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Marshallese Taro Leaves in Coconut Milk

Name: Marshallese Taro Leaves in Coconut Milk
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Marshall Islands
Ingredients: 2 bunches Spinach; 200ml Coconut milk; 1/2 Onion; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 can Canned tuna

Side Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Taro leaves simmered in coconut milk — a Marshall Islands greens dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

On the Marshall Islands' atolls, taro has been grown by digging pits where fresh water collects. The tender young leaves are simmered with coconut milk and onion into a silky greens dish served alongside fish, chicken, and rice. This version uses spinach and adds tuna.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In an atoll taro patch in the Marshall Islands, big leaves are picked and simmered with coconut milk in a pot at home.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Spinach 2 bunches
Coconut milk 200ml
Onion 1/2
Salt 1/2 tsp
Canned tuna 1 can

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Roughly chop the spinach.
Warm the coconut milk and sliced onion in a pot.
Add the spinach, cover, and simmer 5 minutes.
Add the drained tuna and mix.
Season with salt.

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