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jacksonville, FL, United States
Born in Honolulu and raised on the island of Kauai, Hawaii,I'm a Kanaka Ma'oli,my ohana is the Waiwaioles from kauai.Dedicating my recipes to my keikeis and mo'opunas.This site is to preserve my children's Hawaiian heritage and to remember the connection to the Islands as well as the Mainland

Mea māka'ika'i(visitors)

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Char Siu



Serving Size: 6
ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds pork butt-cut in thick strips
1/2 cup red food coloring
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1 cup hoisin sauce
2 cups honey
1/2 cup soy sauce
directions:
Pour food coloring over pork strips, one by one, rubbing color into pork. Mix other ingredients and marinade pork in it for 1-2 days. Broil for 1 1/2 hours on lower rack.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Hawaiian potato- mac salad

4-5 large potatoes·
1 cup shell macaroni-dry
1-2 carrots grated fine
2 celery stalks grated fine
2-3 sweet pickles to taste chopped
1 cup frozen peas
2 stalks green onion chopped small
2 hard boiled eggs chopped
salt and pepper to taste

1-1/4 cup mayonnaise·
2 T. pickle juice (or moa if like)
1/4 teaspoon powdered mustard or 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
DIRECTIONS:
Boil potatoes until tender. Allow potatoes to cool then cut into cubes. Cook then drain the macaroni according to the directions on the macaroni package. Lightly toss the cooked & drained macaroni, cooked & sliced potatoes, and the remaining ingredients.
serves 8-10

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Hawaiian Macaroni salad



1 lb. macaroni, cooked drained dry(no wata)
2-1/2~3 cups mayonnaise(best foods-hellmann's)
1/2 cup watercress,cut small in 1/2'' pieces(if no moa dats ok)
1/2 cup carrots,grated fine small
1/4 cup onion, very finely grated
1/4 cup celery, finely grated
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1. Combine all ingredients, mix well.2. Chill at least 1 hr. to allow flavors to mix & mellow.if dry add moa mayo (10 servings)

Shoyu Chicken


Ingredients:
5 lbs Chicken thighs
3-4 cloves GarlicThumb-sized piece of ginger
Water
Shoyu Mixture:
1 C Shoyu
1 C Catsup3/4
C White sugar
Cooking Instructions:
Fill pot with enough water to cover chicken.
Boil chicken with garlic and ginger (about 30-45 minutes). Drain almost all the water from pot. Return pot to stove. Add the shoyu mixture and simmer on low for about half hour(i simma foa i hour). Oh BROKE DA MOUT'! Additional Comments: If you get dogs, no trow way da chicken brot...mix um in dere food! Hoo, da buggahs going love you, man!