Ginataang Bilo Bilo Recipe
Root crops cooked in coconut milk. Can be served warm or chilled.
Ingredients
- 2 cups glutinous rice flour
- 1 cup dried tapioca pearls soak in water for at least 4 hours
- 4 cups coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 pcs ripe plantains sliced
- 1 pc large sweet potato peeled and cubed
- 1 cup jack fruit sliced
Instructions
How to make bilo bilo
- Slowly mix the 1 cup of water into the flour and form them into small dough balls. Add more water if needed.
- In batches, cook rice balls in boiling water for about 6-8 minutes or until they float to the top.
- Set rice balls aside.
To Cook the Tapioca
- Strain the tapioca
- Drop them into the same pot where you cooked the rice balls and let it boil
- Simmer over medium heat for about 15-20 minutes until they are soft and translucent, strain then set aside
To make the Ginataang Bilo Bilo
- Mix 3 cups of coconut milk and 1 cup water in a large saucepan/pot and bring to a boil.
- Add sweet potatoes and cook for about 15 minutes under low heat.
- Add tapioca, brown sugar and rice balls into the pot, simmer for 10 minutes
- Add plantains and sliced jack fruit, let it cook for 5 minutes or until tender.
- Add remaining coconut milk, bring to a boil then remove from heat.
- Serve warm or chilled