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Taro Stew

Featured in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on April 23, 2008.

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Ingredients:

Taro Stew

  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Dash of pepper
  • 2 pounds stew meat
  • 2 tablespoons salad oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 small piece ginger root, crushed
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 2 Hawaiian red peppers, seeded and minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppercorns
  • 5 cups water
  • 2 large carrots, pared
  • 2 pounds taro, pared
  • 1 cup chopped green onions
  • 1 teaspoon Hawaiian salt
  • Poi to thicken, if desired

Directions:

  1. Combine flour, salt and pepper.
  2. Dredge meat in flour mixture.
  3. In a large saucepan, heat oil and brown meat.
  4. Stir in onion, ginger, garlic, peppers and peppercorns.
  5. Add water; cover and simmer for 2 hours or until meat is tender.
  6. Cut carrots and taro into 1-inch pieces.
  7. Add to stew; cover and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes.
  8. Add green onions and salt just before serving.
  9. Thicken stew with poi.

Makes 6 servings.

Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving (not including poi to thicken):
500 calories, 24 g fat, 8 g saturated fat, 95 mg cholesterol, 600 mg sodium, 44 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 3 g sugar, 29 g protein

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