Vegetables

Oven-Baked Potato Wedges

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Filipino Style Recipe: Oven-Baked Potato Wedges is simple yet delicious potato dish. This is a good alternative to fries and can be served as side dish or as snack along with your favorite dipping sauce.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 30 minutes

Ingredients:
4 medium-sized unpeeled potatoes, cleaned
1 raw egg, beaten
6 tablespoons olive oil

Dry Mixture:
3 tablespoons cornstarch/cornflour
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or paprika
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and ground pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine dry mixture then mix until well combined. Set aside.
2.Prepare beaten egg into a separate bowl.
3. Dip potato wedges in beaten eggs then dredge into dry mixture to coat.
4. Repeat for the remaining pieces.

Part 2
1. In a baking pan, arrange potato wedges then drizzle with olive oil.
2. Bake in a preheated oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes or until golden brown and crispy on the outside.
3. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

Stir Fry Asparagus with Ham and Mushrooms

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Filipino Style Recipe: Stir Fry asparagus with ham and mushrooms is another simple yet delicious dish. This is consists of asparagus, ham and mushrooms stir fried and cooked in beef stock together with delicious spices.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20-25 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
1 bunch asparagus, cut into 2 inch
8 ounces button mushrooms, sliced
2 ounces sliced ham
1/2 tablespoon cornstarch (dissolved in 1/4 cup water)
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1 cup beef stock
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil (optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil then saute garlic and onion.
2. Add ham and mushrooms then stir fry until light brown.
3. Add asparagus and beef stock then season with sugar, salt and pepper.
4. Add dissolved cornstarch and sesame oil.
5. Continue cooking until slightly thicken. Serve immediately.

Sauteed French Beans and Sausage

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Filipino Style Recipe: Sauteed French beans and sausage is another simple yet delicious dish. It is consist of french beans and Chinese sausage cooked together in oyster sauce and delicious spices. The sauce should be naturally thick and oily but this is very delicious.

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

Ingredients:
1/4 kilo french beans, trimmed
2 pieces Chinese Sausages, sliced diagonally
1 red bell pepper, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
1/4 teaspoon dried chili flakes
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
fish sauce, salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil then saute garlic, onion and red bell pepper.
2. Add Chinese Sausage then stir cook until light brown.
3. Add french beans and oyster sauce then continue cooking for 3 minutes.
4. Add chili flakes, salt and pepper according to taste then cook for another minute.
5. Transfer to serving plate then serve immediately.

Stir Fried French Beans

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Filipino Style Recipe: Stir fried french beans is another simple and quick recipe. It is consist of french beans and ground meat cooked together in soy sauce, oyster sauce and spices. Ideally, sauce should be naturally thick and oily but this is very delicious.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-25 minutes
Good for 2-3 persons

Ingredients:
1/4 kilo french beans, trimmed
1/4 kilo ground pork
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon dried chili flakes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
fish sauce, salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil then saute garlic and onion.
2. Add ground pork, fish sauce then stir cook until light brown.
3. Add french beans, oyster sauce, soy sauce and water then simmer for 3-5 minutes.
4. Add chili flakes, salt and pepper according to taste then simmer for another minute.
5. Transfer to serving plate then serve immediately.

Green Salad Tocino

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Filipino Style Recipe: Green Salad Tocino is another variety of green salad incorporated with Filipino twist by adding our favorite breakfast such as tocino or ham. The honey added to the Greek dressing adds to the sweetness of this salad.The anchovies and cheese gives it the right amount of saltiness for contrast.

Ingredients:
1 pack romaine lettuce
1/4 cup leftover cooked tocino or ham
2 tablespoons olives, pitted
2 tablespoons dried tomatoes
6 pieces cherry tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons capers
6 pieces boneless anchovies
2 tablespoon ground Parmesan cheese

For the dressing:
1/4 cup Greek dressing
2 tablespoon honey

Procedures:
1. In a bowl, combine Greek dressing and honey then mix well.
2. In a big bowl, tear lettuce into serving pieces.
3. Add the olives, dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, capers, anchovies and tocino.
4. Add the honey dressing then toss.
5. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

Broccoli and Shiitake Mushroom in Oyster Sauce

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Filipino Style Recipe: Broccoli and Shiitake Mushroonm in Oyster Sauce is another healthy vegetable dish yet easy and simple to prepare. The broccoli and mushroom sauteed and stir cooked in a blend of oyster sauce and chicken stock.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20 minutes.
Good for 2-3 persons

Ingredients:
1 medium-sized Broccoli, cut into serving pieces
115 grams Shiitake Mushroom, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
1/4 cup chicken stock or chicken bouillon dissolved in hot water
a dash of dried chili flakes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil then saute garlic and shiitake mushrooms until light brown.
2. Add broccoli, chili flakes, and chicken stock then simmer for 2 minutes.
3. Add oyster sauce then adjust seasoning according to taste.
4. Simmer for another minute then transfer to serving plate. Serve immediately.

Mango Salsa

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Filipino Style Recipe: Mango Salsa is a delicious and colorful salsa made with mangoes, tomatoes, onion, cilantro, lime juice and spring onion. This is usually serve as side dish for with fried or grilled food.

Estimated time of preparation: 5-7 minutes

Ingredients:
2 mangoes, peeled and diced
2 tomatoes, diced
1 onion, diced
2 tablespoons lime or lemon juice
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
2 tablespoons spring onion, chopped

Procedures:
1. In a large bowl, combine mango, tomatoes, onion, cilantro and spring onion then toss together.
2. Sprinkle with remaining spring onion then serve with sauteed shrimp paste.

Stir Cooked Buttered Vegetables

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Filipino Style Recipe: stir cooked buttered vegetables is another simple yet healthy dish and usually served as side dish. It is consists of different varieties of vegetables steamed then stir cooked with butter, salt and pepper.

Estimated time preparation and cooking: 15 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
1 carrot, cut into strips
1 small-sized cabbage, cut into serving pieces
100 grams beansprouts
3 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine
salt and ground pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, boil water with salt then add carrots and cabbage for 3 minutes.
2. Drain and plunge into cold water for another 3 minutes. Drain well and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, melt butter then add bean sprouts, carrots and cabbage.
2. Seasoned with salt and pepper then stir cook a minute or until tender.
3. Transfer the steamed vegetables into serving bowl. Serve immediately.

Sauteed Peas and Corned Beef

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Filipino Style Recipe: Sauteed peas and corned beef is an easy, simple and affordable Filipino dish. It consists of corned beef and snow peas cooked and simmered in oyster sauce. Adding oyster sauce and dried chili flakes will improve the flavor and taste of the dish.

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

Ingredients:
180 grams snow peas, trimmed
1 small can corned beef
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1/8 teaspoon dried chili flakes
4 tablespoons oyster sauce
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a saucepan, heat oil then saute garlic and onion until soft.
2. Add corned beef then continue sauteing until slightly toasted.
3. Add snow peas then pour water and simmer for a minutes.
4. Add oyster sauce and chili flakes then simmer for another 2 minutes.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste then transfer to serving plate. Serve with steamed rice.

Mashed Potatoes

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Filipino Style Recipe: Mashed potatoes is a simple yet great side dish that is easy to prepare. The potatoes boiled then mashed until smooth. Added with butter, milk then seasoned with salt and pepper to improve flavor and consistency. This can be serve with gravy together with other dishes.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 40 minutes
Good for 5 servings

Ingredients:
1 kilo potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 cup fresh milk(depend of how creamy you want)
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
water
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a casserole, place potatoes then pour enough water with salt.
2. Simmer for 20 minutes or until done.(Potatoes is done when a fork inserted can poke easily.)
3. Drain water then put back in stove in a low heat.

Part 2
1. Using a potato masher, mash potatoes until smooth.
2. Add butter then mix until well blended.
3. Pour milk and continue mashing until reach the desire consistency.
4. Add parsley then season with salt and pepper then mix well. Serve with gravy.