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Kulinarya Cooking Club: Ginataan

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Ingredients
  

  • 4 CUPS FRESH THIN COCONUT MILK OR 2 CANS OF COCONUT MILK DILUTED WITH ENOUGH WATER TO MAKE 4 CUPS
  • 3/4 -1 CUP SUGAR YOU CAN USE WHITE, BROWN OR MUSCOVADO SUGAR
  • SABA BANANA DICED
  • SWEET POTATO DICED
  • LANGKA STRIPS JACKFRUIT
  • TAPIOCA BALLS PRE-COOKED ( I LIKE TO USE BABY TAPIOCA BALLS)
  • PANDAN ESSENCE OR PANDAN LEAVES OPTIONAL
  • GLUTINOUS RICE FLOUR
  • 1/2 CUP THICK COCONUT MILK OR COCONUT CREAM

Instructions
 

  • COOK TAPIOCA BALLS ( SAGO) IN BOILING WATER.
  • ADD ENOUGH WATER TO GLUTINOUS RICE FLOUR TO MAKE A DOUGH, IT SHOULDN’T BE TOO WET OR TOO DRY, KNEAD A LITTLE THEN FORM IN HALF-INCH BALLS, COVER AND SET ASIDE.
  • PUT THIN COCONUT MILK AND SUGAR IN A 2-QUART POT/SAUCEPAN, STIR UNTIL SUGAR IS MELTED. BRING TO A BOIL OVER MDIUM-HIGH HEAT. ADD SWEET POTATO FRIST, COOK FOR A MINUTE THEN ADD SABA BANANA AND LANGKA STRIPS. SIMMER UNTIL BANANA IS COOKED THEN ADD THE TAPIOCA BALLS AND GLUTINOUS RICE BALLS. COVER AND LET SIMMER; ADD IN PANDAN ESSENCE IF USING; WHEN THE DOUGH BALLS FLOATS TO THE TOP, IT’S COOKED, ADD THE COCONUT CREAM AND JUST HEAT THROUGH, THAT’S IT! I TOLD YOU, IT’S EASY! 🙂
  • BE CAREFUL..IT CAN BE VERY HOT ESPECIALLY THE DOUGH BALLS OR BILO-BILO..LET COOL TO ROOM TEMPERATURE .BEFORE SERVING
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