Easy Ginataang Bilo-Bilo Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

   1 cup glutinous rice flour   1/2 cup dried tapioca pearls    2-1/2 cups coconut milk    10 cups water    2-1/2 cups sweet potato, peeled and cubed    1 cup sugar    3 ripe saba (plantain) bananas, sliced into rounds    5 fresh or canned jackfruit, cut into strips

HOW TO COOK:

Prepare Bilo-bilo (Rice Balls): Combine rice flour with 4 tbsp. water in a bowl; mix well. Form into small balls, about 1/2 in. diameter. In a pot, pour 8 cups of water and bring to a boil. Drop each balls in the boiling water; cook for 5 minutes or until they float. Remove rice balls; set aside.Boil tapioca pearls in the same pot over medium heat until soft and translucent. Drain and set aside. In a saucepan, combine 2 cups of coconut milk and 2 cups of water; bring to a boil. Add sweet potatoes; cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Add cooked tapioca, sugar and cooked rice balls; cook for 10 minutes.Add jackfruit strips and banana rounds; cook for 5 minutes until everything is tender. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of coconut milk; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer for another 3 minutes.Ladle onto individual bowls; serve warm or chilled this Ginataang Bilo-Bilo.

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