Lomi Lomimaldives Recipes

LOMI LOMI SALMON

Steps:

• Cure the salmon: Mix the salt and sugar in a bowl. Place 2 long pieces of plastic wrap on a work surface, overlapping them to form a cross. Put half of the cilantro sprigs in the middle of the plastic wrap and top with half of the salt-sugar mixture. Press the salmon into the mixture, making sure the bottom of the fish is covered with salt and sugar. Sprinkle the salmon with the remaining salt-sugar mixture and rub it in, then place the rest of the cilantro on top. Wrap tightly in the plastic and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• The next day, unwrap the salmon, rinse off the salt and pat dry. Cut into 1/4-to-1/2-inch cubes.
• Make the salad: Toss the salmon, cilantro, tomatoes, scallions, jalapeno, vegetable and sesame oils and lime juice in a bowl. (Traditionally, the cured salmon is flaked and "massaged" with the other ingredients by hand.) Garnish the salad with chopped macadamia nuts, if desired.

LOMI LOMI

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the salted salmon, tomatoes, white onion, green onion, sea salt and cayenne pepper. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving. Serve chilled.

SPECIAL LOMI RECIPE

Steps:

• Wash the chicken soup pack and saute in garlic and onion. Sprinkle salt or a dashof patis and white pepper. Turn sides. When the chicken has turned brown on all sides, add about eight cups of water, cover and bring to a boil.
• Alternatively, just put the chicken in a pan of water and bring to a boil, this way less cooking oil is used. After about 15 minutes, turn off fire and scoop out chicken to let cool. Flake chicken meat and discard skin and bones.
• If using stock just bring to a boil in a pan of water. Put the shrimp heads in a mortar, pour 2 tablespoons of the soup stock, and pound. Pour back the soup, sieving the shrimp heads. Repeat for about two to three more times.
• Heat a little cooking oil in a pan, and saute garlic and onions. Stir fry the pork, liver, squid, shrimps and balls for about three minutes. Transfer to the pan of soup stock and bring to a boil.
• Wash the noodles then put into the boiling pan. Put in the flaked chicken.
• Boil on medium to high heat for about three minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Put in carrots, snow peas and celery. After about a minute, pour the egg, and stir in the soup until it sets. Serve immediately.
• Serve with sliced kalamansi, fried garlic, sliced spring onion, and patis (fish sauce).

LOMI LOMI(MALDIVES)

Steps:

• To make the ginger juice:.
• Combine 1 cup peeled & grated ginger, with 4 cups boiling water. Strain. Alternatively you can boil the ginger until it reaches desired strength.
• You can also run fresh ginger through a juicer, if you have one, but the result is much more potent, so you won't need as much in the recipe.
• Ginger juice keeps for at least a week in the fridge.
• To make the Lomi Lomi:.
• I have put it in cups to make it easy, but here is the method to make as much or as little as you want.
• Mix 1 part ginger juice(1 cup), 1.5 parts lime juice(1 1/2 cups) and 1-3 parts honey (1-3 cups or to taste).
• Mix with lots of crushed ice, or blend the Lomi Lomi and ice together, like a frozen margherita(yum!).
• You will have enough ginger juice to make 3 more batches of Lomi Lomi!
• NOTE: Be sure to thoroughly mix the honey into the juices first while still hot, before adding the ice, or the honey will harden like rock and wont blend into the drink.

LOMI LOMI

Steps:

• Salt the salmon to the point where it has a light crust and let it sit in refrigerator overnight. Rinse the salt off the salmon and slice it into small pieces. Add the salmon to a large mixing bowl and add the onion and tomatoes. Mix with your hands, or as they call it in Hawaii, Lomi Lomi, a saying used locally that means 'to massage'. Serve chilled.

LOMI LOMI SALMON

Steps:

• Make sure you use the freshest salmon you can get, preferably, it jumped right into your kitchen from the ocean.
• Place salmon in glass dish, cover completely with salt( you may not need all two cups)and refrigerate overnight.
• Drain salmon in the morning and pat dry - do not rinse.
• Dice salmon and place in favorite serving bowl.
• Chop tomato, green onions, placing on salmon.
• Sqeeze juice from half of the lime, removing seeds.
• Cover salmon mixture; placing freshly chopped cilantro on top. Refrigerate 3 hours before serving.
• Serve with avacado slices.
• Note: prep time does not include the overnight salting process.