• Description

Vernacular Names: lara

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: shoots

Habitat: homegarden

Dishes:side dish, decoration

Ginataang Balinghoy

(Cassava Shoots in Coconut Cream)
Brgy. Lalaguna, Lopez, Quezon

Ingredients

• 3-4 cups cassava shoots or talbos ng Balinghoy (Manihot esculenta)
• 1 thumb ginger or luya, crushed
• 1 pc medium bulb onion or sibuyas, chopped
• 4-5 cloves garlic or bawang, crushed
• 1 stalk lemongrass or tanglad, crushed or scored
• coconut cream or gata from 1 large mature coconut, 1st (thick) and 2nd (thin) extractions separated
• peppercorns or paminta, crushed or powder
• chilies or sili
• Salt/seasoning

Procedure

1. Chop cassava shoots finely and put in a pot with thin coconut cream.
2. Add garlic, onions, garlic, lemongrass, peppercorns and chilies.
3. Season and boil until liquid is reduced.
4. Add thick coconut cream and cook until fat is rendered.