Cebuano binignit or guinataan recipe
Posted on November 4th, 2009 by Toni

Binignit is a stew made of rich and creamy root crops in coconut milk. It is perfect as desserts.
Ingredients:
1 pc white gabi (taro root) you can substitute cassava if available, cubed
1/2 cup sugar
2 pcs yellow camote (sweet potatoes), cubed
1/2 tsp salt
1 pc ube (purple yam), cubed
4 tbsps landang or tapioca
4 pcs ripe saba banana (plantain), sliced
6 pcs ripe langka (jackfruit)
2 cups coconut milk
1 cup coconut milk, diluted with water
Directions:
1. Cook gabi, camote, ube, and saba or plantain bananas in diluted coconut milk. Optional: I boil hard ingredients then drain them before adding diluted coconut milk. I t saves me lots of time.
2. Add sugar, salt, and landing or tapioca. Add sugar according to preference.
3. Add strips of langka then simmer until all ingredients are tender and mixture is thick.
4. Add 2 cups coconut milk. Cook in medium heat.
5. Do not boil or liquid will curdle. Adjust amount of coconut milk to the rest of the ingredients.
6. Serve hot.


(11 votes, average: 3.27 out of 5)