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Gardener, Philippine terrine made with banana leaves

Gardener, Philippine terrine made with banana leaves

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A Filipino pork terrine, featuring chicken liver, sausage, pineapple, and egg, cooked in banana leaves: a festive and colorful dish.

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Recipe from Yivan000, Urbano (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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The “Jardinera” is a large, festive Philippine casserole. It features a combination of pork, chicken liver, sausage, chorizo, pineapple, grapes, and cheese, all simmered in a tomato sauce and then baked or steamed in banana leaf-lined molds.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting30 min
  • Total2 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$18.15 $1.51 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

12 people
  • $0.55
  • $0.21
  • $0.15
  • $0.10
  • $1.05
  • $6.04
  • $0.73
  • $0.72
  • $0.58
  • $1.36
  • $0.80
  • $1.33
  • $0.29
  • $0.17
  • $0.35
  • $3.02
  • $0.70

Prices from US supermarkets for 15 of 17 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Grease two cake molds. ≈ 3 min
  2. Garnish them with softened banana leaves. ≈ 10 min
  3. In a pan, melt the butter and sauté the garlic and onion.
  4. Add the pepper, meat, liver, sausages, chorizo, tomato sauce, cheese, grapes, pineapple, pickles, and broth.
  5. Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes.
  6. Thicken with bread crumbs and flour.
  7. Arrange the hard-boiled eggs, the hot peppers, and the sausages in the two molds. ≈ 3 min
  8. Crack each egg individually and pour them into the molds. ≈ 4 min
  9. Share the cooked meat and distribute it evenly among the molds. ≈ 3 min
  10. Cover with aluminum foil or banana leaves. ≈ 3 min
  11. Bake in the oven at 190 °C (375 °F), or steam for 30 to 40 minutes.
  12. Let it cool completely, then remove from the pan and place on a serving dish.

The bill

Gardener, Philippine terrine made with banana leaves

  • 4 tablespoons of butter$0.55
  • 4 cloves of garlic, chopped$0.21
  • 1 large onion, chopped$0.15
  • ½ teaspoon of pepper$0.10
  • 250 g of cooked chicken liver, cut into cubes$1.05
  • 4 Frankfurt sausages, cut into cubes$6.04
  • 240 ml of tomato sauce$0.73
  • 100 g of grated cheese$0.72
  • 75 grams of grapes$0.58
  • 340 g of drained pineapple chunks$1.36
  • 150 g of chopped gherkins$0.80
  • 480 ml of broth$1.33
  • 100 g of breadcrumbs$0.29
  • 125 g of flour$0.17
  • 1 hard-boiled egg, sliced$0.35
  • 2 Frankfurt sausages, sliced diagonally$3.02
  • 2 eggs$0.70

Total$18.15

that's $1.51 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 whole banana leaves
  • 4 tablespoons of butter
  • 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • ½ teaspoon of pepper
  • 1 kg of pork, cooked in water and cut into cubes
  • 250 g of cooked chicken liver, cut into cubes
  • 4 Frankfurt sausages, cut into cubes
  • 1 chorizo de Bilbao, cut into cubes
  • 240 ml of tomato sauce
  • 100 g of grated cheese
  • 75 grams of grapes
  • 340 g of drained pineapple chunks
  • 150 g of chopped gherkins
  • 480 ml of broth
  • 100 g of breadcrumbs
  • 125 g of flour
  • 1 hard-boiled egg, sliced
  • 1 red chili pepper, sliced
  • 2 Frankfurt sausages, sliced diagonally
  • 2 eggs

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