Name: Pinangat na Dulong sa Gata
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 bundles gabi leaves; 1 red onion; 3 garlic cloves; 1 piece ginger, cut into 1-inch length and 2-inch wide; 2 siling labuyo; 3 lemongrass stalks; 1 tbsp black peppercorns; 2 tbsp oil; 1 1/3 cup + 1/4 cup dulong; ½ cup flour; 2 eggs; 5 pieces prawns; ½ cup calcag; 2 cups coconut milk; salt; ground black pepper

Prepare aromatic paste

1

Wash fresh gabi leaves and cut off stalks. With a mortar and pestle. pound the onion, garlic cloves, ginger, lemongrass, chili, and peppercorns into a paste.

Sauté aromatics paste

2

In a pan, sauté the aromatic paste in oil until fragrant. remove from heat.

Make dulong mixture

3

In a bowl, combine sauteed paste, dulong, flour, and eggs. Season with salt and pepper to taste and mix well.

Stuff gabi leaves

4

Take two gabi leaves on top of each other and place: 1 - 2 tablespoons of the dulong mixture, 1 piece of prawn, some calcag, and two tablespoons of coconut milk.

Fold and stack

5

Fold the gabi leaves over the fillings and roll tightly. Repeat for remaining gabi leaves and filling. Stack neatly into a pot.

Boil

6

Pour remaining coconut milk, red chili, and lemongrass into the pot with the gabi leaf rolls. boil over medium heat for about 30 - 40 minutes until cooked.