Hard
Tuvaluan
Pulaka with Fish
Traditional Tuvaluan dish with pulaka (swamp taro) and fresh fish in coconut sauce.
150
Total Minutes
6
Servings
Cooking Times
30 min
Prep Time
120 min
Cook Time
150 min
Total Time
Ingredients (10 items)
3.00 lbs
Taro root
pulaka or regular taro
2.00 lbs
Fresh fish
whole, cleaned
2.00 cups
Coconut milk
fresh
1.00 cup
Coconut cream
thick
1.00
Onions
sliced
3.00 tbsp
Lime juice
fresh
1.00 tsp
Sea salt
4.00
Pandanus leaves
for wrapping
6.00
Breadfruit leaves
or aluminum foil
8.00
Hot stones
for earth oven
Instructions (7 steps)
1
Peel and slice taro into thick rounds.
2
Season fish with salt and lime juice.
3
Layer taro and fish in pandanus leaves.
4
Pour coconut milk over the layers.
5
Wrap tightly in breadfruit leaves.
6
Cook in earth oven or steam 2 hours.
7
Serve with coconut cream drizzle.