In-Ground Roasted Chicken

Name: In-Ground Roasted Chicken (Lovo Chicken)
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Cuisine: Samoan
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 1 Tbsp ground turmeric; 1 Tbsp sweet paprika; One 4 to 5 lb [1.8 to 2.3 kg] chicken, spatchcocked, breastbone removed; 1 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp ground coriander; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 Tbsp ground ginger; 2 Tbsp dark soy sauce; ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1 lb [455 g] white sweet potatoes; 1 lb [455 g] taro root; 1 Tbsp vegetable or coconut oil; 1 Tbsp vegetable or coconut oil; 1½ cups [360 ml] unsweetened coconut cream; 6 to 8 large taro or collard leaves, thick stems removed; 1 small white onion, minced; 1 cup [80 g] unsweetened coconut flakes; 7 or 8 large banana leaves; One 20 oz [570 g] can green jackfruit in brine, drained; 6 to 8 large taro or collard leaves, thick stems removed; 6 to 8 large taro or collard leaves, thick stems removed; One 20 oz [570 g] can green jackfruit in brine, drained; Steamed white rice, for serving

Lovo Chicken

Preparation info

Yield:
6 to 8
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr

Appears in

Islas

By Von Diaz

Published 2024

About

Similar to umu cooking used in American Samoa, lovo is a style of in-ground pit cooking where various vegetables and proteins are combined, doused in coconut cream, then wrapped in a woven banana-leaf or palm-frond basket. The baskets are then set atop more banana leaves over an oven of hot stones, then covered with more banana leaves and left to steam. In addition to the meat and vegetables, this dish traditionally includes palusami—taro leaves stuff

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Oceania
Fiji
American Samoa
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