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Empanada

Hilda — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:55:41 +0000

One of the special delicacies I love to eat when I visit Ilocos is empanada. It is a popular bread dish in most Latin countries like Spain and Portugal but the Filipino version is something very close to our taste. You can do it in pork, chicken and even in beef. It is a good way to make use of your leftover meat.

Ingredients:

for the Empanada dough

3 cups of flour

1 teaspoon of salt

half a cup of water

1 egg

1 egg white

1 teaspon of vinegar

3 tablespoons of shortening

Preparation:

Start by preparing your empanada dough. In a bowl beat water, egg, egg white and vinegar together. Set this aside. In another bowl, mix together the flour and the salt. Put the shortening into the flour mix using a pastry blender to be sure they are evenly mix. Put a well in the middle and pour the liquid ingredients from the first bowl into the center. Mix them altogether until it becomes stiff and they don’t stick to your fingers anymore. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead it just until all the flour is incorporated and the dough is smooth. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, but never more than 24 hours.

Empanada Filling

half a medium size onion chopped

1 garlic clove minced

half a teaspoon of cumin powder

half a teaspoon of dried oregano

half a kilo of ground beef (you can also eat cooked chicken meat shredded or cooked pork meat chopped)

one small can of tomato sauce

one tablespoon of dried raisins

1 tablespoon of pimiento chopped

some cooking oil

salt and pepper

Cooking the Empanada filling:

In a casserole warm up your oil. Sauté the garlic and onion. Add your meat, put the spices, salt, pepper, cumin and oregano. Add your tomato sauce , riasins and pimiento. Let it simmer.

Making the Empanada:

Once the empanada dough is ready, flatten them and make circles using any rounded tool you have at home. Put your desired filling in the middle. Close it and crimp the sides using a fork. Fry them on deep casserole with hot oil for three to four minutes or until they are golden brown.

Siopao

Hilda — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:01:03 +0000

Who has not tasted siopao yet is definitely missing a lot!

Siopao is a popular filipino snack of steamed bun with meat filling. Some like it with Pork Asado while others prefer Bola Bola. Interestingly, we could know the flavor inside a siopao by the color indications on top of the buns. Isn’t that great! If you have some left-over meat (like adobo or even roasted chicked could do the thing), this recipe is a great way to make use of them.

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cup flour

4 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup sugar

2/3 cup warm milk

Bola-bola filling

1 onion chopped

2 cloves of garlic minced

1 tablespoon of ginger juice

2 tablespoons of soy sauce

2 tablespoons of sesame oil

250 g of ground pork

salt

pepper

2 hard boiled eggs sliced(if you have salted eggs to use that’s better)

Procedure:

Sift flour and baking powder together in a large bowl. Add sugar in the flour. Pour warm milk in the flour gradually. Knead the dough until it becomes as soft. Divide the dough into 8 balls. Set aside. In amixing bowl put the ground pork, onion, ginger juice, soy sauce and sesame oil. Mix well. Put some salt and pepper to taste. Your dough balls will double in size, punch them down. Knead them one by one on your floured table. Flatten your dough, on the center put a sliced cooked egg and a scoop of your meatball filling. Gather sides toward the center, twist and be sure to seal it correctly. Place the pinched side down on a parchement paper. Cook in a steamer and steam for about 20 to 25 minutes depending on the size.

Pinoy Donut (Bitso bitso)

Hilda — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:46:59 +0000

This is definitely one of my favorite miryenda perfect with very cold softdrink. Our neighbor makes the best bitso bitso I ever tasted; long before Dunkin donuts and Mister donut mushroomed in Philippines we were already enjoying this delicious Filipino sweet goodies.

Bitso Bitso (Pinoy donut)

150 g of flour
1 tablespoon of orange water
50 g of sugar
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1 egg
10 cl of warm milk
1 sachet of dry yeast
a pinch of salt
cooking oil for deep frying
and icing or granulated sugar for coating

Dissolve the dry yeast in warm milk. Separate the egg yolk from the white. In a bowl put the flour, half of the sugar, the salt, the orange water, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and the egg yolk. Mix them well. Then add the yeast-milk mixture in the flour. Mix well and let it stand for three hours. Whisk the egg white until it becomes firm, then add the rest of the sugar. Mix them well. Add this mixture on the dough and combine them until it becomes homogenous. Warm your oil in a deep frying pan. Scoop a spoonful of your dough and slide it directly to the warm oil. It should be cook on both sides until its golden brown, about five minutes. After cooking dry them in

Home-made Pizza Dough

Hilda — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:01:00 +0000

This is a basic recipe to make your own pizza dough. And when it comes to toppings express yourself, be inventive! You can top it with longanisa, kesong puti or even adobo flakes. For a filipino style pizza try the recipe here.

Pizza Dough

1 teaspoon active dry yeast
Pinch sugar
2/3 cup (5 fl oz) warm water
2 cups plain (all-purpose) flour
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon olive oil

- Place the yeast, sugar, and water in a bowl. Set aside until bubbles form. - Add the four, salt, and oil, and mix to form a smooth dough. Knead for 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. - Place in a clean, oiled bowl, cover, and allow to stand in a warm place until it has doubled in size Makes one quantity.

Filipino Style Pizza (Lechon Manok with Kesong puti)

Hilda — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:57:18 +0000

I am one of the few people that doesn’t like pizza. For simple reason that its too good yet lavishly rich in calories. Not that I’m concerned with my weight but I feel guilty everytime I’m indulging this italian pie that has been internationally embraced as their own. Anywhere we go we’ll definitely find pizza with the local flavor of its own. Here’s my own rendition of Filipino Style Pizza

Filipino Style Pizza (Lechon Manok Flakes topped with kesong puti)

Pizza Dough ( check the recipe here)

For Pizza Sauce
8 ripe tomatoes
salt, pepper
thyme and rosemary
2 tbsps of olive oil
1 clove of garlic

In a boiling water drop the tomatoes and take them off after 3 seconds. Wash the tomatoes in running water. This procedure will help you take off the skin. Quarter each tomatoes and take off the seeds. In an electric mixer, start by throwing in the thyme and rosemary, then add the garlic. Put all the tomatoes, the olive oil ,salt and pepper and mix well.

Pizza Toppings
Chicken flakes meat from your Chicken Lechon left-over
1 small shallots
1 tsp of curry powder
salt
2 tbsps of olive oil
1 ripe mango

1 cup of pineapple chunks
1 onion sliced
1 red pepper
1 cup of Kesong puti

Sauté first the chicken flakes in olive oil with shallots for about 3 minutes. Then add the curry powder. Deglace the chicken with 1 tbsp of lemon juice, add a little bit of salt then turn of the fire. Spread over the pizza tomato sauce prepared over the pizza dough. Arrange the chicken flakes alternately with mango slices, onion, red pepper and mozzarella cheese. Drizzle it with olive oil and bake for 20 minutes at 200° Celsius.

Home-made Hamburger Buns

Hilda — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:21:52 +0000

And who doesn’t love hamburger? Specially when it’s home-made. What are you waiting for, try this easy recipe to make your own home-made burger buns.

Home-made Burger buns
for about 4 big buns or 8 mini-buns

Ingredients:
350 g of flour (about 3 1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon of sugar
2 teasepoon of salt
5 cl of warm water
10 cl of milk
1 tablespoon of dry intstant yeast (about 10 g)
3 tablespoons of vegetable oil (I used colza oil)
some sesame seeds
1 egg for brushing the surface

Start by dissolving the yeast in the warm water. Let this mixture stand for about ten minutes. Then on your working table put your flour and make a small well put your milk, salt, sugar and add your dissolved yeast. Mix with your hands gently until its well mixed. Add your oil and continue working the dough. Knead the dough for about ten minutes until it becomes elastic and doesnt stick to your hand. Do not forget to put flower on your hands and on the table to help you kneading the dough. It is advisable to weigh your dough, in that case you will have even sizes for your buns. Cut the dough depending on the number of buns you want and size. Shape them like a buns by getting sides of the dough and tucking it under. Let this dough rise for about an hour and half. Cover them with a towel. Before baking brush them with egg white and sprinkle with sesame seeds on the top. Bake them at 200° celsius for about 15-20 minutes for the big ones and about ten minutes for the small one. Cool them in rack.

Adobo Flakes Pandesal

Hilda — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:12:33 +0000

A great way to make use of your adobo left overs.

Ingredients:

Chicken or pork adobo left over

4 cups of bread flour

1/2 cup of water

1/4 cup of milk

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon of salt

5 tablespoons of softened butter

1 egg

1 sachet of dry yeast (about 2 teaspoons)

some breadcrumbs (optional)

Procedure:

We always have left over adobo. You can use them to make a new delicious snack recipe. Start by flaking the meat with your hand. Set them aside. For the bread recipe dissolve the yeast in the water. Add milk, sugar and melted butter. In a separate bowl put the flour and salt together. Make a well in a middle and pour the liquide. Work on the dough until it becomes smooth and elastic. You can powder your hands and your working table to help you in kneading the bread. Cut 24 portions of this dough and form a shape of pandesal. Put a hole in the middle of each pandesal and put about a teaspoon of your flaked meat. Seal it . Line them up with spacing over a parchment paper. Let them rise for about 2 hours. Before bakign them spray the top with water to ensure a crispy crust and powder it with breadcrumbs. Preheat the oven at 200° celsius and bake for about 20-25 minutes.

Corned Beef Pandesal

Hilda — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:09:23 +0000

A savory and delicious snack for everybody. You can also replace corned beef with adobo flakes.

Ingredients:

1 can of 12 Oz sized Corned beef

1 small onion sliced

2 tablespoons of cooking oil

4 cups of bread flour

1/2 cup of water

1/4 cup of milk

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon of salt

5 tablespoons of softened butter

1 egg

1 sachet of dry yeast (about 2 teaspoons)

some breadcrumbs (optional)

Procedure:

Start by warming up a pan with cooking oil. Sauté the onion and corned beef. Cook for about five minutes. Let this cool off before adding to your pandesal dough. For the bread recipe dissolve the yeast in the water. Add milk, sugar and melted butter. In a separate bowl put the flour and salt together. Make a well in a middle and pour the liquide. Work on the dough until it becomes smooth and elastic. You can powder your hands and your working table to help you in kneading the bread. Cut 24 portions of this dough and form a shape of pandesal. Put a hole in the middle of each pandesal and put about a teaspoon of corned beef inside. Seal it . Line them up with spacing over a parchment paper. Let them rise for about 2 hours. Before bakign them spray the top with water to ensure a crispy crust and powder it with breadcrumbs. Preheat the oven at 200° celsius and bake for about 20-25 minutes.

Pandesal

Hilda — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:52:07 +0000

No breakfast or snack time is complete without a serving of freshly baked pandesal. We can spread our favorite jam, sandwiched a fried hot-dog on it or simply enjoy it as it is dunk on a hot coffee..truly a versatile bread!

Ingredients:

4 cups of bread flour

1/2 cup of water

1/4 cup of milk

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon of salt

5 tablespoons of softened butter

1 egg

1 sachet of dry yeast (about 2 teaspoons)

some breadcrumbs (optional)

Procedure:

Dissolve the yeast in the water. Add milk, sugar and melted butter. In a separate bowl put the flour and salt together. Make a well in a middle and pour the liquide. Work on the dough until it becomes smooth and elastic. You can powder your hands and your working table to help you in kneading the bread. Cut 24 portions of this dough and form a shape of pandesal. Line them up with spacing over a parchment paper. Let them rise for about 2 hours. Before bakign them spray the top with water to ensure a crispy crust and powder it with breadcrumbs. Preheat the oven at 200° celsius and bake for about 20-25 minutes.