Ho'oulu Ka 'Ulu Cookbook

Download or read book Ho'oulu Ka 'Ulu Cookbook written by Diane Ragone and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to pick or buy fruit, cook, and prepare wonderful breadfruit dishes! This new cookbook is essential for both novice and expert breadfruit cooks. It covers how to select fruit that will have the best taste and texture for the dish you are preparing. Then it covers the most important ways to cook breadfruit to eat plain (like potato) or use in various recipes. Finally, it presents 20 recipes selected from the last 25 years of breadfruit cookoffs and cooking contests in Hawai'i, allowing you to pick a perfect dish for any occasion. Breadfruit, or 'ulu in Hawaiian, is a versatile staple that has fed people throughout the Pacific for millenia. This cookbook is about rediscovering this delicious and nutritious food. The first part of this book shows when to harvest, how to handle and easy ways to cook 'ulu fruit. The second part presents a selection of award winning recipes from breadfruit cookoffs and festivals in Hawai'i. Once you try a few of these dishes, we know you'll be hooked on 'ulu, a tasty and sustainable food from our island home. ContentsPreface by Dr. Diane Ragone 4Introduction 5When to pick 'ulu fruit 6Immature and full size green fruit 7Mature fruit 9Ripe fruit 10Harvesting 11Basic cooking techniques Steaming 13 Boiling 14 Baking 15 Frying 16 Traditional methods 16Recipes Pupus 19Spicy 'Ulu PokeBreadfruit Hummus & Falafel'Ulu Chips & 'Ulu DipWonton Wraps Soups, sides, and salads 25Breadfruit Seafood Chowder'Ulu Salad'Ulu FriesBreadfruit Biscuits Main dishes 31Corned Beef PattiesMoloka'i 'UluYellow Breadfruit Curry'Ulu au GratinSavory Breadfruit Bake'Aina Lasagna Desserts 39Kaua'i Paradise Pie'Ulu PopsBreadfruit Pumpkin Pie'Ulu Custard Pie'Ulu Ice CreamNotes 46 Recipes byCeleste Aleah, Mariposa Blanco, Jeanette Bonilla, Mele Brewer, Laurel Brier, Honey Burns, Brenda Cloutier, Ingrid Estrella, Eno Garard, Ike 'Aina-'Ainaola Culinary Arts Class, Pauline Kalama, Jill Kawaiaea, Satsuki 'Suki' Matsuhashi, Wilkie McClaren, Genji K. Nakada, Manolya E. Oner, Nader 'Nanoa' Parsia, Richard 'Ric' Rocker, Dana Shapiro, Sara Thompson, Team Waipa