Chicken Luau With Coconut Milk Recipes

EASY CHICKEN LUAU

Steps:

• Saute the chicken in the oil until just cooked through.
• Add the cream of chicken soup and the coconut milk. Heat until simmering.
• Add the spinach.
• Serve over steamed white rice.

OCTOPUS LUAU

Steps:

• In a large pot (which can accommodate luau leaves and octopus) heat 2 tablespoons of the grapeseed oil over medium-high heat and add butter. When it begins to shimmer, add the onion and saute until translucent. Add the luau leaves and pour in chicken stock. The luau leaves will be simmered over low heat for a very long time until tender, about 6 hours. Replenish with water, as needed, during the course of cooking.
• About 30 minutes before mealtime, brush the remaining 2 tablespoons of grapeseed oil on the octopus and add to the pot of luau leaves with enough water to cover. Combine the coconut milk and sugar in a bowl. Create a slurry in a separate small bowl by whisking 2 tablespoons water gradually into the cornstarch. Whisk the slurry into the coconut milk mixture, and add to the pot of luau leaves and octopus, and season with salt and pepper. Simmer until the octopus is cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Remove octopus to a utility plate to drain and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove the octopus head and legs, split in half, then slice and dice small. Return to pot of luau leaves and adjust seasoning, to taste, with salt and pepper as needed.

CHICKEN LUAU

Steps:

• Remove bones and skin from chicken breasts and cut meat into 1 inch cubes.
• Heat oil and saute chicken until lightly browned; add garlic and saute one minute.
• Pour chicken stock over the browned meat and garlic, and simmer 10 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• Drain the thawed spinach, then stir spinach and coconut milk into the chicken mixture. Simmer five minutes.
• Serve with rice.

CHICKEN LUAU

Steps:

• Prepare fresh coconut milk or use canned coconut milk. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. In saucepan, heat oil; add crushed garlic. Add chicken and brown. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and add 1 cup water. Cover and simmer until chicken is tender. Wash taro leaves; remove tough stems. Place leaves in a pan with 1 1/2 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Simmer, partially covered, for one hour. Drain and squeeze water out. Drain chicken; combine with luau leaves. Add coconut milk and bring to a boil. Serve immediately. Note: Fresh spinach may be substituted if luau is not available. Fun Fact: Always held at sunset, usually near the beach where the sun sets beautifully over the ocean, a Hawaiian lu¯'au typically lasts several hours. While you are enjoying the feast, talented performers entertain and educate you about Hawaiian culture with colorful and dramatic dances in traditional costumes. The hula is the most popular dance, where girls in grass skirts perform graceful movements to the strums of the ukulele. Usually the audience gets an opportunity to learn the dance as well. Typical Luau Food: Kalua Pig Laulau (Chicken, pork, or fish wrapped in ti leaves and steamed) Poi (Pounded taro root) Lomi Salmon (Cold diced salmon with diced tomatoes, onions, and green onions) Chicken Long Rice (Opaque noodles) Chicken Luau (Baked in taro leaves) Mahi Mahi (fish) Yams or Sweet Potatoes Tropical Fruit (Pineapples, mangoes, papayas) Sweet Potato or Poi Rolls Haupia (Coconut-flavored dessert; a stiff pudding) Mai Tais or other tropical drinks and punches