Kilawin Puso ng Saging

Kilawin Puso ng Saging

(Vinegared Banana Blossom)

A typical banana blossom dish in the Philippines, cooked the shredded

 banana blosoom with manila clams and squid in vinegar, sotanghon

 pepper, salt and long green chilli .

Ingredients:

• 1 medium size banana heart, shredded
• 1 lbs Manila clams
• 1 cup squid
• 1 cup sotanghon, cut and soaked in water. (Glass noodle)
• 1 cup water cups water
• 1/3 cup vinegar
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1-2 long green chilli (spicy chilli optional)
• Fish sauce
• salt and pepper
• Cooking oil

Directions :

• Start by removing the first layer of your banana blossom. Cut the tail and start slicing them diagonally from the tip.
• Once you are done slicing them put them in a bowl and add about three tablespoons of  salt.  squeeze to get some of the sap out and  and drain.
• Chopped the manila clams, set aside
• Warm up the oil in a pan and start sautéing garlic, onions and tomato. 
• Add  manila clams, squid and banana blossom. Add fish sauce, salt and pepper. 
• Pour 1 cup of water, cover and let it simmer for at least twenty minutes.
• Check the tenderness of your vegetable.
• Pour the vinegar and chilli, do not stir and cook until boiling
• The last part of cooking, put the sotanghon.
• Let it simmer for another five minutes. Then serve hot.