Pinangat na Dulong sa Gata

Prepare aromatic paste
1

Wash fresh gabi leaves and cut off stalks. With a mortar and pestle. pound the onion, garlic cloves, ginger, lemongrass, chili, and peppercorns into a paste.

Sauté aromatics paste
2

In a pan, sauté the aromatic paste in oil until fragrant. remove from heat.

Make dulong mixture
3

In a bowl, combine sauteed paste, dulong, flour, and eggs. Season with salt and pepper to taste and mix well.

Stuff gabi leaves
4

Take two gabi leaves on top of each other and place: 1 - 2 tablespoons of the dulong mixture, 1 piece of prawn, some calcag, and two tablespoons of coconut milk.

Fold and stack
5

Fold the gabi leaves over the fillings and roll tightly. Repeat for remaining gabi leaves and filling. Stack neatly into a pot.

Boil
6

Pour remaining coconut milk, red chili, and lemongrass into the pot with the gabi leaf rolls. boil over medium heat for about 30 - 40 minutes until cooked.