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Pork and Sweet Potato Lau Lau Recipe

This simple crockpot recipe for Lau Lau is may be hands-off, but results in a delicious weeknight meal for the family!

Keyword Hawaiian Food, Lau Lau, Luau, Palusami, Rukau
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Servings 4
Author Wendy Awai-Dakroub

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Cleaned taro leaves (washed and stems removed)
  • 2 lbs Pork butt (cut into 2 in. chunks)
  • 1 large Sweet potato (washed and cut into chunks)
  • 1 tsp Of Hawaiian Salt or Kosher Salt a pinch
  • Foil for wrapping

Instructions

  1. Wash and prep lu'au leaves as mentioned above.

  2. Place 2 lu'au leaves on a flat surface in an X pattern.

  3. In the center of the top leaf, place equal parts of the pork butt and sweet potato in a mound. Add a pinch of salt.

  4. Wrap the lu'au leaves around the meat mixture into a tight bundle.

  5. Place the bundle in the center of a long piece of foil and wrap lu'au.

  6. Finish the other 4-5 Lau Lau.

  7. Place each Lau Lau into the crockpot upside down so water will not enter the foil, and fill the bottom with 1 inch of water.

  8. Turn the crockpot on high for 4 hours or low for 5.

  9. Remove Lau Lau from crockpot with tongs and serve.