Hawaiian Recipe of the Month:

Chicken or Squid Lu'au

Ingredients:

     2 lb                luau
      2 cups              water
             2 cups              coconut milk
     1 teaspoon          salt
                                            cooked chicken or squid
                                  *coconut syrup

 

Procedure:
Wash luau throughly; remove stemms and fibrous parts of veins. Place wash leaves in large saucepan; add water. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer for one hour, stirring frequently. Drain luau thoroughly; stir in coconut milk, salt and chicken or squid. Heat but do not boil. Makes six servings.

*For a sweeter flavor add coconut syrup to taste.

To prepare chicken for luau: Bone two pounds chicken thighs; cut meat into small pieces. Saute chicken in two tablespoons butter or margarine. Cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes.

To prepare squid for luau: cut 1 1/2 lb. cooked squid or octopus into thin crosswise slices.

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