Cooking With Poi

Poi Cocktail is the quintessential hapa-haole (half-Caucasian) recipe: an attempt to create something with poi that conformed to Western tastes.

In the ’30’s and ’40’s, thrifty homemakers frequently made use of leftover ingredients — mashed potatoes or other cooked vegetables

Ingredients 1/3 C milk or whipping cream 2 T brown sugar, molasses or honey (to taste) 1/3 C poi Vanilla

What follows is a classic local dish: a basic beef stew thickened with poi instead of the usual flour-water mixture.

INGREDIENTS 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons of baking soda 1 can crushed pineapple (drained) ————————–

A recipe for poi muffins — but not the Poi English Muffins. You’ll need to order them from Hawaii Star

Ingredients 1 lb. poi ¾ C. water* 2 C. flour ¾ C. sugar 2 t. cinnamon 2 t. baking powder

Ingredients: ½ C. fresh poi ¼ C. water (more or less, depending on thickness—should be a spread) 1 t. horseradish

Okinawan doughnuts Ingredients 3 quarts salad oil for deep frying 1 bag (18 oz) fresh poi 2 eggs, beaten 1