Fa'ausi
Grated taro rolls in caramelised coconut sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 kg Taro
- 2 cups Coconut cream
- 1 cup Brown sugar
- 4 Banana leaves
- ½ tsp Salt
Method
- Grate the taro — Grate the peeled taro finely.
- Shape — Wrap the grated taro in banana leaf into a log.
- Steam — Cook 45 minutes until firm and translucent, then cool and slice.
- Make the caramel — Melt the brown sugar in a dry pan until it darkens, then add the coconut cream carefully.
- Simmer — Cook 5 minutes until thick and glossy.
- Fa'ausi is ready — Pour the hot caramel over the taro slices and serve.