When planning luau parties, you simply must have luau party menus. A true luau offers the guests several traditional Hawaiian dishes. With recipes all over the internet and in cookbooks at your local library, making luau party menus that are a success is never hard to do.

Some of the most popular recipes found for well rounded luau party menus are:

Kalua Pig
Ingredients:

Score the pork butt chunk all over
Rub the Hawaiian salt and liquid smoke all over
Wrap it in the aluminum foil so that no steam will escape
Roast in the roasting pan in an over preheated to 450 degrees F for 1 hour. After the hour, reduce heat to 400 degrees F and cook for an additional 3 to 4 hours
Shred the butt
Add Hawaiian salt to taste
*Serves 6-8 people

Lomi Salmon
Ingredients:

Dice the tomatoes and place them in a large mixing bowl
Dice onion very fine and mix with the tomatoes
Chop green onions and mix with the tomatoes
Shred the salted salmon into small pieces and mix with the tomatoes
Cover bowl and place in the refrigerator for half an hour
After half an hour, give the lomi salmon a taste. This dish is supposed to be salty, so you may need to add more salted salmon or a bit of salt. You can experiment with the amounts of salmon, onions and tomatoes to suit your taste.
*Serves 8-10 people

Chicken Long Rice
Ingredients:

Soak long rice in water for 15 to 20 minutes
Cut into pieces about 6 to 8 inches
Cook chicken in oil, garlic, onions, soy sauce and sugar
Shred into short strips
Bring 6 cups of chicken broth to a boil
Add chicken, mushrooms, onions and water chestnuts into the broth
Add the long rice and cook for 15 to 20 minutes
Add green onions and serve warm
*Serves 12-15 people

Add some coconut and pineapple to your luau party menus and you will have a feast everyone can enjoy.

Gail Leino

Mrs. Party... Gail Leino is the internet's leading authority on selecting the best possible party supplies, using proper etiquette, living a healthy lifestyle while also teaching organizational skills and fun facts.