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 […]
Hawaiian Poke Nachos with Spicy Mayo and Unagi Sauce
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 appetizer servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Quick Ingredients 30 square wonton wrappers (cut into triangles) 6 cups (1.5 quarts) neutral oil for frying, plus 1/2 tsp fine salt 1 lb sushi-grade ahi tuna, 1/2-inch dice 1/4 cup shoyu (soy sauce), 2 […]
Portuguese Sweet Bread (Pão Doce) Hawaiian Style
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 2 round loaves (about 16 slices) or 16–18 slider buns Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 25–30 minutes Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 600 g bread flour (about 4 3/4 cups), plus extra for dusting 100 g granulated sugar (1/2 cup), divided 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast […]
Papaya Seed Dressing Salad with Macadamia Nuts
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 side-salad servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 8 minutes Total Time: 23 minutes (33 minutes with optional chill) Quick Ingredients 2 large romaine hearts (about 12 oz), chopped 1 large English cucumber (about 12 oz), thinly sliced 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, roughly chopped 1/2 cup ripe papaya flesh […]
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) […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]









