ingredients: 15 pcs. large shrimps peeled
1 cup young coconut scraped
5pcs. semi-dried gabi (water yam)leaves
5pcs. spring onion leaves blanched
3 cups thick coconut milk
1pc. onion med. chopped
5 cloves garlic crushed
1 small pc.ginger thinly sliced
2 pcs.chilli pepper
1 pack Knorr shrimp powder
salt to taste just 1/4 of teaspoon or less, shrimp powder is salty already
Procedure:Wipe the gabi leaves but be careful not worn each. Wrap the three shrimps,and a tablespoon of scrapped young coconut in a gabi leaves roll it like how you roll your shanghai rolls and tie each roll with the spring onion leaves. In a skillet put onion, garlic, ginger, chilli, shrimp powder, and salt, then pour in small amount of coconut milk and stir then arrange the rolls and pour in the rest of coconut milk. Cover the skillet and cook in medium heat until sauce is thick. Serve hot with rice. Happy eating….
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3 Responses for "Pinais"
So do we eat the gabi leaves too. Are they edible? I didn’t know this.
(I will check back for answer.)
Yes we do eat the gabi leaves but not all kinds of gabi leaves is good. A variety like the one that Chinese is using during new year, leaves is not edible.
Thanks Mimi.