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Slow-Cooker Kalua Pork with Cabbage and Rice

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 […]

Grilled Huli Huli Chicken with Rice and Lime

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, […]

Hawaiian Spam Fried Rice with Shoyu and Sesame

Hawaiian Spam Fried Rice with Shoyu and Sesame

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 12 minutes Total Time: 22 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 cups cooked day-old jasmine rice, cold and fluffed 1 can (12 oz) Spam Classic, diced 1/4 inch 3 large eggs, lightly beaten with a pinch of salt 1 cup frozen peas, thawed 3/4 […]

Hawaiian Manapua (Char Siu Pork Buns)

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 […]

Hawaiian Plate Lunch Macaroni Salad

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 Malasadas: Fluffy Sugar-Coated Doughnuts

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 […]

Guava Chiffon Cake with Tangy Guava Glaze

Guava Chiffon Cake with Tangy Guava Glaze

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 12 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 50 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Quick Ingredients Guava nectar 3 cups (710 ml), reduced to 1 1/2 cups Cake flour 2 cups (240 g) Baking powder 2 1/2 tsp; fine salt 1/2 tsp Granulated sugar 1 1/4 cups (250 […]

Chocolate Haupia Pie with Crisp Crust and Whipped Cream

Chocolate Haupia Pie with Crisp Crust and Whipped Cream

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8–10 servings (9-inch pie) Prep Time: 35 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 5 hours 15 minutes (includes chilling) Quick Ingredients 1 blind-baked 9-inch pie shell (homemade or store-bought) Chocolate layer: 1 cup whole milk; 1 cup full-fat coconut milk; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 3 tbsp cornstarch; 2 tbsp […]

Hawaiian-Style Char Siu Pork Shoulder

Hawaiian-Style Char Siu Pork Shoulder

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 12–24 hours marinating) Cook Time: 60–70 minutes Total Time: 13–26 hours Quick Ingredients 3 lb (1.36 kg) boneless pork shoulder/butt, cut into 3 long strips (about 2–2.5 in/5–6 cm thick) 1/3 cup (80 ml) hoisin sauce 1/3 cup (80 ml) shoyu (soy sauce) […]

Furikake-Seared Ahi with Wasabi Mayo and Shoyu Reduction

Furikake-Seared Ahi with Wasabi Mayo and Shoyu Reduction

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 ahi (yellowfin) tuna steaks, 6 oz each, about 1 inch thick 1/2 cup furikake 1 tsp kosher salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper 2 tbsp neutral oil (canola, avocado, or grapeseed) 1.5 cups short-grain […]