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Coconut KauKau

Coconut kau kau is a delicious baked sweet potato recipe with coconut cream from Papua New Guinea.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine: Oceania

Ingredients

  • 2 sweet potatoes (kaukau)
  • 4 tablespoons butter , diced
  • 3 tablespoons grated fresh coconut (or unsweetened shredded coconut)
  • ½ cup coconut cream
  • ½ onion , finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic , crushed
  • 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger grated
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste

Instructions

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  1. Rinse the sweet potatoes, then wrap each of them in aluminum foil and place on a plate.
  2. Bake in preheated 400F/200C oven for 1 hour or until cooked through.
  3. Cut sweet potatoes in two lengthwise.
  4. Scoop out about ¾ of the sweet potatoes with a spoon into a bowl.
  5. Immediately add the butter. Add salt and pepper, and mash with a fork to get a smooth purée.
  6. Set the skins of the half hollowed sweet potatoes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  7. Add the coconut cream, onion, garlic, ginger and orange juice to the mashed sweet potatoes. Mix well.
  8. Fill the hollowed half sweet potatoes with the mashed mixture.
  9. Bake in the oven for another 5 minutes before serving.