Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 cups Japanese short-grain rice + 2 1/4 cups water 1 1/2 lb salmon fillet (skin-on or skinless), pin bones removed Glaze: 3 tbsp Kewpie mayonnaise, 1 tbsp shoyu (soy sauce), 1/2 tsp toasted […]
Okinawan Sweet Potato Haupia Pie with Whipped Cream
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 10 slices (1 x 9-inch pie) Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Total Time: 6 hours (includes chilling) Quick Ingredients Crust: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 10 tbsp cold unsalted butter, 3–4 tbsp ice water Sweet potato layer: 1 1/2 […]
Hawaiʻi-Style Pancit with Garlicky Shoyu Citrus Sauce
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Quick Ingredients 12 oz (340 g) dried pancit bihon rice noodles 1 lb (450 g) boneless, skinless chicken thighs, thinly sliced (or pork shoulder) 2 tbsp neutral oil (canola or avocado), divided 1 small yellow onion, […]
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake with Caramelized Fruit
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 10 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 tbsp (57 g) unsalted butter + 1/2 cup (100 g) packed light brown sugar (topping) 1 can (20 oz/567 g) pineapple rings in juice, well drained and patted dry 10–12 maraschino […]
Maui Dry Mein with Shoyu-Dashi Butter and Char Siu
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 20 oz fresh thin egg noodles or saimin (or 12 oz dried egg noodles) 8 oz char siu (Chinese BBQ pork), thinly sliced 3 cups mung bean sprouts 4 green onions, thinly sliced 5 […]
Hawaiian Sweet-and-Sour Spareribs Over Rice
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 5 minutes Quick Ingredients 3 lb pork spareribs, cut between bones into 2–3 inch pieces 1 tbsp neutral oil 1/2 cup shoyu (soy sauce) 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 1/2 cup rice vinegar […]
Kimchi Spam Fried Rice with Runny Egg
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 cups day-old cooked medium-grain white rice, chilled 1 (12 oz) can Spam, diced 1/2 inch 1 cup napa cabbage kimchi, chopped, plus 3 tbsp kimchi juice 3 cloves garlic, minced 4 green onions, […]
Hawaiian Tako Poke with Sesame and Ogo
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes (30 minutes chill) Total Time: 50 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) cooked octopus tentacles, well chilled 2 tbsp shoyu (soy sauce) 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil 1 tsp rice vinegar 1/2 tsp sugar 1/4 tsp kosher salt, plus […]
Slow-Cooked Kalua Turkey with Cabbage and Rice
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 5 hours (oven) or 9 hours (slow cooker) Total Time: 5 hours 30 minutes (oven) or 9 hours 30 minutes (slow cooker) Quick Ingredients 4.5–5 lb bone-in turkey thighs or drumsticks 2 tbsp coarse Hawaiian sea salt (alaea) or coarse kosher salt […]
Misoyaki Chicken with Rice and Pickled Cucumbers
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 45 minutes marinating) Cook Time: 20 minutes (boneless) or 30–35 minutes (bone-in) Total Time: About 1 hour 25 minutes (boneless) to 1 hour 40 minutes (bone-in) Quick Ingredients 2 lb chicken thighs (boneless skin-on or bone-in skin-on) 1/3 cup white miso (shiro miso) […]









