ube kalamay (sweet ube jam) recipe

Ingredients: 2 packs frozen ube 1 box sweet rice flour or mochiko banana leaves 4 cups white sugar 2 cans coconut milk 1 tsp vanilla latik (cook coconut milk slowly until all oil is extracted and residue or latik is formed) Preparation: 1. Thaw frozen ube. 2. Make latik in a separate pot. 3. Wilt each banana leaf then brush with coconut oil. 4. In large wok, mix thawed ube with coconut milk, rice flour, sugar, vanilla and a little coconut oil. 5. Stir while cooking. Add more coconut oil by tablespoonfuls if needed to prevent sticking. 6. Keep stirring until mixture is very thick. Put in pan lined with wilted banana leaves. 7. Flatten batter by hand using a piece of oiled banana leaf. 8. If you dont feel like stirring for a long time, you may put slightly thickened mixture in baking pan and bake in 350F oven 15 to 20 minutes. 9. Cool and score prepared ube in diagonal shapes and put latik on top
Halayang Ube (Purple Yam Jam) Recipe Estimated preparation and cooking time: 2 hours Halayang Ube Ingredients: 1 kilo ube yam root 1 can (14 ounces) evaporated milk 2 cans (12 ounces) condensed milk 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla (optional)

Halayang Ube Cooking Instructions: On a pot, boil the unpeeled ube yam in water and simmer for 30 minutes. Drain and let cool. Peel and finely grate the ube yam. Heat a big wok in medium heat. Melt butter or margarine, add the condensed milk and vanilla flavoring. Mix well.

 Add the 1 kilo grated ube yam, Adjust the heat to low Keep on mixing the ingredients for about 30 minutes or until sticky and a bit dry (but still moist). Add the evaporated milk and continue to mix for another 15 minutes. Let cool and place on a large platter. Refrigerate before serving the halayang ube. Cooking Tips: You may spread additional butter or margarine on top of the jam before serving. For the sweet toothed, sprinkle a little sugar on top of the jam after placing on the large platter. Instead of manually grating the ube, you may cut it in cubes and use a blender to powderize the ube.
UBE JAM INGREDIENTS 1 kilo ube yam root 1 can (14 ounces) evaporated milk 2 cans (12 ounces) condensed milk 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla (optional) UBE JAM PROCEDURES: 1. On a pot, boil the unpeeled ube yam in water and simmer for 30 minutes. Drain and let cool. 2. Peel and finely grate the ube yam. 3. Heat a big wok in medium heat. 4. Melt butter or margarine, add the condensed milk and vanilla flavoring. Mix well. 5. Add the 1 kilo grated ube yam. 6. Adjust the heat to low. 7. Keep on mixing the ingredients for about 30 minutes or until sticky and a bit dry (but still moist). 8. Add the evaporated milk and continue to mix for another 15 minutes. 9. Let cool and place on a large platter. 10. Refrigerate before serving the halayang ube.