18th Annaul Maui Onion Festival

Okay, whats the big deal with onions. Well on Maui it is a very big deal. The 18th Annual Maui Onion Festival drew hundreds of people to Whalers Village at Kaanapali. Last Saturday brought out the top guns from Honolulu, Chef Shellene Ozaki and Chef Ryan Luckey from Pineapple Grill on Maui. The crowds were dazzled by gourmet cooking
with sweet Maui onions. Okay, here is my favorite way to cook Maui onions. First you fly in some fresh sockeye salmon. Lay it out on a bed of fresh Ti leaves. Then chop up some fresh Maui onions, add some shitake mushrooms. Is this starting to sound good. Chop up a few cloves of garlic, add olive oil, did I mention this is good for your heart. Add a pinch of fresh basil. Okay now wrap the Ti leaves and turn your barbecue to low and close the lid and slow cook. For a side dish, boil Maui yams to half cooked, then slice and add virgin olive oil and sprinkle black pepper and slow cook alone side the salmon. Oh broke the mouth as they say in Hawaii.
A little background music, Hawaiian Brother IZ or Italian music will complete the meal.

Bonappetite,

Chef Steve,
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