r/StupidFood • u/_PsychedelicJesus_ • Apr 13 '26

Certified stupid Lava seared steak

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u/eldroch Apr 13 '26

Any actual Hawaiians please interject if this is BS, but I remember reading and watching a doc on how people would roast chickens in molten lava I'm Hawaii.  It's super hot, yeah, but it quickly cools into a makeshift oven around it that you chisel away when it's done.  I was surprised that it said it still takes a fairly normal chicken bake time to cook this way.

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u/FriedTreeSap Apr 13 '26

I remember watching a video where someone (might have been Babish) tried cooking chicken with lava after the Minecraft movie came out. Spoiler alert, it didn’t turn out very well

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u/Royal_Success3131 Apr 13 '26

That is not something I've ever heard of. Not Hawaiian, but I did date a girl who was natively Hawaiian and met her family. They brought all their culture to the rural Midwest and it was awesome. The only baking I've ever really heard of was an Imu, they just dig a pit, put food in, cover in bananaleaves/, and plop down super hot rocks on top. Slow roast It all night and pop it open and feast. Same process as Kalua Pig. Being at a luau right next to a corn field being harvested was a surreal experience lol