Cooking Times

165 min
Prep Time
90 min
Cook Time
255 min
Total Time

Ingredients (7 items)

3.00 lbs Taro root
for poi
1.00 lb Salted salmon
4.00 large Tomatoes
diced
2.00 large Onions
diced
6.00 Green onions
chopped
2.00 cups Ice cubes
2.00 cups Water

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Steam or bake taro until very soft, about 90 minutes.
90 minutes
2
Peel taro. Pound or process with water until smooth, thick paste.
3
Add more water to desired consistency. Should be like pudding.
4
Make lomi salmon: soak salted salmon in water 2 hours to desalt.
120 minutes
5
Shred salmon finely, removing skin and bones.
6
Mix salmon with tomatoes, onions, green onions, ice.
7
Refrigerate 30 minutes. Serve very cold.
30 minutes
8
Serve poi and lomi salmon together. Traditional Native Hawaiian Christmas.