hangi food wraps??

[thecalbanner]

morning all.
i cooked in my first hangi last week... good times.
i was wonderin if any body can recommend the best leaves to wrap my meat in as now i want to go bigger ( leg of lamb i think)
any help would be appreciated. happy days

 

[Bushwhacker]

I'm wondering if seaweed could be used and whether it would impart some flavour into the meat.

 

[dave53]

hi bushwacker whats a hangi?
regards dave

 

[Buckshot]

At the moot we use pillow cases - cotton of course
Already a bag and fit a leg in just fine. We put a jointed whole yearling sheep into two last year
Tuck the open end underneath and away you go
If you want to use leaves then burdock is a favorite as the leaves are huge at the moment. Use some nettle cordage or something to tie several around the leg to protect properly

Have fun

Mark

 

[thecalbanner]

hi bushwacker whats a hangi?
regards dave - an underground oven sealed.
i reckon seaweed would be awesome the salt would add great flavour i think.
pillow case eh? how novel have to give that ago. burdock wins i think though. thanks tons

 

[Bushwhacker]

Another good one, although not exactly wild, is corn/maize husks.
Perfect size for doing pan-sized fish in or you could open them out and use several to wrap up a lamb leg I suppose.

 

[Neumo]

I am glad nobody has said to use silver foil.... I have yet to try a hangi or seen one done for real but would love to give it a go. Hopefully I will see or do one at the Moot, if not before

 

[bushcraftbob]

I remember seeing Ray wrap a biscuit type thing in what looked like large dock leaves in the Wild Food series. I came across some hazel leaves the other day that were huge, easily bigger than my handspan - anyone know if these would be safe to wrap small food parcels in???

 

[forestwalker]

I've used Tussilago sp leaves. Possibly not ideal (they are no longer suggested as a cought remedy for a reason...), but they are nice and large. Sphagnum moss and birch bark works as well too.

 

[HangiGuide]

Why do you need to wrap the meat? Traditionally meat is not wrapped in a Hangi. Cabbage leaves or similar are used to line the bottom of the basket and that's about it. Muslin cloth is used to contain the veges, I guess you could use that if you really wanted to wrap your meat.

 

[johnboy]

Why do you need to wrap the meat? Traditionally meat is not wrapped in a Hangi. Cabbage leaves or similar are used to line the bottom of the basket and that's about it. Muslin cloth is used to contain the veges, I guess you could use that if you really wanted to wrap your meat.

Kia Ora Hangi Guide,

Welcome to the forum...

Hangi to me is a specific way of cooking in an Umu and darned tasty... I think the boys above are just discussing generic Umu style cooking. Wrapping the meat might be the way to go in pomgolia...

Cheers

John