Fa'ausi - Coconut caramel smothered fa'apapa

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My Dad went through a phase where he was eating fa'ausi every morn for breakfast. No-one knew this because the human being rises at an obscene hr of the morn in addition to does function exterior or goes for a walk - or at to the lowest degree that's what nosotros persuasion he did.

One 24-hour interval , I snapped him out sitting inwards front end of the solid , spoon inwards manus , huge mug of koko samoa (like seriously , who drinks that much koko?) adjacent to an unwrapped , half-eaten parcel of fa'ausi.

"Oh , since when did y'all starting fourth dimension eating fa'ausi inwards the morning?" I asked him.

"Oi , se...The other 24-hour interval this minor fry came but about selling fa'ausi in addition to I felt miserable for him thence I bought a package. He's been coming but about always since." Dad replied.
"Since when?" I asked again.
"Oh , peradventure a calendar week now" , he admitted , with a smug , self-satisfied grin on his appear upwards , much similar a truthful cat that's but swallowed the menage unit of measurement goldfish.

See the championship flick upwards above? Behind 'Panipopos Kitchen'? The far left photograph is what my begetter was eating that morn - pumpkin fa'ausi.

One sense of savor of this , in addition to y'all powerfulness instruct ideas almost eating inwards hole-and-corner too. 

The fa'ausi sauce is thence elementary that y'all tin laissez passer notice arrive piece your fa'apapa are baking , in addition to thence move out it to cool. By the fourth dimension you've cutting upwards your fa'apapa , your fa'ausi sauce volition move laid to pour over it.

Fa'ausi (serves 4)
2 fa'apapa (coconut or pumpkin)
1 loving cup (200g) sugar
¼ cup (60ml) water
1 tin laissez passer notice (400ml) kokosnoot milk

Make certain your fa'apapa has cooled to room temperature. Then cutting into cubes (½-1 inch squares) in addition to laid aside inwards a bowl.

Put the saccharide in addition to H2O inwards a heavy-based saucepan in addition to boil over medium high oestrus , stirring occasionally , until the saccharide caramelises to a night golden brown. 

Immediately add together the kokosnoot milk , beingness careful to stand upwards dorsum a lilliputian because the sauce volition bubble upwards vigourously. Be careful non to burn downwardly your manus on the steam that rises upwards either. Once the mixture has settled , stir the sauce good until well-combined. Turn off the oestrus in addition to move out the caramel to cool. (See the puligi recipe for things that tin laissez passer notice instruct incorrect piece you're making kokosnoot caramel).

Pour the kokosnoot caramel over the fa'apapa in addition to mix good to comprehend all surfaces of the cubes. Leave for at to the lowest degree an hr (preferably longer) for the sauce to soak into the fa'apapa.

Serve every bit a dessert or snack. Keep leftovers inwards the fridge in addition to gently reheat to serve. 

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