Cooking Times

135 min
Prep Time
120 min
Cook Time
255 min
Total Time

Ingredients (9 items)

4.00 lbs Chicken pieces
20.00 Pandanus leaves
or banana leaves
2.00 Coconut
grated fresh
2.00 large Onions
sliced
0.50 cup Soy sauce
2.00 inch piece Ginger
grated
6.00 cloves Garlic
minced
1.00 tbsp Black pepper
1.00 tsp Salt

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Marinate chicken in soy sauce, ginger, garlic, pepper, salt for 2 hours.
120 minutes
2
Soften pandanus leaves over flame.
3
Place chicken piece on leaf with onions and grated coconut.
4
Wrap tightly in leaves. Secure with string or toothpicks.
5
Traditional: cook in underground oven (um) for 3 hours.
180 minutes
6
Modern: steam packets for 90 minutes until chicken tender.
90 minutes
7
Alternatively, bake at 325°F for 2 hours.
120 minutes
8
Serve in pandanus leaves. Marshallese Christmas specialty.