Laing/ Taro Leaves cooked in Coconut Milk
- A bunch of Taro Leaves, washed and dried [♥you can also buy dried ones at the grocery]
- milk of three coconuts [♥ you can also used canned]
- ¼ ground pork
- 100g shrimp, washed and shelled
- 1 tbsp ginger, sliced
- 3 tbsp shrimp paste
- 1 tbsp sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
- bird’s eye chili [optional]
- Wash taro leaves, slice into bite size pieces and dry it out for a few days.
- Pour half of the coconut milk and same amount of water in a deep pan or a wok.
- Mix in the sliced ginger,ground pork, shrimp and shrimp paste
- Simmer for 20 minutes.Then add taro leaves.
- Simmer until Taro Leaves are soft and wilted. If sauce dries out before the leaves are soft just add water.
- Add the rest fo the coconut milk just before it gets cooked.
- Stir in, sugar, salt and pepper to taste.
- If you want it spicy put slices of bird’s eye chili.