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Lumpia

Hilda — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:07:38 +0000

Lumpia is a delicious and a healthy Filipino appetizer. It actually resembles to the popular Asian dish spring rolls. In Philippines we actually have several versions of this dish, it could be with vegetables, fresh or fried or with meat or fish that is also fried.

Enjoy this fresh Lumpia recipe!

Sariwang Lumpia

Ingredients:

half a cup of sliced cabbage in julienne strips

1 carrot sliced in julienne strips

one cup of bean sprouts

1 small sweet potato sliced in julienne strips

1 onion sliced

2 cloves of garlic minced

10 pieces of prawns boiled, shelled and cut into two lengthwise

half a cup of shrimp broth

1 small block of tofu cut in small cubes

salt

pepper

1 teaspoon of fish sauce

some cooking oil

lettuce

10 pieces of lumpia wrapper

Procedure:

In a pan put the cooking oil, sauté the garlic and onion. Once it has becomes translucent add the vegetables, stir fry for about five minutes add your tofu, salt, fish sauce and pepper. Pour the shrimp stock and cover, let it cook for another five minutes. The vegetables should be a little bit crispy. Drain your vegetables.

Assembling the lumpia:

Lie your lumpia wrapper, put a lettuce leaf, put 1 prawn and scoop your cooked vegetables. Roll it gently one time, then fold the sides then continue rolling to seal it. You can serve it with sweet and spicy peanut sauce.

Siomai

Hilda — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:49:10 +0000

Chinese influence in Filipino cooking is evident considerign the popularity of noodle dishes, dimsums and dumplings. Siomai is one of these dishes all filipino love. In siomai recipes we normally used half pork meat and half shrimp for filling. But don’t you know doing it in beef is also delicious?

Beef Siomai

Ingredients:

half a kilo of ground beef

half a kilo of ground pork

* you can either use one kilo of beef if you prefer

1 onion minced

some spring onions chopped

a thumbsized ginger pounded

2 teaspoons of sesame oil

2 tablespoons of soy sauce

1 teasepoon of sugar

1 teaspoon of tabasco (optional)

siomai wrapper

Procedure:

Mix in a bowl all the ingredients except the siomai wrapper. Mix them well using your hands. Taste if it additional salt is needed. Wrap them in wonton wrapper. Steam and serve with soy sauce and kalamansi juice.

Fish Lumpia (Fish Fried Spring Rolls)

Hilda — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:06:54 +0000

This is one easy to make dish that all filipino children love! You can pair it with spaghetti or it is as it is!

Fish Lumpia

Ingredients:

About one cup of flaked cooked fish meat

* you can use any fish like bangus or galunggong

1 onion chopped

1 carrot chopped

2 tablespoons of chopped pickles

1 tablespoon of flour

5 tablespoons of milk

1 egg yolk

salt, pepper

and lumpia wrappers

Procedure:

Mix all ingredients in a bowl, except the lumpia wrapper. Let them stand for about fifiteen minutes. Spoon this filling to your lumpia wrapper and fold them. You can cut them in to three to have smaller lumpia . Fry them until golden brown and serve with some sweet and sour sauce!

Pinoy Spaghetti Meatballs

Hilda — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:48:47 +0000

Some love it spicy. The italians love it soury but Filipinos love it with a hint of sweetness!

Ingredients:

For the meatballs:

half a kilo of ground beef

half a kilo of ground pork

2 carrots chopped finely

1 onion chopped finely

1 egg

2 tablespoons of flour

salt and pepper

1 1/2 kilo of spaghetti noodles

2 liters of water

some salt and cooking oil

for the Spaghettti sauce:

1 bottle of tomato catsup

2 cans of tomato sauce

1 tablespoon of tomato paste

3 cloves of garlic chopped

2 onions chopped

some cooking oil

2 bay leaves

1 tablespoon of sugar

salt and pepper

cooking oil

some grated cheese

Procedure:

Start by preparing your meatballs. In a salad bowl put your ground pork and ground beef. Add the chopped onion and carrots. Mix well. Put some salt and pepper. Break the egg inside and fold in the flour. Continue mixing well. With your palm shape ball form like to make your meatballs. Put them in a plate with enough spacing. It is up to you if you prefer to make big balls or medium sized balls. Put them in the fridge to let them hold together. After about an hour, in a frying pan put some oil and fry your meatballs. Do not overcook them for you will cook them again with the tomato sauce. Just give them a ligh golden brown color on all sides. On the same pan add a little bit of oil and start sautéing your garlic and onions. Put your tomato paste and bay leaves. Pour the catsup, tomato sauce and water. Mix them well. Cover and let it simmer slowly for about twenty minutes. Add your meatballs and put some salt, pepper and sugar. Cover and let it simmer for another five minutes. In a big casserole put two liters of water with rock salt on it and 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. As soon as it boils add the spaghetti noodles. Cook them as per instruction. A spaghetti noodles would normally require about ten to eleven minutes of cooking for aldente and more for a much softer noodle texture. Strain them. Pour your sauce on the top and some grated cheese on it.

Chicken Sopas

Hilda — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:15:34 +0000

Ingredients:

half a kilo of chicken cut in smaller portions

5 pieces of hotdog cut in about 2cm thick

2 cloves of garlic

1 onion sliced

1 carrot cut in julienne strips

1 cup of cabbage

1/4 cup of evaporated milk

half a kilo of macaroni noodles

1 liter of water

1 chicken bouillon cube

salt, pepper

Procedure:

In a casserole put some cookign oil. Sauté your garlic, onion and carrots. Add your chicken and continue mixing. Put the hotdog and cook for about two more minutes. Pour your water with the chicken bouillon cube dissolved in it. Cover and let it boil. After the first boil add your macaroni noodles and continue cooking for another ten minutes. Then add up your cabbage, milk, salt and pepper. Turn of the fire, the warm liquid will continue cooking the rest of the ingredients. You can also add some chicken liver and gizzards in this soup if you want.

Pork Afritada

Hilda — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:58:49 +0000

3/4 kilo of pork cut in serving portions

1 can of tomato sauce

1 onion

3 cloves of garlic

1 carrot cut in cubes

4 potatoes peeled and quartered

1 red bell pepper

1 teaspoon of patis (fish sauce)

1 tablespoon of soy sauce

salt and pepper

some cooking oil

half a cup of water

4 hard boiled eggs for garnishing

Procedure:

Heat the pan with oil. Put your garlic and onion and start sautéeing them. Once they change color add your cut pork. Mix well cook for about five minutes or until surface have beautiful coloration. Put your carrots, potatoes and bell pepper. Continue mixing. Pour the soy sauce, fish sauce and tomato sauce. Pour your water. Cover and let it simmer for thirty minutes over medium fire. Salt and pepper to taste. Just before serving you can top it up with hard boiled eggs.

Chopseuy

Hilda — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:43:53 +0000

My mom’s best recipe of chopseuy is the one with quails egg, hope you will like this!

Ingredients:

Literally you can use all the rest of vegetables sitting on your fridge

half a kilo of cabbage (any cabbage will do)

one cup of green beans

one cup of red bell pepper

one cup of carrots peeled and cut in cubes

one cup of patola peeled and cut in rings (optional)

one onion sliced

2 cloves of garlic

12 cooked quail eggs

cooking oil

salt, pepper

you can use any meat you want: pork , chicken, you can add up some chicken liver too.

Procedure:

In a sautéeing pan, put the cooking oil. Sauté the garlic and onion. Add the meat and let it cook for about three to five minutes. The put all the vegetables and toss them. Put salt and pepper to taste then add about half a glass of water and cover it. Cook this for about five minutes.