Banana Blossom - Paella Style
Banana Blossom - Paella Style
1 cups banana blossom, cut in pieces,
worked in salt and rinsed
1/2 cup clams (bolied meat)
1/2 cup pork, cut in strips
14 small shrimps, blanced,peeled
1/2 of a small onion, sliced fine
section garlic, pounded
achuete
1 tablespoon salt
2-1/2 cups clam stock
1 bay leaf
a dash of pepper
1 cup rice
1 tablespoon lard
Procedure:
Saute garlic, onion, pork, and shrimps. Add stock and boil. Add banana blossom and continnue cooking. Season with salt and pepper. Add rice, achuete water, bay leaf, and cook until done, stirring from time to time, to avoid burning.
Serve garnished with shrimps, clams and few pieces of the tender part of banana blossom.