Coconut Kau Kau

Simply irresistible...

Serves	4
Prep time	30 minutes
Cook time	1 hour 20 minutes

Sweet potato, known locally as kau kau, is a staple of the local diet. This classic dish would traditionally have been made on an open fire, but you can get a similar, great taste from an oven…

Ingredients

1	sweet potato (medium), per person
3 tbsps	grated fresh coconut
200ml	coconut milk
2 tbsps	orange juice
2	garlic cloves, crushed
1 tbsp	ginger, peeled and grated
1/2	red onion, finely chopped
	salt and pepper, to taste

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6.
Rinse the sweet potatoes, then wrap individually in foil. Bake for 1 hour or until cooked through.
While you wait, combine the fresh grated coconut, coconut milk, orange juice, onion, garlic and ginger in a bowl, mix well.
Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and cut lengthways.
Scoop out 3/4 of the sweet potato into a bowl. Immediately add the butter, salt and pepper and mash with a fork until you get a smooth purée.
Add the purée to your pre-prepared coconut mix. Stir thoroughly, then fill the hollowed half sweet potatoes with the mashed mixture.
Bake in the oven for another 5-10 minutes until you have crispy skins.