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Ginataang Sigarilyas

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Filipino Style Recipe: ginataang sigarilyas or winged beans in coconut milk recipe  is another  simple yet tasty and nutritious vegetable dish, basically it’s a winged beans simmered in coconut milk. Add with pork or shrimp make the recipe more delicious. This is another mouth-watering vegetable dish that is truly enjoyed by most Filipinos.

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

Ingredients:
300 grams pork belly, cut into small cubes or strips
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 medium onion, sliced thinly
1 bunch winged beans(sigarilyas), sliced diagonally and ends discarded
1/2 cup coconut cream
1/2 cup of water
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup dried shrimp(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan, heat oil and fry pork until color turns to light brown.
2. In a same pan, saute onion and garlic. Season with fish sauce then mix well.
3. Add dried shrimp and cook for a minute.
4. Pour in coconut cream and bring to a boil.
5. Add winged beans and cook until vegetables are tender but not overcooked.
6. Add water if necessary. Adjust seasoning according to taste. Remove from heat.
7. Serve and enjoy.

Notes:
1. You may also add long beans(sitaw) and red chili if desired.

Beef Adobo with Coconut Milk

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Filipino Style Recipe: beef adobo with coconut milk recipe(adobong baka sa gata) is normally the beef marinade. Then sauteed and cooked in a blend of soy sauce, vinegar, salt, pepper and coconut milk.

Estimated time of preparation: 2 hours and 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Good for 4 servings

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo beef, cut into cubes
1 can coconut milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
3/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon whole peppercorns
1 tablespoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste

1 piece red chili(siling labuyo)(optional)
2 pieces bay leaves(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a large pot, combine beef, vinegar, garlic, soy sauce, peppercorns, ground pepper and sugar.
2. Marinate for 2 hours.

Part 2
1. Bring to boil for an hour or until the beef is tender. Add water if needed.

Part 3
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute the garlic from beef mixture.
2. Add beef meat and cook until browned on all sides.
3. Add coconut milk, red chili and sauce. Bring to boil.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
4. Simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Serve with steamed rice.

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

Ginataang Hito

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Filipino style recipe: Ginataang hito or catfish in coconut cream recipe is another simple and easy recipe. Usually the catfish cooked in coconut milk, vinegar and other seasonings for 10 minutes.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 10 minutes
Good for 4 servings

Ingredients:
1 whole catfish(hito), cleaned and cut into 2 inches
3/4 cup coconut vinegar
3 tsps. annatto powder(achuete),(optional)
1 can coconut milk(gata)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons fish sauce(patis)
3 pieces bay leaves(laurel)
4 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
2 red onions, chopped
3 tablespoos ginger, chopped
1 tablespoon black pepper corns
salt and pepper to taste
1 stalk fresh spring onions, chopped(optional)
3 pieces red hot chili peppers(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a large pot, arrange garlic, onions and ginger at the bottom.
2. Arrange sliced catfish then pour vinegar, coconut milk, olive oil and fish sauce.
3. Sprinkle annatto powder, pepper corns and add bay leaves.

Part 2
1. Cook in medium heat until sauce thickens. Carefully turn each side of fish after the sauce started boiling.
2. Season salt and pepper to taste then add hot chili peppers when it is about to finish cooking.
3. Transfer in serving plate and garnish with spring onions.
4. Serve hot with rice. Enjoy

Ginataang Monggo Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: ginataang monggo recipe is another sweet rice porridge popular among Filipinos. It is mainly made up of sticky rice and roasted mung beans boiled with coconut milk with sugar.

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

Ingredients:
1/2 cup sticky rice(malagkit), washed
1/4 cup mung beans(monggo)
1 cup water
1 can coconut milk
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup corn kernels(optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, toast monggo until roasted and brown.
2. Crushed the monggo using a rolling pin or bottle. Set aside.
3. In a casserole mix the rice, roasted monggo, water and coconut milk.
4. Cook in a low heat until the coconut milk is almost absorbed. Stir occasionally.
5. Add sugar, corn kernels and vanilla extract and stir well. Remove from heat.
6. Transfer to serving bowl and serve hot!

Shrimp in Tomatoes and Coconut Milk

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Filipino Style Recipe: Shrimp in Tomatoes and Coconut Milk recipe is a quick shrimp stew. It usually consists of shrimp cooked in tomatoes and coconut milk.

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

Ingredients:
500 grams jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 can(400ml) coconut milk
2 large tomatoes, diced
1 red bell pepper, sliced thinly
1 white onions, sliced thinly
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon lime juice
salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup parsley(optional)
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pot, heat olive oil then saute red bell pepper until soft.
2. Add garlic, onions, red pepper flakes and parsley. Continue sauteing for a minute.
3. Add tomatoes, coconut milk, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes in low heat.
4. Add shrimp and cook for another 3 minutes then add lime juice.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste and continue cooking until sauce is thicken.
6. Transfer to serving bowl and top with remaining parsley. Serve and enjoy!

Tips:
1. You may also add curry powder to add more taste.

Taro Coconut Milk with Tapioca Pearls

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Filipino Style Recipe: taro coconut milk with tapioca pearls is a dessert. It is usually taro cooked to coconut milk until tender and then add sugar and salt to taste. Lastly, add tapioca pearls.

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

Ingredients:
500 grams taro, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 cup tapioca pearls
2 cans(400ml each) coconut milk
1/2 cup sugar
salt

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl with water, soak tapioca pearls for 3 hours.
2. In a pot, boil water on medium heat then add tapioca pearls. Cook for 10-20 minutes.
3. Stir constantly and make sure they don’t stick together. The pearls should turn clear when they’re cooked.
4. Drain tapioca pearls and transfer to a bowl of cold water.

Part 2
1. In a pot, bring coconut milk to boil.
2. Add sugar and salt to taste.
3. Add taro, cook for about 30 minutes or until becomes soft.
4. Lastly, drain and add tapioca pearls.
5. Serve hot or cold.

Biko Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: Biko recipe is a Filipino sweet rice delicacy that’s traditionally served on every occasion specially during New Year’s Eve. It consist of sticky rice(malagkit), coconut milk(gata) and brown sugar.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 70-80 minutes
Good for 8-10 servings

Ingredients:
2 cups sticky rice(malagkit)
4 cups coconut milk(gata)
2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups water

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a cooking pot, boil sticky rice and water and cook until the rice is done and almost dry. Set aside.
Part 2
1. In a big wok, boil the coconut milk in low heat, stir occasionally until most of the liquid evaporates and the oil separating from the milk. Continue stirring until brownish residues are formed. Drain the brownish residues and set aside. This will serve as toppings(latik) for biko.
Part 3
1. Then dilute brown sugar in the remaining oil, keep stirring until the texture becomes thick.
2. Add the cooked sticky rice in the mixture then mix well, continue cooking until all the liquid evaporates but do not overcook. Remove from heat.
3. Transfer the cooked biko in a serving plate then flatten the surface.
4. Spread the toppings over the surface and slice into serving pieces. Enjoy!

Ginataang Sitaw at Kalabasa Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: ginataang sitaw at kalabasa recipe or string beans and squash in coconut milk is a simple yet tasty and nutritious vegetable dish, basically it’s a combination of string beans and squash simmered in coconut milk. Add with pork or shrimp or crab make the recipe more delicious. This is another mouth-watering vegetable dish that is truly enjoyed by most Filipinos.

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

Ingredients:
1/2 squash(kalabasa), peeled and cut into cubes
1 bundle string beans(sitaw), cut in 3 inches long.
1/ 4 kilo pork diced or 1 cup shrimp meat
3 tbsp fish sauce or 1 tbsp shrimp paste
1 can coconut milk
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, chopped
2 pieces green chili(siling haba)
cooking oil
salt and pepper to taste

Ingredients:
1. In a saucepan, heat cooking oil and fry pork meat until color turns to light brown.
2. In the same pan, saute onion and garlic. Season with fish sauce then mix well.
3. Pour in coconut milk and bring to a boil.
4. Add the squash and string beans then simmer until vegetables are half-tender. Add water if necessary.
5. Add green chili then season with salt and pepper according to taste.
6. Remove from heat then serve and enjoy.

Maja Blanca Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: Maja Blanca(Maha Blanka) or coconut pudding recipe is a famous filipino dessert usually served as a snack. It is basically made from coconut milk, cornstarch and sugar. The basic maja blanca does not include corn and milk. In my recipe, I added corn kernel and condensed milk to make it more sweet and creamy.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
2 cans coconut milk
1 medium can condensed milk
1 medium can evaporated milk
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup corn starch
1/2 can sweet corn kernel
toasted grated coconut(latik) or grated peanuts

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, dissolved cornstarch in 1 cup fresh milk or water.
Part 2
2. Heat saucepan in a medium heat, pour coconut milk, sugar, condensed milk, evaporated milk and corn kernel.
3. Stir occasionally and bring to boil. Simmer for 5-8 minutes.
4. Add dissolved cornstarch, stir occasionally until the sauce thickens.
5. Remove from heat then transfer the mixture in a serving tray, use spatula to flatten the top.
6. Let it cool and refrigerate for at least an hour.
7. Garnish with toasted grated coconut.
8. Serve and enjoy!

Laing

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Filipino Style Recipe: Ginataang Laing(Taro leaves in coconut milk) is one of the local dishes in the Philippines. It is popular mostly in Bicol region, they made this dish fiery hot and absolutely delicious though it can an acquired taste to the Western palate.

The main ingredient of “laing” is dried taro leaves(dahon ng gabi) cooked with coconut milk and red chili. You can include shrimp paste with pork but some used a bits of minced daing, tinapa, shrimps or anchovy paste. If you are health and diet conscious, the plain Laing recipe alone will be the best choice for you.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 45 minutes.

Ingredients:
25 pieces taro(gabi) leaves, dried and shredded
1/2 kilo pork, diced
1/4 cup shrimp paste(bagoong alamang)
1 cup coconut milk(kakang gata),(1st extract)
2 cups coconut milk(gata),(2nd extract)
3 pieces green chili pepper(siling haba), sliced
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 onions, chopped
2 tablespoons ginger, chopped
2 tablespoons of oil
salt and sugar to taste

2-3 pieces red chili(labuyo)(optional)
1/4 kilo shrimp, boiled and peeled(optional)
1/2 teaspoon MSG(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a casserole, saute garlic, ginger and onions.
2. Then add the pork, continue sauteing until color turns to light brown.
3. Add in the taro leaves. Pour in the coconut milk(2nd extract) but do not stir. Bring to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Add green chili pepper and shrimp paste.
5. Sprinkle with salt and sugar and simmer for another 5 minutes.
6. Add the remaining coconut milk(1st extract) and continue to simmer until oil comes out.
7. Remove from heat and Serve hot.

Notes:
1. Do not stir the ingredients while cooking so that itchiness of the taro will not spread on the dish, otherwise it will cause an itching sensation in your tongue when eating this cuisine.
2. You can replace the fresh coconut with coconut milk in can or coconut powder. However, you have to remember that fresh would always give the best results.