This is an AI-generated image.

Solomon Islands Roast Pork

Name: Solomon Islands Roast Pork
Total time: 150 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Solomon Islands
Ingredients: 1kg Pork Shoulder (in one piece); 1 tbsp Salt; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 knob Ginger; 100ml Coconut milk

Main Dish

⏱ 150 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Pork wrapped in leaves and stone-baked — a celebration feast in the Solomon Islands.

📱 Open in Storage App

🚧 The Storage app is currently in development. Please check back soon.

📖 The Story Behind This Dish

In the Solomon Islands, pigs are a symbol of wealth and are roasted whole in the stone oven (motu) for weddings, church festivals, and important village events. Shared among many and eaten with root vegetables and pudding, it's the greatest feast of all.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a village festival day in the Solomon Islands, leaf-wrapped pork is taken from the stone oven and carved for everyone.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Pork Shoulder (in one piece) 1kg
Salt 1 tbsp
Garlic 3 cloves
Ginger 1 knob
Coconut milk 100ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rub the pork with grated garlic, ginger, and salt and let stand 1 hour.
Wrap in a double layer of foil.
Roast at 160°C for 2 hours.
Open the foil, brush with coconut milk, and roast at 220°C for 15 minutes to brown.
Carve into thick slices.

← More Solomon Islands recipes 🗺 Explore another country