Tahong Buko Delight

                                  Tahong Buko Delight

A recipe made by our group during my elementary years. And won first place in a cooking competition. I don't have the photo of it but it kinda looks like this 

but ours has a tomato sauce and a coconut white flesh on top.

I'm gonna share with you guys the recipe.

Hope you like it.

Ingredients:

1 kilo       Mussels

6 pcs.      Garlic cloves

1 pc.        Onion

1/8 cup   Butter softened

3/4 kilo   Tomato Sauce 

   pinch     Salt

   pinch     Pepper

                Young green coconut

                Onion Leeks (optional)

                Grated Cheese

Procedures:

1. Wash the mussels. Remove the byssal thread or commonly called "beard". Then boil it in a pot until the shells are open. Set aside.

2. Mince garlic and onion. Then preheat a pan on medium heat, add a small amount of butter until it melts and saute garlic and onions.

3. Once the garlic is tan, add the tomato sauce, salt and pepper to taste, and frequently stir it until it boils.

4. While waiting for the tomato sauce to boil, scrape the fresh coconut flesh from the shell using a scraper. Don't scrape too deep so you won't get the brown skin of coconut that tastes woody. Put it in a bowl and set aside.

5. Remove the cooked mussels in the pan and pour a small amount of tomato sauce on top and add cheese and coconut flesh then plate. Use the onion leeks to garnish and serve. Enjoy!