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Sizzling Hotdog

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Filipino Style Recipe: Sizzling hotdog is another easy dish that is made of hotdog cooked in a blend of ketchup and hot sauce then top with onion rings. I got this idea from one of the resto bar somewhere in Quezon City. They served this kind of dish as appetizer or pulutan together with cold beer.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
5 pieces jumbo hotdog, slice diagonally
1 large white onion, cut into ring
1/2 cup tomato ketchup
1 tablespoon hot sauce(optional)
1/4 cup butter or margarine
3 tablespoons olive oil
sizzling plate

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil then saute hotdogs.
2. Add tomato ketchup and hot sauce then stir well.
3. Add onions then cooked for a minute.
4. Heat the sizzling plate then grease with butter.
5. Put the hotdog mixture then serve immediately.

Carioca(Karioka)

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Filipino Style Recipe: Carioca or Karioka is another typical Filipino meryenda(mid-afternoon snack). It is usually made up of sticky rice balls filled with sweet red bean paste. Deep fried until goldent brown then coated in brown sugar glaze.

Ingredients:
cooking oil for frying
bamboo sticks

Dough:
2 cups sweet rice flour
1 1/2 cups coconut milk

Glaze:
1 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup coconut milk

Fillings:(optional)
sweet red beans paste

Ingredients:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine rice flour and coconut milk. Mix well until dough like.
2. Take 2 tablespoons of dough and make a ball shape.
3. Flatten the center of the dough using your thumb and scoop in at least 1 tablespoon of filling.
4. Fill in the center of dough, seal then roll into a ball and flatten into a patty.

Part 2
1.In a pan, heat oil and deep fry the dough for 5 minutes or until golden brown.
2. Drain on paper towel then set aside.

Part 3
1. In a sauce pan, combine brown sugar and coconut milk then bring to a boil until glaze.
2. Dip the carioca in the mixture until completely coated.
3. Remove the carioca one by one then skew each carioca on bamboo sticks, 2-3 carioca per stick.

Notes:
1. Sweet red bean paste is available in grocery stores. But if you prefer to do it by yourself, here’s the recipe on how to make a sweet red bean paste.

Watermelon Shake

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Filipino Style Recipe: watermelon shake or milkshake is another sweet, creamy and refreshing beverage. This beverage is made of watermelon slices, milk, sugar and cubed ice. Best to served during summer season.

Estimated time of preparation: 5-8 minutes

Ingredients:
3 cups fresh cubed watermelon(pakwan)
1 cup powdered milk(optional)
3 tablespoons sugar or other sweetener to taste
1 cup ice cubes

Procedures:
1. In a blender, process watermelon, milk, and sugar until blended.
2. Add ice and blend until smooth, add more sugar if needed.
3. Pour into glasses then served cold.

Mango Pie

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Filipino Style Recipe: Mango pie is another popular Filipino dessert or snack. This dessert is usually made of pie crust that contains a filling of ripe mango slices then baked until crisp. I used pie crust that I bought from the grocery store and it’s a good idea because it lessen my time. I got this idea when I went to boracay for summer vacation, one of the restaurant offered this kind of dessert and it was really good!

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of baking: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
2 pieces pie crusts
4-5 ripe mangoes, sliced thinly

Procedures:
1. Line a layer mango strips on the pie crust then bake over 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Remove from oven and let it cool before serving.

Notes:
1. Pie crust is available in grocery stores(frozen section). But if you prefer to do it by yourself, here’s the recipe on how to make a pie crust. Please click here…

Mais con Yelo

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Filipino Style Recipe: mais con yelo is another sweet and refreshing beverage. This beverage is made of corn kernels, milk, sugar and cubed ice. Mais conyelo is an easy Filipino meryenda(mid-afternoon snack) that is commonly sold along the streets and usually served during summer season.

Estimated time of preparation: 5 minutes

Ingredients:
corn kernels
evaporated milk
sugar or condensed milk
shaved ice
corn flakes or crispy pinipig(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a tall glass, put 2 tablespoons of corn kernels
2. Add 1 tablespoon sugar then add shaved ice.
3. Pour 1/4 cup of evaporated milk then top with 1 tablespoon corn kernels.
4. Sprinkle with corn flakes then serve chilled.

Avocado Milkshake

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Filipino Style Recipe: avocado milkshake is another sweet, creamy and refreshing beverage. This beverage is made of avocado slices, milk, sugar and cubed ice. Best to served during summer season.

Estimated time of preparation: 5-8 minutes

Ingredients:
1 avocado, peeled and sliced
1 cup ice cubes
1 cup evaporated milk
3 tablespoons sugar or other sweetener to taste

1 teaspoon lemon or lime juice(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a blender, process avocado, milk, lemon juice and sugar until blended.
2. Add ice and blend until smooth then pour into glasses then served cold.

Notes:
1. You may also add vanilla ice cream if you prefer.

Brazo de Mercedes

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Filipino Style Recipe: Brazo de Mercedes is another popular Filipino dessert or snack that is mostly available in bakeries. Brazo de Mercedes is a rolled cake filled with custard made of egg yolks and condensed milk. This is usually served in any occasion specially during holidays.

Estimated time of preparation: 15-20 minutes
Estimated time of baking: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
Meringue:
8 egg whites
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 cup white refined sugar
3 tablespoons confectioners sugar

Filling:
8 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups condensed milk

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a electric mixer or mixing bowl, combine eggs and cream of tartar until soft.
2. Gradually add sugar while mixing then continue stirring until well blended.
3. In a large baking pan, lined a wax paper then grease with butter.
4. Spread the mixture evenly then bake over 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20 minutes or until medium brown. Set aside and Let it cool.

Part 2
1. In a pan, combine condensed milk, vanilla extract and egg yolk in a low heat. Keep stirring until thickens.
2. Sprinkle the top of meringue with confectioners sugar then top with wax paper.
3. Flip the meringue then spread the filling on top.
4. Roll the meringue into a log. Transfer into serving pan then slice and serve.

Banana Chips

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Filipino Style Recipe: banana chips is a deep fried slices of bananas until crisp then coated with sugar syrup to have a sweet taste. This is a common homecoming gift(pasalubong) by most Filipinos and usually served as mid-afternoon snack(meryenda).

Estimated time of preparation: 15-20 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
6 pieces plantains, peeled and slice thinly
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 cups ice water
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
cooking oil for frying

Procedures:
1. In a bowl, combine turmeric powder and salt then dissolved in ice water. Set aside.
2. Soak the sliced bananas in a ice water mixture for 5 minutes. Drain.
3. In a frying pan, heat cooking oil then deep fry bananas for 2 minutes or until crisp. Drain on paper towel.

Part 2
1. In a saucepan, boil water then dissolved sugar. Stir until dissolved then let it cool.
2. Dip the fried bananas then drain and let it cool until almost dry. Serve.

Buko Shake

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Filipino Style Recipe: buko shake is another sweet and refreshing beverage. This beverage is made of coconut meat and water, milk, sugar and cubed ice. Best to served during summer season.

Estimated time of preparation: 5-8 minutes

Ingredients:
1 cup coconut meat, scrape from the husk
1 cup coconut water
1/2 cup evaporated milk
3 tablespoons brown sugar
cube ice

Procedures:
1. In a blender, process coconut meat, coconut water, milk and sugar until blended.
2. Add some ice and blend until smooth then pour into glasses then served cold.

Egg Pie

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Filipino Style Recipe: Egg pie is another popular Filipino dessert or snack that is almost available in all bakeries. Egg pie is similar to egg custard tart, it is made up of eggs, milk, sugar and then mix until well blended. Pour the mixture into a pie crust then bake until firm and done.

Estimated time of preparation: 10-15 minutes
Estimated time of baking: 60-70 minutes

Ingredients:
2 pieces pie crust

Filling:
1 can(375 ml) evaporated milk
1/4 cup water
3 pieces raw eggs + 1 raw egg, separate egg yolk and egg white
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract(optional)

Procedures:
Filling
1. In a “microwave safe” bowl, combine evaporated milk and water then heat in microwave for 2 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, combine hot milk, 3 eggs, 1 egg yolk, vanilla then gradually add sugar while mixing.
3. Using an electric mixer, beat the egg white until soft peaks then fold into the mixture until the foams separate.(this will give a brown color on top of egg pie after baking)

Baking
1. Pour the filling on the pie crust then bake over 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 15 minutes.
2. Lower the heat to 325 degrees Fahrenheit then continue baking for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the filling comes out clean.
3. Remove from oven and let it cool for 2 hours before serving.

Notes:
1. Pie crust is available in grocery stores(frozen section). But if you prefer to do it by yourself, here’s the recipe on how to make a pie crust. Please click here…