Kilawing Puso ng Saging

Name: Kilawing Puso ng Saging
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 2 pcs (2.190 kg (1.3 kg trimmed weight)) Red banana blossoms (Puso ng saging), trimmed, washed, and cut into halves; 8 cups (2 L) Water; 5 pcs (165 g) Red onions, finely chopped; 1 pc (46 g) Ginger, minced; 2 1/2 tbsp (37.5 mL) Calamansi juice; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp (15 mL) Mama Sita’s Coconut Nectar Vinegar

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Boiled banana blossom (puso ng saging) tossed with onion, ginger, calamansi juice, and Mama Sita's Coconut Nectar Vinegar.

Cooking time: Cook 1 hr
Yield: 8
Difficulty: Beginner
Ingredients: 7 ingredients
Steps: 4 steps

First published March 19, 2021

Chopped banana blossom salad in a bowl beside a fresh banana blossom — Kilawing Puso ng Saging

Ingredients

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2 pcs (2.190 kg (1.3 kg trimmed weight))Red banana blossoms (Puso ng saging), trimmed, washed, and cut into halves
8 cups (2 L)Water
5 pcs (165 g)Red onions, finely chopped
1 pc (46 g)Ginger, minced
2 1/2 tbsp (37.5 mL)Calamansi juice
1 tspSalt
1 tbsp (15 mL)Mama Sita’s Coconut Nectar Vinegar

Instructions

Bring water to a boil, and add the banana blossoms. Cook over high heat for 1 hour until tender.
Drain and let it cool. Scrape or cut the hard part in the center of the banana blossoms and discard. Squeeze the remaining pulp to remove excess sap. Chop and set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl, combine chopped blossoms, onion, ginger, calamansi juice, salt, and Mama Sita’s Coconut Nectar Vinegar.
Mix well and serve.