Page 11 - Hawaii Island MidWeek - July 14, 2021

TIackling A Maui Special
kaika Blackburn is a throughout Hawai‘i. This DRY MIN homegrown Maui boy, season, we bring the Cook-
who played football for ing Hawaiian Style kitchen Ingredients:
JULY 14, 2021
HAWAI‘I ISLAND MIDWEEK 11
University of Hawai‘i at Mā- to the beautiful Valley Isle • 1 bag Iwamoto undried
noa and currently performs with the award-winning Ha- waiian group Nā Hoa.
— courtesy of Maui County Farm Bureau — to showcase many of the island’s talents.
saimin noodles
• 1 bunch green onions • 1/2 pound char siu
• 1/4 cup Aloha shoyu
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil • dash black pepper
• 1 egg, scrambled
• 1/2 block kamaboko
Directions:
Cut char siu, green onions and kamaboko.
Place char siu in pan and turn to medium heat.
Place noodles in boiling water for 3 minutes, or until noodles float. Drain water.
In a bowl, mix Aloha shoyu, oil and pepper. Add mixture to noodles.
Plate noodles and garnish with egg, onions, kamaboko and char siu.
Serves 4-6.
In 2013, Ikaika released a solo album, and you can still find him playing various gigs
We know Ikaika for his athleticism and singing, and this week we’ ll discover his cooking side as he shares his Maui special Dry Min recipe.
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You can watch episodes of “Cooking Hawaiian Style,” this season presented by Maui County Farm Bureau, on OC16 channels 10 and 1012, as well as nationwide via LifeStyle Network, FNX Network, Roku and Hawaiian Airlines in-flight entertainment. “Cooking Ha- waiian Style” now airs in more than 43 million homes around the world. Get this free recipe and thousands of other deli- cious ones online at cooking- hawaiianstyle.com.
(Inset) RYAN SAKAMOTO PHOTO
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