 %  
Total Fat  
3.8 Mg 21 %  
26.5 Mg 44 %  
Saturated Fat  
Cholesterol  
Sodium  
Calcium  
16.0 Mg  
2115 IU  
2 %  
Protein  
0 Mg  
0 %  
Vitamin A  
Vitamin C  
42 %  
*Percent daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet  
361 Mg 15 %  
7 Gm 14 %  
35 Mg 58 %  
Protein  
Servings in this recipe:  
8
*Percent daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet  
Milk:  
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Veg:  
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Fruit:  
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Bread:  
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Meat:  
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Servings in this recipe:  
3
Milk:  
0
Veg:  
1
Fruit:  
0
Bread:  
0
Meat:  
0


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