GINATAAN DESSERT

Ginataan

Ginataan is a sweet, mixture of fruits and root crops. This is healthy sweet are one of the dessert or snack specialty of northern Philippines,cook in a coconut cream or milk. Try It!

Ingredients :

* 6 saba bananas
* 4 yellow kamote (sweet potatoes)
* 5-6 gabi (taro)
* 1 c. of small dried sago (tapioca balls)
* 4 c. of coconut milk
* 3/4 to 1 c. of white sugar
* 1/2 tsp. of salt
* a pinch of anise seeds (optional)

Procedure:

1). Peel the bananas, kamote and gabi. Cut into chunks (11/2” to 2″ chunks would be ideal).

2). Boil about 3 cups of water in a saucepan. Add the gabi.

3). Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4). Add the kamote and sago. Simmer for another five minutes before adding the saba bananas and the bilo-bilo.

5). Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring every few minutes.

6). Add the sugar and salt. Stir well to dissolve the sugar. Stir in the sugar and anise seeds, if using.

7). Pour in the coconut milk and cook over low heat, uncovered, for another five minutes or until everything is tender but not mushy, stirring often to avoid sticking.

8). Cool for a few minutes before serving.

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Ginataang Bilo-Bilo

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 plantain banana, peeled and cut into small pieces
• 300 g sweet potato, peeled and cut into small pieces
• 300 g ube (purple yam), peeled and cut into small pieces
• 100 gm fresh jack fruit, sliced into thick pieces
• 4 cups coconut milk
• 2 cups coconut cream
• 1 3/4 cups light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup cooked tiny sago (tapioca pearls)
• 2 pandan leaves
• 1 cup glutinous rice flour
• 1/2 cup water

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. For “bilo-bilo” mix the glutinous rice flour and water in a mixing bowl. mix well until you reach a dough-like consistency.
2. With your hands, shape the mixture into small balls. Repeat until you have used up all of the dough. Set aside.
3. In a big pot, bring coconut milk and pandan leaves to boil.
4. Add in the sugar and stir to dissolve.
5. Add the purple yam, and sweet potato and simmer for 3 minutes.
6. Add banana, jack fruit cooked sago, “bilo-bilo” and coconut cream. Simmer for another 4 minutes or until the purple yam and sweet potato are almost cooked and bilo-bilo float.
7. Serve hot.