Spring 2021 ʻUlu Recipe Contest Winners!
Chef Hui & XO Restaurant present
We are excited to announce the results of our Spring 2021 ʻUlu Recipe Contest!
Congratulations to our grand prize winner Erin Foley from Oʻahu, who receives a $100 gift card to Restaurant XO. Mahalo to our featured judges Farmer Andrew Trump and Chef Harrison Ines for reviewing all of the submissions and recreating the winning recipes for judging.
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1st Place — Winner
ʻUlu (Breadfruit) Angel Food Cake
by Erin Foley, Oʻahu
Erin did a fabulous job making this gluten-free, 100% ʻulu breadfruit flour angel food cake. It is a perfect light dessert — slightly less sweet than typical angel food cakes, which lets the flavor of the ʻulu come through. The recipe uses egg whites as a binder, adding protein for a tasty and healthy dessert.
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2nd Place
Bacon Wrapped ʻUlu Poppers
by Daniel Swift, Oʻahu
Daniel creatively uses mature (not sweet) or ripe (sweet) ʻulu in an incredible pupu you can enjoy at a casual barbeque or formal dinner. Steamed breadfruit chunks are wrapped in bacon, which adds a savory crispiness and seals in the moisture of the ʻulu. The pops are garnished with sour cream, sriracha, and green onion — literally a pop of flavor.
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3rd Place
Mofongo de Pana (ʻUlu)
by Chad Bunish, Hawaiʻi Island
Chad's recipe is a Caribbean dish typically made from green plantain and chicharrón, but here it uses breadfruit and pork belly. It is served with caldo (broth) made from beef bones, onion, garlic, salt, oregano, cilantro, and recao (culantro). The pork belly is simmered in herbs then fried; the ʻulu is steamed then fried. Both are mashed in a mortar and pestle to form the mofongo, plated with caldo and garnished with cilantro and chicharrón.
Past Contest Winners & Finalists
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2020 Contest Winner
Kimo's Politically UNcorrect Carne Asada ʻUlu Fries
by Bill DeBoe, Hawaiʻi Island
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Fall 2020
ʻUlu Recipe Contest Winners Announcement
Hosted by Chef Dan at Magic's Beach Grill
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A BIG MAHALO to all of the participants! It was a tough decision, as so many incredible recipes were sent in. Mahalo Chef Hui for the support with this year's Spring ʻUlu Recipe Contest.
The next recipe contest will take place in Fall 2021 — details to be announced!
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