LAING (TARO LEAVES)

My mother-in-law has taught me to cook this one of the most favorite dish of Filipino especially in Bicol Region. It’s quite a memorable one! Awesome!

Here is how to cook....

INGREDIENTS:

20 pieces gabi leaves, dried and shredded
1/2 kilo pork belly, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 small ginger, minced
2 large onions, chopped
5 jalapeno pepper, sliced
1 cup coconut cream (kakang gata)
2 cups coconut milk (gata)
1/2 teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)
1 teaspoon salt


PROCEDURE:

1. In a casserole, mix together the gabi leaves, pork, garlic, ginger, and onions.
2. Pour in the coconut milk, bring to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes.
3. Add jalapeno, MSG, and salt to taste and simmer for another 5 minutes.
4. Add the coconut cream and until oil comes out of the cream.