My Hubby's Binagis Recipe

Description:
One of the best dishes my husband discovered in Capiz. I added some  ingredients and used some technique as my new home-cooking recipe.

Ingredients:

• 5 cloves garlic, crushed 
• 1 piece medium onion, sliced 
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• ½ kilo ground pork 
• 1 piece bay leaf (laurel) 
• 2-1/2 tbsp vinegar 
• 500 grams banana heart/flower, trimmed and cut into strips
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce 
• salt (1tsp for seasoning, 1tbsp for squeezing  banana heart/flower extract) 
• pepper

Directions:

1. Remove the thick and dark part of the banana heart/flower. Cut crosswise the white and soft part very thinly. Put 1 tbsp of  salt and start to squeeze the extract (dagta), then wash it with warm water to remove the bitter taste and excess salt. Drain and set it aside. 
2. Heat the oil in the pan and saute' onion and ground pork  in oil. Simmer it for 10 minutes or until the pork is tender. 
3. Put the washed banana heart strips into the pan.Add the garlic and bay leaf. 
4. Add the vinegar. Don't stir.Let it stand for 5 minutes. 
5. Add the tomato sauce.Season with salt and pepper according to taste. 
6. Simmer until the banana heart is tender

Option:

You can wrap the left over Binagis in spring roll wrapper and fry.  Make your own dipping sauce. Serve it hot and crispy.