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) […]
Super-Moist Hawaiian Mango Bread with Macadamias
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 1 loaf (10 slices) Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 55 to 65 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 large ripe mangoes (about 2 cups prepared: 1 1/2 cups diced + 1/2 cup mashed) 2 cups (260 g) all-purpose flour, divided (reserve 1 tsp for tossing) […]
Furikake Garlic Chicken Bites (Hawaiian-Style)
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 30 minutes marinating) Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces Marinade: 1/4 cup shoyu (soy sauce), 2 tbsp mirin, 1 tbsp sugar, 3 cloves garlic (grated), 1 tsp […]
Hawaiian Miso Butterfish with Rice and Pickled Cucumbers
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 12–24 hours marinating) Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 12 hours 50 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 1/2 lb (680 g) black cod/sablefish, skin-on, cut into 4 fillets 1/2 cup (130–140 g) white miso (shiro miso) 1/4 cup (60 ml) sake 3 tbsp (38 […]
Hawaiian Kalbi Short Ribs Plate with Mac Salad
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 plates Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 9 hours 10 minutes (includes 8 hours marinating) Quick Ingredients 3 lb flanken-cut (LA-style) beef short ribs, 1/4-inch thick 3/4 cup shoyu (soy sauce) + 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 6 garlic cloves, minced; […]









