Filipino Recipes – Guinataang Puso ng Saging Recipe – Pinoy Food
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Guinataang Puso ng Saging or banana blossom cooked in coconut milk is a popular dish known all over the Philippines. Being one of the most common tropical plants, banana is found anywhere you go in the country. And since the bud of the banana blossom will no longer be used after the banana fruits are harvested, Filipinos have looked for several ways to put the banana blossom into good use and several delicious recipes can be prepared out of it.
Of the wide range of banana blossom recipes that one can choose from, I find it best cooked with coconut milk. The fact is: I love anything that is cooked with coconut milk. It is one of the ingredients that never fail to fascinate my taste buds. You can try this recipe for yourself and you will know what I mean.
Ingredients:
- 2 banana blossoms
- 1 cup pure coconut milk
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- ¼ cup sliced tomatoes
- ¼ cup sliced onions
- 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- salt and pepper (to taste)
Cooking Instructions:
- Remove the tough covering of the blossoms. Slice thin crosswise. Add 2 tablespoons coarse salt and squeeze off bitter juice. Rinse with water and squeeze dry. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a skillet and sauté garlic until light brown. Add the onion and tomatoes. Cook for 3 minutes. Add vinegar and banana blossom and bring to a boil. Don’t stir. Simmer for another 3 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste and stir. Continue cooking until banana blossom is tender. Add pure coconut milk and turn off the heat.
- Serve and enjoy with plain white rice.
