Aunty Huluʻs Beef Stew by Nāpua Silva

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Aunty Huluʻs Beef Stew by Nāpua Silva

Nāpua Silva is a Hawaiian musician, vocalist, songwriter, record producer, kumu hula and educator from Maui. Known primarily for her contributions as kumu hula of Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka, she arranges traditional Hawaiian music and performs with numerous groups. She has released four solo albums, each earning a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award.

In 2014, she voiced the character "Lele" in the Pixar animated short film Lava alongside fellow musician, Kuana Torres Kahele, who voiced "Uku." Today, she currently operates three hālau: Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka the original founded in 1996 with her sister kumu hula Kahulu Maluo-Huber, Hālau O Ka Ua Makanoe (Chiba, Japan), and Hālau O Naleihiwa (Sapporo, Japan).

Currently, the hālau serves over 200 hula students on the island of Maui ages 5 and up. Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka has won numerous awards over the years. Aunty Hulus beef stew is named after her mother.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Local

Keyword: beef stew, beef stew recipe, stew recipe, Napua Silva recipes, Aunty Hulu beef stew, beef recipe, short ribs

Servings: Serves

Calories: 903kcal

Author: As Seen On OC16

Ingredients

10 lbs. Boneless short ribs (fat on)
4 cups water
1 medium onion
5 carrots
6 potatoes
2 cups celery chopped
1 23.2 oz. can tomato soup
2 14.5 oz. can stewed tomatoes
2 14.4 Italian style diced tomatoes
1/4 cup Pa’akai (Hawaiian salt)

Instructions

Cut short ribs into chunks, season with pa’akai (Hawaiian salt).
Cover with water and bring to boil with, onions, celery and stewed tomatoes.
Boil for 1 hour.
Add potatoes, carrots and diced tomatoes.
Stir in tomato soup.

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