Sunday 8 April 2012

Kilawin Puso ng Saging

Kilawin Puso ng Saging
(Vinegared Banana Blossom)

A typical banana blossom dish in the Philippines, cooked the shredded
 banana blosoom with manila clams and squid in vinegar, sotanghon
 pepper, salt and long green chilli .

Ingredients:
  • 1 medium size banana heart, shredded
  • 1 lbs Manila clams
  • 1 cup squid
  • 1 cup sotanghon, cut and soaked in water. (Glass noodle)
  • 1 cup water cups water
  • 1/3 cup vinegar
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 medium tomato, chopped
  • 1-2 long green chilli (spicy chilli optional)
  • Fish sauce
  • salt and pepper
  • Cooking oil

Directions :
  • Start by removing the first layer of your banana blossom. Cut the tail and start slicing them diagonally from the tip.
  • Once you are done slicing them put them in a bowl and add about three tablespoons of  salt.  squeeze to get some of the sap out and  and drain.
  • Chopped the manila clams, set aside
  • Warm up the oil in a pan and start sautéing garlic, onions and tomato. 
  • Add  manila clams, squid and banana blossom. Add fish sauce, salt and pepper. 
  • Pour 1 cup of water, cover and let it simmer for at least twenty minutes.
  • Check the tenderness of your vegetable.
  • Pour the vinegar and chilli, do not stir and cook until boiling
  • The last part of cooking, put the sotanghon.
  • Let it simmer for another five minutes. Then serve hot.

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