Hawaii’s Ohana Cookbook

The range of appetizers is perfect for the next potluck. Main dishes originating from generations ago span the globe, hailing from places such as Laos, Germany, and Okinawa. There are time-saving dishes created by working moms and dads so other families can have an easier time finding that special balance between work and play. Refreshing salads, hearty soups and stews will add to the list of comfort foods. There’s even a special nod to Portuguese bean soup—a family favorite in Hawaii that is versatile enough to allow personal family twists. Side dishes get their due—the perfect accessory making any main dish shine. And of course, desserts, with a wide array of tropical fruits to choose from and an impressive collection of cultures to draw from. The recipes include family treasures such as panipopo (Samoan coconut rolls), pineapple cream cheese pie, buko salad, and Okinawan chocolate crêpes.

 

RECIPES

APPETIZERS

• Scallion Pancakes (Chung Yao Ueng)
• Pork Patty Sliders
• l’a Lawalu (Fish Steamed in Ti Leaves)
• Konbu Maki
• Lomi Salmon Spread
• Korean Chicken Wings
• Aunty’s Easy Crab & Artichoke Dip

MAIN DISH

• Pot Roast and Taro
• Sapasui (Samoan Chop Suey)
• Beef Tomato
• Napua’s Slow-Cooked Kalua Pig with Rosemary and Maui Onions
• Simple Crock Pot Pig’s Feet
• Taro with Leftover Roast Pork
• Roast Pork
• Fat Grandma’s Gandule Rice (Achiote Rice with Pork)
• Pork and Green Beans
• Leftover Fried Rice
• Chinese Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs
• Mapo Tofu
• Cheesy Pizza
• Chinese New Year See Goo
• Foo Chuck with Squid
• Country Ribs
• Baked Pastele
• Local-Style Barbecue Spareribs/Chicken
• Nam Khao
• Poor Man’s Paella
• Tai Po’s Minute Chicken
• Chicken with Red BBQ Sauce
• Hyotan with Gingery Garlic Chicken
• Mom’s Baked Parmesan Chicken
• Mom’s Award-Winning Ground Turkey/Veggie Chili
• Korean Turkey Patties
• Opakapaka with Chinese Cabbage
• Seafood Curry
• Mom’s Mahimahi Saute Belle Meuniere
• Pan-Fried Moana with Asian-Style Remoulade
• Gambas with Spanish Rice
• Ratatouille
• Cheese Nut Patties
• Old-Time Okinawan Pancakes

SALAD, SOUPS, STEWS

• Maui Onion and Orange Salad
• Smoke Salmon Soba Salad
• Thai Yellow Curry Rice Salad
• Portuguese White Bean Soup
• Portuguese Bean and Vegetable Soup
• Portuguese Bean Soup with Lentils and Butternut Squash
• My Family’s Portuguese Bean Soup
• Mom’s Portuguese Bean Soup
• Rose Freitas’s Portuguese Bean Soup
• Oxtail Soup
• Rainy Day Soup
• Kaumana-Style Scallop Soup
• Chicken Rice Soup
• Green Papaya and Chicken Soup
• Simple Crock Pot Jook
• Maui-Style Hawaiian Stew
• Gram’s ‘Ono Oxtail Soup
• Chinese Chicken Stew
• Lu’au Stew
• Portuguese Stew

SIDES

• Grandpa Yun’s Famous Stuffing
• Polish Potato Pancakes
• Salty Eggs
• Squid Lu’au
• Aunty Marine’s Meatless Pancit
• Aunty Machi’s Cucumbers
• Shoyu Onion
• Crozier Potato Salad

DESSERTS

• Not a Fruitcake
• EZ Chocolate Chip Cake
• Pineapple Cream Cheese Pie
• Pineapple Cream Pie
• Mango Bars
• Chocolate Chip Squares
• Walnut Cupcakes
• Grandma Alice’s World-Famous Bran Muffins
• THE Crispiest Chocolate Chip Cookie
• Char’s Chocolate Crinkles
• Crunchy Jumble Cookies
• Grandma’s Homemade Apple Rolls
• Panipopo (Samoan Coconut Rolls)
• Quick Cinnamon Rolls
• Karamachiya (Okinawan Chocolate Crepes)
• Okinawan Sweet Potato Ohagi
• Umushi Manju
• Yakimanju (Uaked Manju with Lima Uean Filling)
• Steamed An Mochi
• Popo’s Sweet Peanut Dumplings (Dow Low)
• Buko Salad (Filipino Ambrosia Fruit Salad)
• Grandma’s Backyard Guava Jelly
• Mom’s Homemade Liliko’i Jelly
• Spiced Orange Mold

REMEMBERING

• The Willows Curry
• Firehouse Stuffed Chicken Thighs
• Okinawan Pig’s Feet Soup
• Dad’s Shortrib Beef Stew
• New Year’s Day Korean Man Doo
• Refrigerator Potato Rolls
• Corn on the Cob, Japanese-Style
• Mom Kodama’s Brownie Recipe
• Taro Cake (Woo Tul Gow)
• Grandma’s Shortbread Cookies
• Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
• Crispy Waffles

Editors: Joleen Oshiro and Betty Shimabukuro