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Ginataang Halo Halo

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Filipino Style Recipe: ginataang halo-halo or mixed fruits in sweet coconut milk is another popular Filipino snack, appetizer or dessert that usually served in special occasion. It is consist of plantain bananas, sweet potato, taro and tapioca balls cooked in sweetened coconut milk.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 40-50 minutes
Good for 3-4 servings

Ingredients:
200 grams tapioca pearls(sago)
200 grams sweet potato(camote), peeled and cut into cubed
200 grams taro(gabi), peeled and cut into cubed
6 pieces ripe plantain bananas(saging na saba), peeled and sliced
250 grams ripe jack fruit(langka)
3 cans(400 ml) coconut milk
1 can(400 ml) coconut cream
300 grams white sugar

Glutinous Rice Balls(bilo-bilo):
1 cup glutinous rice flour(malagkit)
1/2 cup water

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, mix rice flour and water to make a dough-like consistency.
2. Get a small piece and form into small ball about 1/2 inch in diameter.
3. Repeat this step until all the dough are consumed. Set aside

Part 2
1. In a big pot, pour coconut milk and bring to boil.
2. Add tapioca pearls, sweet potatoes and taro. Simmer uncovered until the pearls are cooked.
3. Add banana, jack fruit and rice balls. Simmer until all the rice balls has floated in the surface.
4. Pour coconut milk and sugar to taste.
5. Transfer to serving bowl then serve.

Gising Gising

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Filipino Style Recipe: gising gising is an easy and simple Filipino dish. It is made up of chopped green beans cooked in shrimp paste and coconut milk. This dish is popular in Bicol region. Like bicol express, gising gising has a spicy and salty taste.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 4-5 servings

Ingredients:
500 grams green beans, sliced into small pieces
300 grams ground pork or pork meat with fat, sliced into small pieces
2 tbsp sauteed shrimp paste(bagoong alamang)
1 cup coconut cream(1st extract)
2 cups coconut milk(2nd extract)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
4-5 pieces red hot chillies(labuyo), sliced into small pieces(optional)

Part 1
1. In a saucepan, cook pork meat until color turns to light brown and start to render oil.
2. Add garlic and onion then saute until translucent.
3. Add shrimp paste and continue sauteing for a minute or until it’s cooked.
4. Pour coconut milk, simmer for 15 minutes or until reduced and thick.
5. Pour coconut cream, green beans and chopped chili, cook for 3 minutes or until tender and crisp.
6. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper then transfer to serving plate then serve.

Pineapple Prawns in Coconut Milk

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Filipino Style Recipe: Pineapple prawns in coconut milk is a quick and delicious shrimp strew. The prawns cooked in a few minutes in coconut milk, pineapple juice, turmeric and curry powder together with pineapple chunks and fried eggplants.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-25 minutes
Good for 2-3 persons

Ingredients:
12 pieces tiger prawns, head and shells intact or removed
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup pineapple chunks
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1 teaspoon green curry paste
3 bird’s eye chilis(labuyo)
1 teaspoon turmeric powder(luyang dilaw)
3 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1 eggplant, halves and sliced(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan, heat 3 tablespoons oil and fry eggplant. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a same pan, add green curry paste and turmeric powder then stir.
2. Pour coconut milk then bring to boil over low heat.
3. Add pineapple, pineapple juice, chili and prawns then cook for 3 minutes.
4. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper then add fried eggplant.
5. Remove from heat then transfer to serving plate. Serve.

Ginataang Sitaw

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Filipino Style Recipe: ginataang sitaw or sauteed string beans in coconut milk is healthy yet affordable dish. Normally the string beans(sitaw) cooked with pork in a blend of coconut milk and shrimp paste.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 3-4 servings

Ingredients:
250 grams string beans(sitaw), cut into 2 inches
150 grams pork belly, cut into small pieces
1 1/2 cup coconut milk
1 onion, chopped
2 gloves garlic, minced
1 thumb-sized ginger, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons sauteed shrimp paste(I used Dizon Farm Shrimp Paste)
salt and pepper to taste

2 pieces green chili(siling haba), chopped(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a saucepan, cook pork meat until color turns to light brown and start to render oil.
2. Saute garlic, onion and ginger until translucent.
3. Add shrimp paste and continue sauteing until it’s cooked.
4. Pour coconut milk then bring to boil. Add water if necessary.
5. Season with salt and pepper according to taste then add chili and string beans.
6. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until tender then transfer to serving plate and serve immediately.

Ginataang Langka

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Filipino Style Recipe: ginataang langka or jackfruit in coconut milk is another easy yet healthy food. Normally the jackfruit sliced and boiled. Then cooked with coconut milk together with shrimps or salted dried fish, season with salt and pepper.

Estimated time of preparation: 20 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 30-40 minutes

Good for 5 persons

Ingredients:
6 cups unripe jackfruit(langka), sliced
1 cup coconut cream(first extract)
2 cups coconut milk(second extract)
5 cloves garlic, crushed
1 large onion, chopped
1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced thinly
3 pieces green chili(siling haba)
200 grams medium shrimp or shredded salted dried fish(daing)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
1. In a saucepan, heat oil and saute onion, garlic and ginger.
2. Add langka, stir and saute for a few minutes.
3. Pour coconut milk(second extract), simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
4. When the sauce is almost absorb, pour coconut cream(first extract) and season with salt and pepper.
5. Cook for another 10 minutes or until langka is tender. Stir occasionally to avoid curdling.
6. Add fried fish and green chili, simmer until sauce is thickens and oily.
7. Transfer to serving bowl then serve.

Ginataang Labong

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Filipino Style Recipe: ginataang labong or bamboo shoots in coconut milk is another easy yet healthy food. Normally the bamboo shoots sliced and boiled. Then cooked with coconut milk together with shrimps and vegetable leaves.

Estimated time of preparation: 20-30 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20 minutes

Good for 5 persons

Ingredients:
250 grams bamboo shoots(labong),sliced
2 cups coconut milk
250 grams medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced thinkly
salt and pepper to taste

1 bundle chili leaves or jute leaves(saluyot)(optional)
3 pieces green chili(siling haba), chopped(optional)
1 small can tomato sardines(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, pour water and add bamboo shoots, uncover and bring to boil for 20-30 minutes or until soften. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic, onion and ginger.
2. Pour coconut milk and bring to boil over low heat. Stir constantly.
2. Add cooked bamboo shoots, cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until tender.
3. Add shrimp and simmer for 2 minutes.
3. Season with salt and pepper. Add chopped chili and vegetables.
4. Simmer for another minute or until thicken, turn off the heat. Serve hot.

Tips:
1. Cooked bamboo shoots can be purchased at some market or grocery, skip Part 1.

Crabs in Coconut Milk

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Filipino Style Recipe: Crabs in coconut milk or ginataang alimango or alimasag is another simple yet tasty and nutritious seafood dish, basically crabs simmered in coconut milk then season with salt and pepper.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
5-6 pieces crabs, halves
2 cans(400 ml) coconut milk
5 cloves garlic, crushed
1 thumb-sized ginger,pounded
1 onion, chopped
2-3 pieces green chili(siling haba)
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 squash(kalabasa), peeled and cut into cubes(optional)
1 bundle string beans(sitaw), cut in 3 inches long(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a saucepan, heat oil and saute ginger, garlic and onion.
2. Add crabs, water, salt and pepper. Bring to boil for 5 minutes or until water is almost absorb.
3. Pour coconut milk, cover and simmer for another 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
4. Add the green chili, squash and string beans. Simmer over low heat until vegetables are tender but not overcooked.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
6. Simmer until sauce is thicken. Serve hot.

Ginataang Papaya

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Filipino Style Recipe: ginataang papaya or papaya with coconut milk is normally the green papaya cooked with coconut milk and shredded dried salted fish.

Estimated time preparation and cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
1 medium-sized papaya, cut into serving pieces
2 cups coconut milk
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 thumb-sized ginger, thinly sliced
1 piece dried salted fish(daing or tinapa), shredded
fish sauce or salt and pepper to taste
1 piece chili finger(siling labuyo), chopped(optional)
1 bunch malunggay leaves(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic, onions and ginger.
2. Pour coconut milk and bring to boil.
3. Add papaya, fish sauce and pepper and simmer on low heat until half-cooked.
4. Add dried salted fish, chili finger and simmer until papaya is soft.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste. Add malunggay leaves and simmer for 1 minute.
6. Remove from heat and serve with steamed rice.

Chicken Adobo with Coconut Milk

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Filipino Style Recipe: chicken adobo with coconut milk or adobong manok sa gata is a popular dish in Bicol Region. Normally the chicken sauteed and cooked with vinegar and coconut milk.

Estimated time preparation and cooking: 40-50 minutes
Good for 5-6 persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo chicken, cut in serving pieces
3 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 onion, chopped
1 thumb-sized ginger, julienned
1 tablespoon peppercorns
2 bay leaves
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 cups coconut milk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
salt to taste

1 chicken broth cubes(optional)
2 pieces chili finger(siling labuyo)(optional)
6 stalks lemon grass, pounded(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a stock pot, add chicken and lemon grass. Bring to boil until chicken is tender.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute ginger, garlic and onion.
2. Add chicken pieces then pour vinegar. Simmer for 1 minute.
3. Add peppercorns and bay leaves.
4. Pour 1 cup of coconut milk, chili finger and chicken broth cubes.
5. Simmer until the coconut milk is half absorbed. Stir occasionally.
6. Pour another cup of coconut milk and bring to boil until thickens.
7. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
8. Serve hot with rice.

Notes:
1. You may also add chayote or green papaya if desired.

Ginataang Manok Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: ginataang manok or chicken in coconut milk is another simple and easy Filipino dish. It is usually the chicken sauteed and cooked in a combination of coconut milk, vegetables and seasoning. This is similar to ginataang tilapia and chicken curry but we don’t used curry powder in this recipe.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 4-6 servings

Ingredients:
1 kilo chicken, cut into serving pieces
1 can(12-ounce) coconut milk
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 large onion, sliced
2 tbsp ginger, sliced thinly
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste
2 pcs large hot chili peppers, sliced(optional)
a bunch of pechay(bok choy)(optional)
1 pieces chayote squash(sayote) or green papaya, cut into small pieces(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In  a pot, heat oil and saute garlic, onion and ginger.
2. Add chicken and continue sauteing for 3 minutes or until color turns to light brown.

Part 2
1. Pour coconut milk, simmer for 10 minutes or until the chicken is tender. Add water if necessary. Stir occasionally.
2. Add in chayote or papaya. Continue simmering for another 4 minutes.
3. Pour in the vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Bring to boil.
4. Add bok choy and simmer for another minute or until the milk is creamy and oil.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
6. Remove from heat. Serve hot. Enjoy!