Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 bowls Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 55 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 lb chicken wings or backs 8 cups water (yields ~6 cups broth) 1 (4×4 in) kombu sheet 1 cup katsuobushi/bonito flakes (about 10 g) 1 small onion (halved), 2 garlic cloves […]
Teriyaki Spam Musubi with Furikake and Nori
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 musubi (about 4 servings) Prep Time: 15 minutes (plus 20 minutes optional rice soak) Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes (70 minutes with optional soak) Quick Ingredients 2 cups short-grain sushi rice + 2 1/4 cups water 3 tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp […]
North Shore Garlic Shrimp with Butter and Lemon
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes (includes 10-minute rest) Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Quick Ingredients 1.5 lb large shell-on shrimp (16/20 or 21/25 count), deveined 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 2 tsp sweet paprika + 1/4 tsp cayenne 1 tsp kosher salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper 6 […]
Hawaiian Shoyu Chicken with Savory-Sweet Glaze
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 55 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes Quick Ingredients 3 lb bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs and/or drumsticks (8–10 pieces) 1 cup low-sodium soy sauce (shoyu) 1 cup water 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed 6 cloves garlic, smashed 2-inch piece fresh […]
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, […]
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
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
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)
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
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 […]









