We tried a hangi at the weekend. Not having done one before and missing the one at the moot last year meant we had to play it by ear with the instructions on the net:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangi
http://www.shelfordfeast.co.uk/hangi.html
http://www.maorifood.com/hangi.htm
Dig the hole, bigger than the basket.
Laying the fire.
Stones and rocks interlaced in the fire.
Fire lit.
It needs regular stocking with firewood....
...and gives out loads of heat after burning for 3 hours.
Most of the ashes removed to leave just the white hot stones. Leg of lamb and chicken thighs in one pillow case. Sweet potato, carrots, parsnips, swede, butternut squash, potatoes and garlic in another. All in a basket and buried. Nearly forgot - pudding went in too - cored apples stuffed with a mixture of sultanas, raisins, mixed spice, ginger and brown sugar)
Four hours later, dig it up...
...and open it out.
We need smell-o-vsion! Meat very tender and moist, falling off the bone.
The veggies.
Playing with a long exposure at the end of the night.
All in all, a good weekend. Now for our next project....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangi
http://www.shelfordfeast.co.uk/hangi.html
http://www.maorifood.com/hangi.htm
Dig the hole, bigger than the basket.
Laying the fire.
Stones and rocks interlaced in the fire.
Fire lit.
It needs regular stocking with firewood....
...and gives out loads of heat after burning for 3 hours.
Most of the ashes removed to leave just the white hot stones. Leg of lamb and chicken thighs in one pillow case. Sweet potato, carrots, parsnips, swede, butternut squash, potatoes and garlic in another. All in a basket and buried. Nearly forgot - pudding went in too - cored apples stuffed with a mixture of sultanas, raisins, mixed spice, ginger and brown sugar)
Four hours later, dig it up...
...and open it out.
We need smell-o-vsion! Meat very tender and moist, falling off the bone.
The veggies.
Playing with a long exposure at the end of the night.
All in all, a good weekend. Now for our next project....
