How To Cook Ube Halaya Special
The history of good shepherd s ube jam started in 1976 when sister fidelis atienza received a suggestion from a close friend of hers to make ube halaya like tantamco s the original maker of ube halaya in baguio.
How to cook ube halaya special. Mix it in for a couple minutes then turn off the heat and let cool slightly. Stir until the sugar dilutes completely. Just add enough water to cover the ube in a saucepot.
Stir and add the condensed milk. Ube halaya is sweet purple yam cooked in milk butter and soft cheese. In the last five minutes of cooking add an extra tablespoon 15ml butter to make the ube halaya shiny.
Instructions in a wide heavy bottomed pan over medium heat combine grated ube coconut milk condensed milk evaporated milk butter and sugar. Pour the coconut milk in a cooking pot. Bring to a boil stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved butter is melted and ube is dispersed add ube extract if using and stir until mixture is evenly colored.
Add some of the extra butter. Bring to a boil. Add the purple yam then stir until the texture of the mixture becomes really thick about 15 to 20 minutes over low fire.
It was then that sister fidelis started to experiment and cook ube jam using firewood outdoors. Once the coconut milk start to boil add the sugar. It is usually served during special occasions or given as a giveaway or gift to friends during the holiday season in december when purple yam is most abundant.
Preparation of the dish includes boiling and mashing this tuberous vegetable before mixing it with the other ingredients including coconut milk and sugar. Continue to cook in medium heat while continuously stirring for 30 minutes. You may also add a drop of food coloring optional.