🇫🇲 Micronesian Cuisine

Coconut Milk Taro

Taro Simmered in Coconut Milk

Prep Time 10 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 292 kcal

Chunks of taro root slow-simmered in sweetened coconut milk until creamy and tender.

Ingredients

500g taro root, peeled and cubed
2 cups coconut milk
3 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup water
1 pandan leaf
1 tbsp butter

Instructions

1 Peel taro and cut into 3cm cubes.
2 Boil taro in water until just tender, about 15 minutes.
3 Drain and add coconut milk, sugar, salt, and pandan leaf.
4 Simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.
5 Stir in vanilla and butter.
6 Serve warm as a side or dessert.

Did You Know?

Taro is so culturally important in Micronesia that some islands have over 100 named varieties.