Luau Birthday Party Recipe Ideas
Now that the Luau birthday party for kids has come to an end, time has come to prepare the party for adults as you don't want such an entertaining party to end at 5 in the afternoon.
The best way to keep the party going is to dedicate this part to the family or close friends, most adults, with their kids, of course.
Therefore, before dear hubby prepares the barbecue, he'll lend a hand to set up the Luau mood to the backyard with addition of a table dressed in an admirable Luau tablecloth made out of Hawaiian grass. The ideal way to bring the Hawaiian spirit to the table is to add a tabletop tiki hut upon it. Whenever the sun sets late at night in your area, a tiki hut
upon your table will help protect food.
Since you surely used all paper cups that were included in your Luau party package, you are going to have to serve drinks in other recipients. For a Luau party there's no best drink container than a coconut cup with straw decorated with a lovely hibiscus flower. Bring more of the Luau spirit to the party by giving your guests a grass skirt
.
Make sure that you keep the drinks in an appropriate cooler as alcoholic beverage don't support heat and that you protect food with covers
from insect attacks.
Obviously, you can reuse the CDs you played during the Luau birthday party for the children.
Welcome your Guests in Hawaiian
Basic Hawaiian Words to Use at the Party
When throwing a Luau birthday party for kids or adults, you want your guests enter the Hawaiian atmosphere right away. Therefore, I suggest to learn some Hawaiian words so that you can not only welcome your guests in Hawaiian but also present the dishes you're going to serve in Hawaiian. Oh my, all guests will be agreeably surprised!
Few basic Hawaiian words:
- Greetings! Hello! Good-by! Farewell --> Aloha
- Thank you --> Mahalo
- I appreciate your coming to my party --> Mahalo au i kau hele 'ana mai i ku'u pa'ina
Photo: Learn Hawaiian at Home
Luau Birthday Party Recipe Ideas
Mai Tai Recipe
No Luau birthday party dinner without a Mai Tai cocktail
How to make a Mai Tai - ingredients:
- 50 cl (2 cups) dark rum
- 50 cl (2 cups) rum
- 25 cl (1 cup) orange curacao or Cointreau
- 25 cl (1 cup) sugar cane syrup
- 25 cl (1 cup) orgeat or almond syrup
- Lime juice (10 limes)
- 1/2 gallon fresh orange juice
Directions for making Mai Tai:
Use a large jar to prepare the cocktail. Pour rum, Curacao or Cointreau, both syrups and lime juice in it, shake and add orange juice. Serve with crushed ice.
Photo: Hawaiian Tropical Cocktails
Mai Tai for Kids Recipe
How to make a Mai Tai for kids - ingredients:
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) grenadine
- 2 L (1/2 gallon) fresh orange or grapefruit juice
Directions for making Mai Tai for kids:
Pour both juice and grenadine in a large jar and serve fresh along with kabobs made out of diced fruits like pineapple, cherries, mango, etc.
Hawaiian Avocado Salad Recipe
Avocados are an ideal way to entertain your guests when hosting a Luau birthday party dinner. Summer is a hot season and chances are your guests will definitely appreciate such refreshing salad.
How to make Hawaiian avocado salad - ingredients:
- 4 cups spinash
- 1 fresh chopped papaya
- 1 fresh chopped avocado
- 2 chopped oranges
- 1 md chopped red onion
- 250 g (1 cup) diced ham
Directions for making Hawaiian avocado salad:
Pour all ingredients in a large bowl, mix all together and season with a vinaigrette made out of pineapple and lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.
Photo: Alan Wong's New Wave Luau: Recipes from Honolulu's Award-Winning Chef
Hawaiian Coconut Shrimps Recipe
Seafood is always a great way to entertain your guests. I suggest to us this coconut shrimp recipe
How to make Hawaiian coconut shrimps - ingredients:
- 800 g (3 cups) cooked and peeled shrimps
- 100 g (1/3 cup) bread crumbs
- 150 g (1/2 cup) grated coconut
Ingredients to make the dough:
- 125 g (1/2 cup) flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 15 cl (1 pint) beer
- 4 teaspoons milk
- 1 egg
- salt
Directions for making Hawaiian coconut shrimps:
Mix flour, salt and cayenne pepper in a bowl. In another bowl, beat beer, milk and egg. Pour this mixture into the first bowl. Dough is now ready. In two other bowls, pour bread crumbs and coconut. Next pour shrimps in dough, mix so that dough sticks to the shrimps. Then pour the shrimps into bread crumbs and into grated coconut. Fry for 5 minutes. Keep warm before serving.
Photo: Seafoodxpress-Shelled Jumbo Shrimp, 2lbs
Hawaiian Pineapple Pork Recipe
When hosting a Luau birthday party dinner for a large amount of guests, hot dishes aren't always the best idea but this one is excellent for a sit down dinner whether in the backyard or indoors.
How to make Hawaiian pineapple pork - ingredients:
- 700 g (2 1/2 cups) diced pork (filet mignon)
- 1 diced fresh pineapple
- 2 chopped onions
- 1 chopped clove garlic
- 3 md onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon rum
- 1/2 lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspooon powdered chicken broth
- 30 g (1 ounce) butter
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspooon powdered chicken broth
Directions for making Hawaiian pineapple pork:
In a large pan, warm butter and oil. When hot, pour pork filets cook. Remove from the pan and pour chopped onions and garlic. Once cooked, remove and replace with diced pineapple. When pineapple is cooked, pour pork, onions, garlic into the pan and add rum. Fire. Add lemon juice and 1 teaspoon chicken broth, salt and pepper to taste. Cover and slowly cook for 20-25 minutes. Serve hot.
Hawaiian Crab Salad Recipe
Hosting a Luau birthday party dinner, whether buffet or sit down dinner, implies to eat seafood. Here is a quick, easy and tasteful Hawaiian crab salad recipe
How to make Hawaiian crab salad - ingredients:
- 6 boiled and diced potatoes
- 4 diced hard-cooked eggs
- 150 g (6 ounces) fresh crab flesh or 1 can crab meat
- 250 g (1 cup) diced fresh or canned pineapple
- 1 grated carrot
- Low fat mayonnaise to taste
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions for making Hawaiian crab salad:
In a large bowl pour cold diced potatoes, diced eggs, crab flesh and grated carrot. Add mayonnaise, salt and pepper to taste and slowly mix the preparation. You can add shrimps if you like or any other boiled or grilled seafood you like if you want.
Photo: Crown Prince Natural Fancy White-Lump Crab Meat, 6-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)
Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs Recipe
One of the most popular Hawaiian style recipe is the chicken kabobs with pineapple
How to make Hawaiian chicken kabobs
Ingredients for marinade:
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rum
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 chopped cloves garlic
- ginger powder or sliced fresh ginger to taste
Ingredients for making chicken kabobs:
- 4 diced chicken breasts
- 1 can diced pineapple
- skewers
Directions for making Hawaiian chicken kabobs:
Mix soy sauce, sugar, rum, sesame oil, ginger and garlic powder in a bowl, add diced chicken and pineapple in the mixture, place in the fridge for a while. Before the dinner party begins, thread chicken and pineapple diced onto skewers; make sure to alternate 1 dice chicken with 1 dice pineapple. Add onions if you like. Grill until completely cooked.
Hawaiian Pineapple Salad Recipe
Salads are always successful during summer season, and excellent dish when you host a big party. Therefore a fresh Hawaiian salad with pineapple dices
How to make Hawaiian pineapple salad - ingredients:
- 250 g (1 cup) diced grilled chicken
- 250 g (1 cup) diced pineapple (prefer to use fresh pineapple but canned is good too)
- 1 chopped lettuce
- 125 g (1/2 cup) macadamia nuts (chopped and grilled)
- 3 md onions, chopped
- 50 g (1/4 cup) grated coconut
Directions for making Hawaiian Pineapple salad:
Pour all ingredients in a large bowl and mix all together; season with vinaigrette made out of pineapple juice, vinegar or lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Photo: Fresh Tropical Gold Hawaiian Pineapples (Case)
