2. Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat.
3. Once the butter is golden, add the dried herbs and stir until fragrant.
4. Add the diced carrot and onion to the pot. Cook until the onion becomes translucent.
5. Stir in the garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook for another minute.
6. Allow the mixture to cool slightly and shape into balls.
8. Season the meat with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika.
10. Place a layer of cabbage leaves at the bottom of your baking dish.
11. Begin layering with the prepped vegetables, followed by the meat, and then the stuffing balls.
12. Cover everything with the remaining cabbage leaves.
13. Wrap the dish tightly in foil and place it in the preheated oven. Bake for 2.5 to 3 hours.
14. Once cooked, carefully unwrap the foil, serve, and enjoy!
Oven Hāngī
Feel like hāngī, but your only oven’s above ground? Try this quick and easy oven-cooked hāngī recipe. It might not be the traditional way, but it’s packed with all your favourites and still tastes delicious.
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
Stuffing:
- 1 loaf white bread (saving 1/2 crusts)
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 120g melted butter
- 1-2tbs garlic
- 1tbs thyme
- 1tbs rosemary
- 1tsp oregano
- Sat and pepper to taste
Protein:
- 1kg chicken drumsticks
- 1kg pork belly slices or SUB (shoulder chops)
- 500g lamb shoulder chops
- Salt & pepper to taste on each protein
- 1tbs smoked paprika on each protein
Veg:
- 1 whole cabbage
- 500g kumara (large cut)
- 500g potato (large cut)
- 500g pumpkin (large cut)
Method
Stuffing balls:
1. Cut the crusts off the bread and blitz them in a food processor, using half of the chopped crusts.2. Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat.
3. Once the butter is golden, add the dried herbs and stir until fragrant.
4. Add the diced carrot and onion to the pot. Cook until the onion becomes translucent.
5. Stir in the garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook for another minute.
6. Allow the mixture to cool slightly and shape into balls.
Prep the meat and veges:
7. Wash and chop the pumpkin, potato, and kumara into large chunks.8. Season the meat with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika.
Assembly and cooking:
9. Preheat your oven to 160°C on fan bake.10. Place a layer of cabbage leaves at the bottom of your baking dish.
11. Begin layering with the prepped vegetables, followed by the meat, and then the stuffing balls.
12. Cover everything with the remaining cabbage leaves.
13. Wrap the dish tightly in foil and place it in the preheated oven. Bake for 2.5 to 3 hours.
14. Once cooked, carefully unwrap the foil, serve, and enjoy!