Lu Pulu

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) can corned beef (new zealand brands preferred)
• 8 ounces frozen package coconut milk, thawed
• aluminum foil, and or banana leaf, for wrapping

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 wash and remove the stems from the lu'au leaves.
• 3 chop the onion and tomato.
• 4 thaw or make the coconut milk.
• 5 layer two or three leaves in the palm of your hand.
• 6 place a heaping tablespoon or so of onion and tomato into the center of the leaves.
• 7 top with about 2 heaping tablespoons of corned beef (one can will make about 5-6 packets).
• 8 ladle about 1/4 cup of coconut milk on top of it all.
• 9 wrap the lu'au leaves into a bundle and then wrap and secure with banana leaf or aluminum foil.
• 10 place the lupulu in a shallow pan and bake for about 1 hour.
• 11 peek into the bundles to make sure the lu'au leaves are thoroughly cooked and a dark, soft green color. (this is important, as raw taro leaves irritate the skin and throat when not fully cooked).
• 12 cook longer if necessary.
• 13 remove from the aluminum foil and serve hot with whatever sounds nice--rice, yams, taro, etc.