Dinner
Samoan Palusami
Spinach or taro leaves and onion wrapped in foil with coconut cream and baked until the leaves are soft and the…
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Pacific recipes
12 Pacific recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.
The 12 recipes cover 6 of the site’s categories, among them 6 dinners, 2 appetisers and small plates, 1 bake, 1 breakfast, 1 dessert and 1 drink. Of these, 4 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Tongan Otai (15 min), Cook Islands Ika Mata (20 min) and Samoan Panikeke (25 min). For 2, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 8 easy, 3 medium and 1 hard.
As written, 6 are vegetarian, 7 gluten-free and 1 dairy-free.
Pacific recipes — all 12 recipes
Baking
Samoan Pani Popo
Soft yeasted buns baked in a sweet coconut cream sauce until the cream has soaked in and the tops are glossy and…
Dinner
Samoan Chop Suey
A quick stir-fry of chicken, glass noodles, cabbage and carrot in a soy and ginger sauce, the way it is served at…
Desserts
Samoan Panikeke
Sweet banana fritters from Samoa, made from ripe bananas and flour, fried until golden and crisp at the edges.
Breakfast
Samoan Koko Alaisa
A warming Samoan breakfast of rice simmered in water and coconut milk with cocoa until soft and thick, then sweetened.
Dinner
Tongan Lu Pulu
Tinned corned beef and onion in coconut cream, wrapped in spinach and foil and baked until the leaves are tender.
Drinks
Tongan Otai
A cold Tongan drink of blended watermelon, pineapple and mango with coconut milk, served over ice.
Appetizers
Fijian Kokoda
Raw white fish cured in lime juice, then mixed with coconut cream, tomato, cucumber and chilli and served very cold.
Dinner
Fijian Rourou
Spinach or taro leaves stewed in coconut milk with onion, garlic and ginger until thick, creamy and tender.
Dinner
Fijian Lovo
A Fijian feast of marinated chicken and pork, cassava and sweet potato, wrapped in foil and cooked slowly in the oven.
Dinner
Fijian Curry
A mild, golden chicken and potato curry in the Fijian style, with curry powder, ginger and tomato.
Appetizers
Cook Islands Ika Mata
Raw tuna cured briefly in lime juice, then tossed with coconut cream, cucumber, carrot and spring onion.