Cooking Times

150 min
Prep Time
330 min
Cook Time
480 min
Total Time

Ingredients (10 items)

3.00 lbs Pork
bone-in, chunked
2.00 lbs Chicken
whole or pieces
3.00 lbs Taro
whole
2.00 lbs Yam
whole
2.00 Breadfruit
quartered
20.00 large Banana leaves
2.00 cups Coconut cream
2.00 large Onions
sliced
2.00 tbsp Salt
20.00 Hot stones
river rocks

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Heat river stones in fire for 2 hours until very hot.
120 minutes
2
Season meats with salt and onions.
3
Dig pit. Line with banana leaves.
4
Layer hot stones, then root vegetables.
5
Add more stones, then meats. Pour coconut cream over.
6
Cover with banana leaves and earth. Let steam 3-4 hours.
210 minutes
7
Uncover ceremonially. Everything should be tender and smoky.
8
Serve communally. Niue Christmas tradition. Rock of Polynesia feast.