PAWPAW

PAWPAW POKE

A RECIPE FROM THE COOK ISLANDS

INGREDIENTS METHOD
  • 2 cups pawpaw fruit
  • 1 cup arrowroot powder
  • 1 dssp sugar
  • 1 cup coconut cream

 

  • Peel ripe pawpaw and remove seeds.
  • Wash and cut in small pieces - boil until tender, then mash. Strain juice, leave to cool.
  • Mix in arrowroot powder and sugar if required.
  • Bake for 1½ - 2 hours. ( 400°F  - no cover on dish.)
  • When cooked cut up in small pieces.
  • Add sugar to the coconut cream and pour over poke.
  • Unsweetened condensed milk can be used if you have no coconut cream. Add sugar to milk in same way.

 


Pumpkin, bananas and other fruits can be cooked in the same way.

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