Authentic Laing recipe made with the best and finest ingredients for a more special taste.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: Bicol
Servings: 10
Calories: 618kcal
Equipment
Cooking Pan (Kawali)
Ingredients
100g(3.5 oz) dried gabi (taro leaves)
¼kg(8.8 oz) pork belly or pork shoulder, thinly sliced
¼cupshrimp, peeled and thinly sliced (or whole if you prefer)
6cupscoconut milk (gata)
2cupscoconut cream (kakang gata)
1/2cupshrimp paste (bagoong)
3 to 4piecesred (labuyo) chilis, sliced
2 to 3piecesgreen (finger chilis)
1pieceonion, sliced
1/2cupginger, sliced
8clovesgarlic, crushed
Instructions
In a cooking pan, combine the coconut milk, pork, shrimp, shrimp paste, ginger, onion, and garlic.
Heat the pot over low to medium heat and let boil.
Once the mixture starts to boil, gently stir to mix the ingredients. Cover the pot and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent the ingredients from sticking on the bottom of the cooking pot.
Add-in the dried taro (gabi) leaves and green chilis. Do not stir. Let it stay for about 20 to 30 minutes until the leaves absorb the coconut milk. Gently push the leaves down so that it can absorb more coconut milk.
Once the leaves absorb the coconut milk, stir the leaves and then continue to cook for 10 minutes.
Pour-in the coconut cream into the cooking pot.
Add-in the red chilies and stir then cook until it renders fat (until you see a visible oily layer).
Remove from heat and transfer to a serving plate and enjoy!
Notes
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Special Laing Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 618Calories from Fat 558
% Daily Value*
Fat 62g95%
Saturated Fat 43.4g271%
Cholesterol 88mg29%
Sodium 1245mg54%
Potassium 620mg18%
Carbohydrates 13.4g4%
Fiber 1.4g6%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 18.2g36%
Calcium 70mg7%
Iron 10mg56%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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