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Lu-Pulu (Cooked Taro Leaves with Coconut Cream and Corned Beef)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 small can corned beef
  • 10 or more spinach or taro leaves
  • 1 small bottle thickened cream
  • Onions, chopped
  • Aluminum foil

Directions

  1. Cut the foil and spread out in a square shape.
  2. Arrange the spinach leaves onto the foil. Make sure that there are no gaps.
  3. Slice the corned beef and lay it on the leaves.
  4. Put the onions on the meat.
  5. Spread the thickened cream all over the corned beef.
  6. Fold it up by the leaves then fold over the foil, cook in an oven.
  7. Serve with steamed taro, mixed sliced vegetables, salt and a glass of watermelon drink.