A delicious Hawaiian dish, Ulu Kalua Pig Hash Patties combines tender kalua pig with starchy breadfruit to create savory, crispy patties. Perfect for a unique and flavorful main course that brings the taste of the islands to your table! Discover more Hawaiian recipes.
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Ulu Kalua Pig Hash Patties by Chef Noa Alo of Hailis
We welcome Noa Alo the grandson of Hailiʻs Hawaiian Food founder, Rachel Haili. A true family business that began out of a need to take care of their family, Noahʻs mom and her sisters . Today, the recipes remain the same from when Popo Rachel and Kungkung Peter Davis Haili first started with simple homestyle cooking to feed a family. Kungkung was working at the shipyard when Pearl Harbor was bombed. The nation went to war and Pearl Harbor was active duty only, civilians were dismissed so Popo and Kungkung turned to their cooking and market know how and Hailiʻs Hawaiian Foods was born. Kungkung taught the sisters about the fish market. Theyʻd often be the only girls at the auction block or aku boat sales. They learned business acumen in an industry dominated by men and they passed their strength and entrepreneurial spirit down to the next generation. Today we run the store with the same principles of family and serving customers like family. We keep our traditions and recipes from the past and blend in todays re-birth of alona ʻāina and the ulu revolution. Many locals recognize the need for food security and reviving stapes like ulu. Todayʻs dish, Ulu stew, hopefully inspires everyone to cook more with ulu, a tree that grows easily in Hawaiʻi, bears fruit in 7 years and can feed a family for years.
Ingredients
- 1/2 large ulu steamed, skinned, mashed
- 2 large gem potatoes peeled, chopped, boiled, mashed
- 1/2 large sweet onion chopped
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lb ʻimu kalua pig chopped
- To taste Hawaiian salt
- To taste pepper
- For frying olive oil
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1/2 cup flour
Instructions
- Chop sweet onion, mince garlic, chop kalua pig.
- Combine pre-cooked ulu, pre-cooked potatoes, onions, garlic, kalua pig, butter, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl.
- Form mixture into palm sized patties.
- Dust with flour for added crisp.
- Heat pan with oil.
- Pan fry patties in olive oil until crispy on each side.
- Set on wire rack or paper towel to drain oil.
- Seve fresh with eggs and rice.
- Serves 8-12.
Nutrition
Calories: 87kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 9gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 26mgPotassium: 172mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin B1: 0.3mgVitamin B5: 0.3mgVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 0.5mg
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