Tag: Filipino Delicacy


EASY TO MAKE FRESH LUMPIA

11
October

Fresh Lumpia

 

*Ingredients:

  • Pork, 1 cup, sliced thinly or as desired
  • Shrimp, 1 cup, sliced
  • Green Beans, 1 cup, French cut
  •  Tofu, 1/2 cup, cubed
  • Cabbage, 4 cups, shredded
  • Celery, 2 cups, sliced
  • Potatoes, 3 cups, diced small
  • 3 tbsp. oil
  • Garlic, 2 cloves, minced
  • Onion, sliced
  • Romaine lettuce
  • Soy Sauce
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Fresh Lumpia wrapper

* This recipe makes at least 10 to 12 Fresh Lumpia. If you want to make more, just adjust the ingredients.

Cooking Procedure:

  • In a skillet or wok, heat the cooking oil;
  • Sauté the following: garlic, onion, and pork;
  • Stir fry over medium heat, about 4 minutes or until the meat turns into a different color;
  • Add the potatoes and cook until almost done;
  • Immediately add the celery and carrots;
  • Add the shredded cabbage and tofu. Stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes;
  • Season with a little soy sauce, salt, and pepper.
  • Remove from wok and place in a strainer to remove the liquid;
  • Let cool;
  • You can now proceed and wrap the Lumpia using the fresh lumpia wrapper;

 

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PORK MENUDO

12
August

Pork Menudo

Pork Menudo; no Filipino feast would be complete without it!

What makes Pork Menudo a delight to Filipinos is that everybody loves it, even little children. The lovely potatoes, the colorful carrots, the green peas, the red and green bell pepper – these are all very pleasing to the eyes, plus the thick red sauce …

Who can say no to Pork Menudo?

Ingredients:

  • 2 lb. pork belly, cut into desired serving sizes
  • 1/2 lb. pork liver, cut into thin slices or cubes, depending on your preference
  • 1 cup potatoes, diced
  • 1 cup carrots, diced
  • 1 cup red and green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 cup sweet peas
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • juice of 1/2 lemon (or you may also use calamansi juice as substitute)
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cups tomato sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp. brown sugar
  • 1 bay leaf
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Cooking Directions:

  1. Cut pork into desired serving slices;
  2. In a large bowl, combine soy sauce and lemon or calamansi juice;
  3. Place cut pork into the marinade and marinate for an hour in the refrigerator;
  4. Drain the marinade from the pork and set it aside;
  5. In a medium saucepan, a pot, or a casserole, heat the cooking oil;
  6. When oil is hot enough, fry the potatoes until cooked. Set this aside;
  7. Remove the excess oil from the pot and then cook or stir fry the marinated pork until lightly brown. When done, remove and set aside;
  8. Using the same pot or saucepan and the same oil, sauté the garlic and onions;
  9.  Add the pork liver and cook for 5 minutes;
  10. Add the stir-fried pork and stir;
  11. Add the tomato sauce, water, brown sugar and bay leaf and bring to boil. Let it simmer until the meat is tender;
  12. Add the potatoes, green peas, and carrots;
  13. Season to taste;
  14. Add diced red and green bell peppers then simmer for another minute or 2.
  15. Serve hot with boiled rice.

 

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Ampalaya Con Karne ala Christina!

30
August

Believe it or not, our family (even the kids) love Ampalaya (Bitter Gourd!)

Oh, Romel and I, we LOVE Ampalaya.

The kids on the other hand, except for Sarah who is very much like me, they have this uh uh relationship with the green wrinkly vegetable. They’re not really crazy with it, but they appreciate it and eat it  for the right reasons.

Ampalaya Con Karen

My Version of Ampalaya Con Carne.

As always, my appreciation to my ever loving and handsome father named Alex, he who taught me how to cook. I remember fondly when I was still in grade school and then in high school how he would call me and my sisters and make us watch him as he prepared our food. He’d tell us which ingredient goes to the pan first, how to cut the vegetables up to maximize its taste and vitamins, and how to season them properly.

My parents taught us these: to eat all kinds of vegetables, to enjoy eating them, to cook them in different ways possible, and most importantly, to teach the same to our children.

So here goes the ingredients and the procedure on how to cook it!

Ingredients:

  • Ampalaya *
  • Beef, cut into thin strips
  • Black Beans (canned)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon Corn starch
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • 1 bulb onion
  • vegetable oil/cooking oil

Procedure:

  • Wash the Ampalaya and cut into  desired sizes
  • Thinly slice the beef and cut further into strips
  • Crush the garlic and cut the onion into tiny cubes
  • In a pan, saute the garlic and the onion
  • Add the beef strips
  • Cover and stir occasionally
  • When lightly brown, add a cup of water and let simmer until the meat is tender
  • Add the black beans and season with salt and pepper to taste
  • Cover and simmer some more
  • Add the red and green bell pepper and ampalaya and cover for a few minutes, making sure not to overcook it
  • Do not stir
  • When the Ampalaya is almost done, pour the corn starch and water mixture to thicken the sauce
  • Stir and serve immediately
  • Best served with rice

My Tips on Ampalaya*!

  • To get the most vitamins from the Ampalaya, wash it prior to cutting into pieces. DO NOT WASH WITH SALT NOR SQUEEZE as this will remove the vitamins and defeats the purpose why we eat vegetables
  • Avoid stirring the vegetables. Just cover until almost done
  • Since not very many want the really bitter kind, when buying, “pilia ang dag-ko og grano (ha ha ha! naglisod ininglis he he he!)” because as per my experience, that is the less bitter variety =)

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