To make the pure tablea, the process begins with collecting the cacao beans or seeds from the cacao tree, then sun drying them and roasting them at a high temperature. Separate the husk or shell from the inner nibs, grind, and mold into chocolate tablets called "tablea" in the Philippines. By the way, this process makes "pure tablea" with no added ingredients.
A delicious hot chocolate (Sikwate or Chocolate de Batirol (Filipino Hot Chocolate) is the perfect hot drink to comfort and warm you up on a cold, rainy day. The hot tsocokate or sikwate is also the best drink to pair with the puto or bread to begin your day. Have you tried a champorado? (Chocolate Rice Porridge),the tablea are key ingredients as well.
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Tablea is a Filipino chocolate tablet. To make it, the process begins with collecting the cacao beans or seeds from the cacao tree, then sun drying them and roasting them at a high temperature. Separate the husk or shell from the inner nibs, grind, and mold into chocolate tablets.
A delicious hot chocolate (Sikwate or Chocolate de Batirol (Filipino Hot Chocolate) is the perfect hot drink to comfort and warm you up on a cold, rainy day. The hot tsocokate or sikwate is also the best drink to pair with the puto or bread to begin your day. Have you tried a champorado? (Chocolate Rice Porridge),the tableya are key ingredients as well.
Collect all the necessary tools and equipment for the recipe.
Pre-heat a large pan, preferably not a nonstick. Add the dried raw cacao beans and cook over medium-high heat.
Regular stirring is recommended until the cacao beans are evenly toasted and the husks or shells are easy to break. Remove them from the heat.
Next, proceed to the winnowing process: Crack the roasted husks or shells of the cacao beans, remove the outer shells, and then separate the inner ribs from them.
Once done, put the cacao inner nibs (roasted cacao beans) in the grinder, then grind them until they turn into an oily texture paste. Place it on a banana leaf.
Allow them to get a bit harder to hold shape. Then Scoop a spoonful of the grinded cacao and put it into the mold to make a chocolate tablet called "tablea".
Scrape around the mold and make it as even as possible to get a good shape. Then extract it from the mold and directly put it on a wax paper or banana leaf.
Repeat the process until all is done, and then allow the chocolate tablets or tablea to harden for several minutes or an hour.
For later use, put the table in a resealable plastic bag. To consume, boil the chocolate tablet "tablea" and serve warm. Enjoy!
Servings 12
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.