Laing Recipe

 Laing is a Filipino dish composed of dried taro leaves and coconut milk. It was first introduced in the province of Bicol. This dish has been very famous — it is popular within the Philippines and also outside of the country.

Prep time:  10 mins

Cook time:  70 mins

Total time:  1 hour 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pack (3.5 oz or 100g) dried taro leaves
• 6 cups (3 cans) coconut milk
• 2 cups (1 can) coconut cream
• ½ cup shrimp paste (bagoong or balaw)
• ½ lb. pork shoulder, thinly sliced
• 5 to 7 pieces red chilies
• 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
• ½ cup sliced ginger
• 8 cloves garlic, crushed

Instructions

1. Combine the coconut milk, pork, ginger, shrimp paste, ginger, onion, and garlic in a cooking pot. Heat the pot and let it boil.
2. Once the mixture starts to boil, gently stir to mix the ingredients. Cover the pot and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Make sure to stir once in a while to prevent the ingredients from sticking at the bottom of the cooking pot.
3. Add the dried taro leaves. Do not stir. Let it stay until the leaves absorb the coconut milk. This takes about 20 to 30 minutes. you can gently push the leaves down so that it can absorb more coconut milk.
4. Once the leaves absorb the coconut milk, stir the leaves and then continue to cook for to 10 minutes.
5. Pour the coconut cream in the cooking pot. Add the red chilies. Stir. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes more.
6. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve.
7. Share and enjoy!

Source: Panlasang Pinoy