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Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork

菲律賓椰香山陀兒果肉碎

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — finished dish

Total time: 50 min
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Sinantolan cooks grated santol with pork, coconut milk and shrimp paste into a thick Filipino rice accompaniment.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

600 g young santol
250 g minced pork
400 ml coconut milk
30 g green chillies
30 g spring onions

Aromatics and shrimp paste

80 g shallots
20 g garlic
20 g ginger
1 tbsp shrimp paste
1 tbsp cooking oil

Final seasoning

1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — ingredients

02

Tools

cutting board
knife
stockpot
slotted spoon
ladle
measuring spoons

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — tools

03

Steps

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — Wash and peel the santol and remove the flesh

Step 1

Wash and peel the santol and remove the flesh

Wash and peel the santol and remove the flesh.

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — Grate or shred the santol flesh finely

Step 2

Grate or shred the santol flesh finely

Grate or shred the santol flesh finely.

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — Soak it in lightly salted water for ten minutes to reduce astringency

Step 3

Soak it in lightly salted water for ten minutes to reduce astringency

Soak it in lightly salted water for ten minutes to reduce astringency.

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — Squeeze the flesh dry in a clean cloth and set aside

Step 4

Squeeze the flesh dry in a clean cloth and set aside

Squeeze the flesh dry in a clean cloth and set aside.

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — Chop shallots, garlic and ginger and slice green chillies

Step 5

Chop shallots, garlic and ginger and slice green chillies

Chop shallots, garlic and ginger and slice green chillies.

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — Fry shallots, garlic and ginger in oil in a stockpot until fragrant

Step 6

Fry shallots, garlic and ginger in oil in a stockpot until fragrant

Fry shallots, garlic and ginger in oil in a stockpot until fragrant.

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — Add minced pork and break it up until fully cooked

Step 7

Add minced pork and break it up until fully cooked

Add minced pork and break it up until fully cooked.

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — Fry shrimp paste for thirty seconds until fragrant

Step 8

Fry shrimp paste for thirty seconds until fragrant

Fry shrimp paste for thirty seconds until fragrant.

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — Add the squeezed santol flesh and mix well

Step 9

Add the squeezed santol flesh and mix well

Add the squeezed santol flesh and mix well.

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — Pour in coconut milk and simmer for fifteen minutes, stirring often

Step 10

Pour in coconut milk and simmer for fifteen minutes, stirring often

Pour in coconut milk and simmer for fifteen minutes, stirring often.

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — Add green chillies, salt and sugar and cook until thick enough to coat rice

Step 11

Add green chillies, salt and sugar and cook until thick enough to coat rice

Add green chillies, salt and sugar and cook until thick enough to coat rice.

Filipino Sinantolan Grated Santol with Pork — Add spring onion and serve hot with rice

Step 12

Add spring onion and serve hot with rice

Add spring onion and serve hot with rice.

Common mistakes

Skipping the salt soak and squeeze leaves santol too astringent and waters down the coconut sauce.

Tips

Shrimp paste saltiness varies, so start with one tablespoon and add salt only after tasting.