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Staple: Healthy Laing Recipe

Simple and Healthy Laing Recipe

Laing Recipe

This Laing recipe is simple and hassle-free! Laing is a Filipino vegetable dish from the province of Bicol. It is considered a staple food, and it is made with dried taro leaves simmered in coconut milk and chilli. Laing is usually served with rice, but you can try puto or toasted bread too! The recipe consists of the essential Laing ingredients, so feel free to add more ingredients once you’ve mastered this dish.

Meal: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Filipino

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Yield: 5 servings


Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 5 Thai chillies
  • 1l of coconut milk
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 10 pieces of dried fish
  • 140g of dried taro leaves
  • Salt to taste

Equipment

  • 1 large pot with cover

Laing Recipe

Directions

  • Peel and chop your onion, then cut each chilli into five pieces. Set aside.
  • Next, place the coconut milk, onion, garlic, and dried fish into the large pot. Bring it to a boil over medium heat.
  • Add the dried taro leaves once it starts to boil.
  • Cover the pot and let it boil for around 10 minutes. Do not stir.
  • Add the chillies into the pot, and season with salt to taste.
  • Continue to let it boil until the coconut milk is almost entirely reduced.

Alternatives for Your Laing

Laing is essentially dried taro leaves cooked in coconut milk, and this Laing recipe asks for dried fish. However, you’re welcome to substitute the dried fish with pork. You can also use fresh taro leaves instead of dried ones but remember to reduce your coconut milk as the fresh leaves won’t absorb it. What’s more, if you’re living abroad and dried taro leaves are inaccessible, you can try spinach! It won’t taste the same, but it’ll be similar.


Missing some ingredients?

We hope this Laing recipe has made you crave some Laing! So, why not try it out at home? If you’re too busy with work or chores to visit the supermarket, just visit pandamart’s online store. We’ll have your coconut milk, dried fish, and dried taro leaves ready to be delivered to your doorstep.

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