Cooking Times

15 min
Prep Time
95 min
Cook Time
110 min
Total Time

Ingredients (11 items)

3.00 lbs Chicken
substitute for fruit bat
3.00 cups Coconut milk
3.00 inch piece Ginger
sliced
6.00 cloves Garlic
whole
2.00 large Onions
quartered
2.00 cups Taro leaves
chopped
0.25 cup Soy sauce
1.00 tbsp Black pepper
whole
3.00 Bay leaves
4.00 cups Water
2.00 tsp Salt

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Place chicken in large pot with water, ginger, garlic, bay leaves.
2
Bring to boil. Skim foam. Simmer 60 minutes.
60 minutes
3
Add onions, soy sauce, pepper, salt. Cook 20 minutes.
20 minutes
4
Add coconut milk. Bring back to gentle simmer.
5
Add taro leaves. Cook 15 minutes until tender.
15 minutes
6
Broth should be rich and flavorful.
7
Traditionally made with fruit bat. Chicken is modern substitute.
8
Serve hot with rice. Palauan Christmas tradition.