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Mumu

This is a westernised version of rural food from Papua New Guinea.
Slowly cooked layers of meat, poultry, fruit and vegetables.
Quantities are not specified below, (this is real cooking), but you will need approximately

150 gm root vegetables
125 gm pork flesh
150 gm fruit
125 gm poultry
150 gm green veg

per serving portion.

Ingredients

	Root vegetables: carrots, swedes, parsnips, sweet potato
	Pork
	Fruit: mango, papaya, yam, banana
	Poultry
	Green vegetables: peas, beans, broccoli
	Green leaves: banana leaves, spinach, cabbage
	Coconut cream
	Spices
	FAIRTRADE lemon
	Zaytoun FAIRTRADE Palestinian olive oil
to taste	salt
to taste	FAIRTRADE freshly ground black pepper


FAIRTRADE	Sources Fresh food Lemons Olive Oil Herbs and Spices Bananas Mango Pineapple Chili peppers Dried Apricots Dried Mango Dried Pineapple Raisins Sultanas Dates

Method

Notes

Mumu is a slowly cooked layered dish, and within that context it can be almost whatever you have available. In the forests of Papua New Guinea, it would probably be whatever you could catch.

The layers should be, from bottom to top:

Root vegetables
Pork flesh
Fruit
Poultry flesh
Green vegetables

All of which should be embellished with herbs and spices as available, made succulent by the addition of coconut cream, and wrapped in green leaves to trap the flavours

Preparation

Prepare all meat and veg and fruit in the normal way, trimming off unwanted peel or bits as necessary.

Assembly

Add herbs and or spices at each layer according to your taste.
Lightly oil a large metal casserole dish (Le Creuset = perfect).
Line with spinach leaves or grape vine leaves.
Make a layer of root veg, hardest at the bottom.
Make a layer of pork.
Make a layer of fruit.
Make a layer of poultry.
Make a layer of green vegetables.
Add in the coconut cream / milk.
Cover all with more spinach leaves.

Cooking

Cover and place the casserole over a medium flame to bring the juices up to cooking temperature (15 mins).
This dish is not stirred, ever.
Turn the flame down to the lowest setting, very gently simmer for 45 mins.
Move the casserole to the oven, bake at Gas Mark 1, (slow) for 5 hours.

To serve

Serve hot from the casserole.

Variations

Within the concept, vary what you include. Be creative, take a risk, but do ensure that the animal protein is properly cooked and tender.

Class: Meat, Poultry; Geography: Oceania / Papua New Guinea; Courses: Main; Main Ingredient(s): Fresh Fruit: Bananas, Mango, Nectarines, Pineapple; Dried Fruit: Apples, Apricots, Bananas, Dates, Mango, Mixed Fruit, Pineapple, Sultanas, Raisins, Shredded Coconut, Tropical mixed fruit; Meat: Pork; Poultry: Chicken, Duck, Turkey, Pheasant, Goose; Spices: Black pepper, Coriander, Cumin, Dried Ginger, Turmeric; Vegetables: Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cassava, Cauliflower, Celery, Courgettes, Cloves Garlic, Leeks, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Peas, Potatoes, Runner Beans, Snow Peas, Spinach, Sprouts, Sweetcorn, Swede, Sweet Potato, Tomatoes, Turnip, Water Chestnuts, Yam;