Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Quick Ingredients 14 oz fresh saimin noodles (or 12 oz dried ramen) 2 large eggs + 1/8 tsp kosher salt 4 oz Spam (diced 1/4-inch) or 4 oz char siu (thinly sliced) 4 oz kamaboko (pink-and-white […]
Grilled Huli Huli Chicken with Rice and Lime
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes (includes 30 minutes marinating) Quick Ingredients 2.5 lb bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (6–8 pieces) 1/2 cup shoyu (soy sauce) 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 2 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger 4 garlic cloves, […]
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 […]
Slow-Cooker Kalua Pork with Cabbage and Rice
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 9 hours on Low (or 5–6 hours on High) Total Time: 9 hours 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 4–5 lb pork shoulder (Boston butt), preferably bone-in 1 1/2 tbsp coarse Hawaiian alaea sea salt 1 tbsp liquid smoke (hickory, mesquite, or kiawe) 1/2 […]
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 Loco Moco with Onion Gravy and Eggs
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 cups short-grain white rice (Calrose), rinsed + 2 1/2 cups water 1 1/2 lb 80/20 ground beef 1/2 cup panko, 1 large egg, 2 tbsp milk 1 tbsp Worcestershire, 1 tsp kosher salt, […]
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; […]
Hawaiian Malasadas: Fluffy Sugar-Coated Doughnuts
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 16 malasadas Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes (includes 1 hour 30 minutes rising) Quick Ingredients 3 1/4 cups (390 g) all-purpose flour 1 cup (240 ml) whole milk, warmed to 110°F/43°C 2 1/4 tsp (7 g) active dry yeast 1/3 cup […]
Hawaiian Plate Lunch Macaroni Salad
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 side-dish servings (about 8 cups) Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 12 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes (includes chilling) Quick Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) elbow macaroni 2 tbsp kosher salt (for pasta water) 2 cups mayonnaise (Best Foods/Hellmann’s preferred) 1 cup whole milk, divided 2 tbsp […]
Hawaiian Manapua (Char Siu Pork Buns)
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 12 buns Prep Time: 35 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes Quick Ingredients 3 cups (360 g) all-purpose flour 1/4 cup (50 g) sugar 1 1/2 tsp baking powder + 1/2 tsp fine salt 2 1/4 tsp (7 g) active dry yeast 1 cup (240 […]









