Winged Bean (Sigarillas) with Coconut Milk

 

The Bicol province in the Philippines is well known for its cuisine using coconut milk and chili as its main ingredient. They can create a variety of menus using different vegetables such as lotus leaves, string beans, bamboo hearts, banana hearts, papaya, jackfruit, etc.

Ingredients:

    1/2 Kg Winged Bean chopped

    2 tblspns cooking oil

    1 large Onion, sliced

    1 Garlic, chopped

    1/4 Kg Pork, diced

    1/4 Kg dried Shrimp

    1 cup Coconut milk

    5 pcs. green chilies, diced

    5 pcs. red chilies

    2 slices ginger

In a deep pan or a wok, saute the onion, garlic, ginger in oil for a minute. Mix the pork and dried shrimp and cook for 5 to 8 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk and the chopped winged bean and bring to a boil. After 5 minutes, bring to a simmer and cover pan and check until the winged bean is tender. Top the dish with red peppers.

    

    

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