Kalua pork and cabbage is a popular dish in Hawaii. This one-pot meal can be pulled together in less than 30 minutes making it a great weekday meal. It's also a perfect way to use Instant Pot Kalua Pork. One-pot meal You start by placing shredded cabbage, kalua pork,...
The crown jewel of a luau is the whole roast pig, pulled steaming hot and fragrant from its imu (underground oven). The meat is fall-off-the-bone tender, smoky, salty, and juicy. Growing up in Hawaii, I attended many luaus - from first birthdays to church...
Siu ji yuk or Chinese crispy roast pork is one of my favorite things to eat. It probably stems from small kid time when I would go to Chinatown with my popo. We would always get little samples of the juice, crispy-skinned roast pork to taste whenever she went to her...
My sister discovered this one-pan dish a few years back when we were looking for ways to use our kale harvest. We've made some modifications over the years and it remains one of our go-to meals. We make it so often, she was surprised to learn the recipe had never made...
This recipe, as given to me by my aunty, was called Tofu Casserole. It's one of those recipes that is passed along on written pieces of paper, shared by friends. I struggled with the name because it didn't seem to accurately represent the dish. I don't know that...
This week we continue on this mini journey of Hawaii-adapted Okinawan recipes. This braised pork belly recipe is a slightly modified version of Okinawan Shoyu Pork found on Onolicious Hawaii. It is a Hawaii version of Okinawan Rafute and Japanese Kakuni and is often...
When I first started playing around with this recipe, I thought I was so clever. If you can dip hot dogs into cornbread batter and deep fry them, why not do the same with andagi batter and make an Okinawan version of a corndog. As it turns out, andadogs (andagi + hot...
Years ago I spent a wonderful week in the countryside outside of Paris at the home of my friend's adopted French family. It was a lovely setting surrounded by wheat fields and sunflower fields. There was lavender growing in abundance around the house. And to this day,...
Stuffed aburage is a comforting dish of braised tofu skins stuffed with a pork, mushroom, and water chestnut stuffing. It is a dish found in many local-Hawaii homes as well as in okazuya (small Japanese delis found throughout Hawaii). What is Aburage? Aburage (also...
During the pandemic, Michael Symon started a new show called Symon's Dinners Cooking Out. Joined by his wife Lizzie and their friend Liv, he prepared meals outside exclusively on the grill. While this recipe for souvlaki is perfectly suited to the grill, he also...
New Mexico-Style Pork With Red Chiles One of the things I dearly miss since moving back to Hawaii is our Moveable Feast group. Never have I laughed so much or eaten so much as the times I spent with my amazing friends. I loved (and hated) the challenge of finding a...
Given the choice, I will almost always choose beef ribs over pork ribs. But my sister introduced me to these pork ribs and there are times when I crave them. These ribs are juicy, tender, and glazed with a delicious Asian barbecue sauce. They are easy to make, messy...
I often exchange recipes with friends and one of my go-to recipes comes from one of those exchanges. A few years ago a friend gave me a recipe for Pork Barbacoa. I wasn't sure where he got it originally but after some research (thanks Internet) it looks like he got it...
A couple of years we had friends visiting and my sister suggested making quesadillas with a slow-cooked Asian pork. I admit it sounded just okay to me and I was a little skeptical. Shows you what I know, it turned out to be a hit. What is Okinawan shoyu miso pork?...
Chinese Crispy Skin Pork Belly One of my favorite Chinese dishes is Siu Ji Yuk - crispy skin roast pork belly. I remember going with my grandmother to Chinatown and being handed a delicious morsel when we went to the butcher. It made the whole trip worthwhile. When I...