Vegetables

Ube Halaya

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Filipino Style Recipe: Ube Halaya is a Filipino dessert made from purple yam. The purple yam comes boiled, peeled and grated. Cook with condensed milk and evaporated milk until thick.

Ingredients:
1 kilo purple yam(ube)
2 cans(12 ounces) condensed milk
1 can(14 ounces) evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, arrange purple yam and pour water. Bring to boil for 30 minutes or until tender.
2. Drain and let it cool. Peel and grate the purple yam.

Part 2
1. In a pan, melt butter in a low heat and add condensed milk, evaporated milk and vanilla extract. Mix well.
2. Add grated purple yam and cook for 30 minutes or until becomes really thick.
3. Transfer to shallow pan and let it cool.
4. Refrigerate for 2 hours then serve.

Notes:
1. You may also used powdered purple yam, available in grocery stores.

Ginataang Puso ng Saging

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Filipino Style Recipe: ginataang puso ng saging or banana blossom in coconut milk is another easy yet healthy dish. Normally the banana bud/blossom sliced then cooked with coconut milk together with shrimps or salted dried fish, season with salt and pepper.

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

Good for 4-5 persons

Ingredients:
1 piece banana bud/blossom(puso ng saging)
100 grams pork meat, sliced into serving pieces
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced thinly
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 pieces green chili(siling haba), chopped(optional)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Discard the outer reddish cover of the banana bud until you reached yellowish white part.
2. Slice thinly the bud lengthwise then chopped thinly across the grain.
3. In a bowl,combine salted water and banana bud. Soak for 15 minutes.
4. Drain and squeeze out all the juices. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute ginger, garlic and onion.
2. Add pork and simmer until color turns to golden brown.
3. Add banana bud and cook for 2 minutes.
4. Pour vinegar, cover and simmer for 3 minutes. Do not stir.
5. Pour coconut milk, green chili and simmer until the liquid reduced. Stir occasionally.
6. Season with salt and pepper according to taste.
7. Simmer until sauce is thickens and oily.
8. Transfer to serving bowl then serve with steamed rice.

Notes:
1. You may also used shrimp or salted dried fish.

Gising Gising

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Filipino Style Recipe: gising gising is an easy and simple Filipino dish. It is made up of chopped green beans cooked in shrimp paste and coconut milk. This dish is popular in Bicol region. Like bicol express, gising gising has a spicy and salty taste.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 4-5 servings

Ingredients:
500 grams green beans, sliced into small pieces
300 grams ground pork or pork meat with fat, sliced into small pieces
2 tbsp sauteed shrimp paste(bagoong alamang)
1 cup coconut cream(1st extract)
2 cups coconut milk(2nd extract)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
4-5 pieces red hot chillies(labuyo), sliced into small pieces(optional)

Part 1
1. In a saucepan, cook pork meat until color turns to light brown and start to render oil.
2. Add garlic and onion then saute until translucent.
3. Add shrimp paste and continue sauteing for a minute or until it’s cooked.
4. Pour coconut milk, simmer for 15 minutes or until reduced and thick.
5. Pour coconut cream, green beans and chopped chili, cook for 3 minutes or until tender and crisp.
6. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper then transfer to serving plate then serve.

Poqui Poqui

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Filipino Style Recipe: poqui poqui is a native vegetable ilocano dish. Normally the eggplants comes grilled then peel off. Sauteed with onions, tomatoes and eggs.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 30-40 minutes. Good for 4-5 persons.

Ingredients:
4 medium-size eggplants
4 gloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
2 medium-size tomatoes, diced
3 pieces egg, beaten
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Grill eggplants until skin are charred and blister.
2. Let it cool then peel off the skin then chop the flesh. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic, onion and tomato.
2. Add chopped eggplant and season with salt and pepper. Stir and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Add beaten eggs and continue stirring for 2 minutes but egg should still wet.
4. Remove from heat, transfer to serving plate and serve.

Chicken Chop Suey

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Filipino Style Recipe: Chicken chopsuey is another Chinese recipe that is popular for many Filipinos and some other countries. Normally the chicken sauteed and cooked with chicken broth, oyster sauce and cornstarch together with vegetables.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken fillet, cut into serving pieces
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons cornstarch(dissolved in 1/4 cup water)
100 grams baby corn, sliced diagonally in half
100 grams snow peas(sitsaro)
1 medium-sized carrots, sliced thinly
4 tablespoons oyster sauce
1.5 cup water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste
1 chicken cube(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add chicken fillet, season with salt and pepper. Cook until golden brown.
3. Pour water, chicken cube and vegetables. Cook for 10 minutes or until vegetables are half-done.
4. Pour dissolved cornstarch, sugar and oyster sauce. Simmer until the sauce thickens.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
6. Transfer to serving plate then serve.

Buttered Asparagus and Mushrooms

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Filipino Style Recipe: buttered asparagus and mushrooms is another easy and low carbohydrates dish. Normally the asparagus and mushrooms stir fried in butter then season with salt and pepper.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 10-20 minutes
Good for 2-3 servings

Ingredients:
300 grams asparagus, cut into 1 inch
200 grams mushrooms, sliced
1/2 onion, sliced thinly
4 tablespoons butter
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
1. In a pan, melt butter and saute onion.
2. Add mushroom and cook until start to brown.
3. Add asparagus and season with salt and pepper. Cook until tender and crisp.
4. Transfer to serving plate then serve.

Sauteed Green Beans and Mushrooms

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Filipino Style Recipe: sauteed green beans and mushrooms is one of the easy and low carbohydrate dish. Normally the mushrooms and green beans sauteed then season with salt and pepper and cooked until tender and crisp.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 10-20 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
500 grams green beans, trimmed
200 grams mushrooms, sliced
1/4 cup butter
1 onions, chopped
3 gloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch(dissolved in 1/4 cup water)
salt and pepper to taste
dash of chili flakes(optional)
1/2 teaspoon sugar(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, melt butter and saute garlic, onion and mushrooms.
2. Add green beans, water, chili flakes and soy sauce then simmer for 3 minutes.
3. Pour dissolved cornstarch then season with sugar, salt and pepper. Simmer for 2 minutes or until beans are tender and crisp.
4. Transfer to serving plate then serve.

Ginisang Munggo(Monggo)

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Filipino Style Recipe: ginisang munggo(munggo guisado) or sauteed mung beans is another typical Filipino dish. Normally the mung beans(munggo) boiled and cooked until soft then sauteed with pork and ampalaya leaves.

Estimated time of preparation: 15-20 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 2-3 servings

Ingredients:
1 cup mung beans(munggo)
250 grams pork belly, sliced
5 cups water
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 bunch ampalaya leaves or malunggay leaves
1 pork cube
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup pork rind(chicharon), crushed

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Soak mung beans in water for 1-2 hours before boiling.
2. In a pot, boil water and mung beans, simmer for 30 minutes or until mung beans is cooked.

Part 2
1. In a saucepan, cook pork until color turns to light brown and start to render oil.
2. Add garlic, onions and tomatoes, sauteing until it’s cooked.
3. Pour in boiled mung beans, broth and pork cube. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Bring to boil and simmer until thick.
5. Add ampalaya leaves and pork rind. Cover and remove from heat. Serve.

Ginataang Sitaw

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Filipino Style Recipe: ginataang sitaw or sauteed string beans in coconut milk is healthy yet affordable dish. Normally the string beans(sitaw) cooked with pork in a blend of coconut milk and shrimp paste.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 3-4 servings

Ingredients:
250 grams string beans(sitaw), cut into 2 inches
150 grams pork belly, cut into small pieces
1 1/2 cup coconut milk
1 onion, chopped
2 gloves garlic, minced
1 thumb-sized ginger, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons sauteed shrimp paste(I used Dizon Farm Shrimp Paste)
salt and pepper to taste

2 pieces green chili(siling haba), chopped(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a saucepan, cook pork meat until color turns to light brown and start to render oil.
2. Saute garlic, onion and ginger until translucent.
3. Add shrimp paste and continue sauteing until it’s cooked.
4. Pour coconut milk then bring to boil. Add water if necessary.
5. Season with salt and pepper according to taste then add chili and string beans.
6. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until tender then transfer to serving plate and serve immediately.

Tortang Talong

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Filipino Style Recipe: tortang talong or eggplant omelet recipe is an easy healthy breakfast recipe. It is consists of broiled eggplants then peel off the skin and dip in egg mixture before frying.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 4 servings

Ingredients:
4 medium-sized eggplants(talong)
3 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper to taste
cooking oil for frying

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Broil eggplants until skin are charred and blister.
2. Let it cool then peel off the skin and retain the crown and the stem.

Part 2
1. In a large plate, flatten the eggplant using fork.
2. In a bowl, beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper. Mix well.
3. Dip each eggplant one at a time into egg mixture.

Part 3
1. In a pan, heat oil and fry eggplant(dipped in egg mixture) until both sides are golden brown.
Drain on paper towels. Serve.