Kalua Turkey Recipe

Try something new this Thanksgiving and make some Kalua Turkey for your Holiday feast. Here is a great Kalua Turkey recipe along with an ono recipe for some sweet potatoes.

OVEN KALUA TURKEY

1 twelve pound turkey
16 large ti leaves
1/2 cup softened butter or margarine
3 tablespoons Hawaiian salt
2 teaspoons liquid smoke

Rinse and drain turkey. Line a large baking pan with foil. Wash ti leaves in a sink of cold water with a few drops of dish soap then rinse. Remove fibrous part of the veins. Line baking pan with ti leaves radiating from center. Place two additional ti leaves across the middle of the pan. Place turkey on the ti leaves. Rub butter, salt, then liquid smoke on inside and outside of turkey. Place 4-6 ti leaves over the turkey. Fold leaves around the turkey.Crimp foil around turkey and cover pan tightly with additional foil. Roast in electric oven at 375 degrees F for 6 hours. Shred turkey and add in pan liquid to moisten meat. Makes 8-10 servings.

SWEET POTATOES

INGREDIENTS
2 (15 ounce) cans sweet potatoes
1/4 cup orange juice
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup margarine
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place sweet potatoes in a 10x6 inch shallow baking dish and pour orange juice over. In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt; mix together and cut in margarine. Sprinkle over sweet potatoes. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle with marshmallows and broil until browned.

Enjoy!