Coconut Baked Taro with Macadamia Nuts

Name: Coconut Baked Taro with Macadamia Nuts
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter; 118 milliliters coconut syrup; 118 milliliters toasted macademia nuts, roughly chopped; 6 servings salt and pepper as needed; 118 milliliters toasted unsweetened coconut flakes

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Coconut Baked Taro with Macadamia Nuts a try. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 277 calories. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of butter, coconut syrup, macademia nuts, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Wearing gloves, completely peel the taro. Then halve it lengthwise and cut it into 3/4-inch cubes.

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Taro Root

Add the cubes to a large bowl and cover them with cool water and allow them to soak about 30 minutes to remove some of the starch (optional).Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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Starch

Water

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Bowl

Oven

Add the taro to a large pot of salted water, bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer. Parboil the taro until just beginning to soften. About 7 minutes.

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Water

Taro Root

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Pot

Drain the taro, returning it to the bowl.While the taro is still warm drizzle the coconut syrup over it and add salt and pepper to taste and mix it well to get the taro completely coated.

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Salt And Pepper

Coconut

Syrup

Taro Root

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Bowl

Pour the taro into a buttered baking dish. Dollop the remaining butter all over the top. Cover the dish tightly with foil.

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Butter

Taro Root

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Baking Pan

Aluminum Foil

Bake in the preheated oven about 30 minutes.

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Oven

Remove the foil and transfer the taro and any liquid to a large serving platter or bowl. Top with the chopped toasted macadamia nuts and coconut flakes, add additional salt and pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Coconut Flakes