Hawaiian Lau Lau Recipe

A recipe for Lau Lau - also known as laulau - a traditional Hawaiian dish often served at luau feasts. This version is made with chicken, pork, and butterfish, but some simpler versions use only chicken, and some and substitute spinich for the luau leaves and banana leaves for ti leaves. See also more Hawaiian Food Recipes and other Recipes from Hawaii.

Lau Lau Ingredients

- 30 luau leaves
- 6 ti leaves
- 1 pound pork, cut into 6 pieces
- 1/4 pound salted butterfish, cut into 6 pieces
- 6 pieces of boneless chicken
- 1-1/2 teaspoons Hawaiian sea salt
- Toothpicks or rubber bands.

Lau Lau Instructions

Wash the luau leaves and ti leaves and remove all stems and fibrous veins.

Divide the pork, fish, and chicken into 6 equal bundles, where each bundle has all three items.

Layer 5 luau leaves and place them on top of one of the chicken/pork/fish bundles. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and wrap the luau leaves around the bundle.

Place the luau-leaf-wrapped bundle on one end of a ti leaf. Wrap the ti leaf tightly around the bundle and secure it with a toothpick or rubber band. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 6 bundles.

Bring water to a boil in a steamer. Steam the lau lau over low heat for 6 hours, or until all of the meat, poultry, and fish are tender.

Resources

- More Traditional and Local Style Hawaii Recipes
- Luau Recipes From the Polynesian Cultural Center

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