Prepare the food traditionally. There are many recipes around the Pacific that are ideal.
Start a fire and, as the fire takes hold, load with coconut shells/husks and cut firewood. Allow the fire to get well established and add lava rocks or in the case Niue (no lava rocks on Niue) use old or dense coral and enhance with car parts or other iron free from any coatings or galvanising.
Once the wood has all burned down to embers and hot coals, remove the rocks and car parts and layer the food on the hot coals starting with the Pork and Chicken and ending with the fish and crabs. Pile the hot rocks and car parts evenly on top to form a mound – try to make sure this is even and all surfaces are covered. Cover in banana leaves – enough to seal and then use wet newspaper to seal completely and mats, etc can be added for extra insulation.
Depending on the contents (amount and type), the umu should be left to cook for 40mins to an hour and a half.
