How to make a Hangi or Australian earth oven

The process of making a Hangi my way.

Just a note because a few people have perceived the video title as me saying a Hangi is an Australian thing, I apologize, it's a New Zealand/Islander tradition, the title is meant to be tongue in cheek as in I'm Aussie not Kiwi and so I do Australian earth ovens. Nonetheless, I have great respect for the Hangi method, the Kiwi People and their beautiful Islands. My visits there have been some of the best trips of my life!

You may notice at the end of the video that I sound a little surprised that it worked. That's because this was our third attempt after a couple of failures, so it felt good to get it right.

By the way, the meat was absolutely delicious with a hearty smoky flavour.

You can also cook the vegetables in the hangi, just put them above the meat, with the hot rocks below.

Experts tip: After digging the hole, it can help to "pre-heat" it by starting a fire in it early on, then removing as much of the embers and ash as possible. (hence the black ashes in the hole in the video)