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Tinu-om nga Baboy
Iloilo pork and aromatics sealed in banana leaves and steamed until tender in their own savoury juices.
- Prep time
- 35 min; allow 20 minutes chilling
- Cook time
- 1 hr 10 min
- Yield
- 5
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Method
- Mix pork with tomatoes, onion, garlic, ginger, fish sauce, calamansi, chilies, and pepper. Refrigerate 20 minutes.
- Cook one small piece in a pan and adjust salt and acid before wrapping.
- Place portions on double banana-leaf squares with enough marinade and tomato to create steam.
- Fold into tight parcels and tie securely, keeping seams on top or tucked underneath.
- Arrange in a steamer and cook over steady medium heat for 55–65 minutes.
- Open one parcel carefully and check that pork is fully cooked and tender. Steam longer if still firm.
- Rest 5 minutes so juices settle inside the leaves.
- Serve parcels with rice, opening them at the table.