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Palusami

Name: Palusami
Total time: 1h30m
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Samoa
Ingredients: 30 young taro leaves; 500ml thick coconut cream; 1 onion, finely diced; 1 tsp sea salt; Banana leaves or foil for wrapping

Young taro leaves baked into tender parcels with thick coconut cream, onion and a pinch of salt — Samoa's signature umu side.

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1h30m 6 servings Easy

Ingredients

• 30 young taro leaves
• 500ml thick coconut cream
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 1 tsp sea salt
• Banana leaves or foil for wrapping

Method

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Wash and de-vein taro leaves; stack 5 per parcel cup-side up.

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1
Wash and de-vein taro leaves; stack 5 per parcel cup-side up.
2
Spoon coconut cream, onion and salt into the centre.
3
Fold leaves into a tight bundle; wrap in banana leaf or foil.
4
Bake at 180°C for 75 min until cream thickens and leaves are silky.