Cooking Times

30 min
Prep Time
150 min
Cook Time
180 min
Total Time

Ingredients (6 items)

40.00 young Taro leaves
4.00 cups Coconut cream
thick
2.00 large Onions
chopped
2.00 cans Corned beef
12 oz each
1.00 tsp Salt
20.00 sheets Aluminum foil

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Wash taro leaves thoroughly. Remove tough stems.
2
Mix corned beef with onions and 1 cup coconut cream.
3
Place spoonful of filling on taro leaf. Fold into packet.
4
Wrap each leaf packet in aluminum foil tightly.
5
Place packets in baking dish. Pour remaining coconut cream over.
6
Cover with foil. Bake at 350°F for 2.5 hours.
150 minutes
7
Taro leaves must cook very long to be tender and safe.
8
Serve hot with rice. American Samoa Christmas tradition.