Oceanian Pork Recipes
A tour of Oceania through pork: 7 authentic dishes, each tied to a real country and region, each with its cultural story and dietary swaps built in.
7 recipes
Boil-Up with DoughboysWaikato, New Zealand · easy · 1 h 50 minA one-pot Māori classic: pork, kūmara, potatoes, and watercress simmered together, with dumplings dropped in at the end.
Boil-Up with Doughboys Highlands Mumu (Earth-Oven Vegetables)Highlands, Papua New Guinea · easy · 1 h 40 minSweet potato, greens, corn, and coconut milk steamed in banana leaves, an oven-friendly take on the mumu feast.
Highlands Mumu (Earth-Oven Vegetables) Sapasui (Samoan Chop Suey)Upolu, Samoa · easy · 40 minSlippery glass noodles tossed with pork, soy, and ginger, the potluck and Sunday lunch Samoa borrowed and made its own.
Sapasui (Samoan Chop Suey) Motu (Solomon Islands Stone-Oven Pork and Root Crops)Honiara, Solomon Islands · medium · 3 h 30 minThe Solomon Islands feast oven: leaf-wrapped pork and whole taro, kumara and cassava steamed and roasted among hot stones under layers of banana leaves, adapted here for a covered roasting tin.
Motu (Solomon Islands Stone-Oven Pork and Root Crops) TulukEfate (Port Vila), Vanuatu · medium · 1 h 40 minGrated cassava wrapped around heavily seasoned pork, bound in leaves and baked, sold by the piece at markets and kava bars.
Tuluk Keke Pua'a (Samoan Steamed Pork Buns)Upolu, Samoa · medium · 4 h 15 minSoft, slightly sweet yeast buns wrapped round pork braised with onion, garlic and dark soy sauce, twisted shut and steamed until fluffy, Samoa's take on char siu bao.
Aussie Sausage RollsNew South Wales (Sydney), Australia · easy · 1 hA seasoned filling of pork and beef mince with onion, garlic, breadcrumbs and parsley rolled in flaky puff pastry, glazed with egg and baked golden, eaten hot with tomato sauce.
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