Pinangat
Pinangat is a filipino dish which originated in Bicol region, the land of chilies, coconut and gabi. Although more popularly for Manilenos this is called Laing. Pinangat is a nice blend of gabi leaves tied with coconut leaves and simmered in coconut cream. Try this bicol version and you will love this!
Ingredients:
about 7 to 10 fresh gabi leaves (depending on the number of your guests count 1 to 2 leaves per person)
*never wash your leaves just wipe them to clean them
about one kilo of sliced gabi leaves, stalks and gabi root
about half a kilo of ground pork
1 tablesoon of bagoong (shrimp paste)
1 big onion chopped
2 cloves of garlic pounded
some chilies
1 cup of coconut milk
half a cup of coconut cream (kakang gata)
Procedure:
In a bowl mix well your ground pork, bagoong, chopped onion, garlic, chilies and sliced gabi leaves, stalks and gabi. Pour a quarter of your coconut milk. Get one leaf and put about 2 to 3 tablespoons of your mixture in the middle of the leaf. Close the leaf outwards going inwards to be able to come up with a small package like. Tie them with coconut leaves or simply kitchen threads we use for cooking (tying chicken legs when roasting chicken, etc). Put in a deep casserole your small gabi packages. Pour your coconut milk and let it simmer slowly over medium fire. Add your coconut cream and let it continue simmering. It is done when you sauce becomes thick and coconut oil starts to come out.
July 1st, 2009 at 9:30 am
Hello there! I love Laing (pinangat) and surely I will try your recipe someday. I just want to ask if the taro leaves needs no other preparation like getting it sun-dried? Because I was told before that preparing Laing is quite tedious specially preparing the Taro Leaves. Please advise.
February 26th, 2010 at 12:29 am
i’m here in canda now. tho its hard to find the ingredients here especially the taro leaves still i was able to make it…..everybody who tasted it….says….HUMMMMMMMMMMM….isa pa nga!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 6:41 pm
wow sarap po tlga…i love this website…
June 24th, 2010 at 7:50 am
hello there i really appreciate your recipes especially laing im excited to go home to cook it for my family…keep up the good job
July 16th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
Arent you supposed to dry the leaves first?… my mom says it will be itchy when you eat it when you dont dry the leaves….. the ercipe sounds delicious, cant wait to try it
October 2nd, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Bakit nakahalo na yung giniling na baboy dun sa leaves?hindi po ba ginigisa muna?
December 22nd, 2010 at 7:13 am
Laing Pinangat by the ABULENCIA’S of Iriga, Albay. One of the best Laing Na Pinangat i have ever tasted. I want to go there to see how it is done. Almost like yours, but minus the stalks.
January 16th, 2011 at 4:39 am
When i was a kid and live in QC, we had a neighbor whose surname is ABULENCIA. Theu are from BICOL and use to sell “pinangat na laing” in the neighborhood. It was so delicious.
August 14th, 2011 at 11:36 am
i love pinangat so much since my grang parents are from bicol……