Tana makes UMU cooking easy!

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: beef

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than pork.

coconut cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Coconut milk provides a lighter alternative.

taro

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious and widely available.

Season the turkey tail with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and red peppers.

Prepare coconut milk as a key ingredient for flavor.

Chop onions and add them to the turkey tail mixture.

Optionally, add tomatoes or other vegetables like peppers.

Prepare multiple servings of Lou for Sunday dinner.

Heat lava rocks in the umu.

Once the rocks are heated, put out the flames.

Place the food inside the umu and cover it with banana leaves.

Cover the umu with dirt and wet cardboard or use a blanket to keep the heat in.

Cook the food in the umu for about 1.5 to 2 hours, checking for doneness.

Cooking Techniques

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