delicacies

Bukayo

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Filipino Style Recipe: Bukayo is another popular Filipino dessert made from young coconut strips cooked in a boiling syrup of brown sugar then stir until thicken. This dish is one of the popular delicacy and pasalubong by most Filipinos.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20-30 minutes

Ingredients:
4 young coconuts, grate into strips and reserve juice
a knot of pandan leaves
1/2 kilo brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cornstarch(dissolved in 4 tablespoons water)
1 tablespoon cooking oil

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan, heat oil then stir fry coconut strips until light brown. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In pot, boil coconut juice then add pandan leaves and brown sugar. Keep stirring until dissolves and start to thickens.
2. Remove pandan leaves then add vanilla extract. Stir until well blended.
3. Add coconut strips and dissolved cornstarch then stir frequently until thicken and caramelize.
4. While still hot, scoop a spoonful of mixture into a banana leaves or wax paper.
5. Repeat with the remaining mixture then let it cool for a few hours to harden. Serve.

Buko Pie

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Filipino Style Recipe: Buko pie is another popular Filipino delicacy and pasalubong from southern Luzon specially in the province of Laguna . Buko pie is similar to another custard pie, the filling is made up of coconut meat, coconut juice milk, sugar and cornstarch then mix until well blended. Pour the mixture into a pie crust and cover with top crust then bake until firm and done.

Estimated time of preparation: 15-20 minutes
Estimated time of baking: 60-70 minutes

Ingredients:
2 pieces ready made pie crust

Filling:
3/4 cup evaporated or coconut milk
2 cups young coconut meat, sliced
3/4 cup coconut juice
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Heat a pan over low heat, combine milk and sugar then stir constantly until sugar is dissolved.
2. Add coconut meat then cook for 2 minutes.
3. Pour coconut juice and cornstarch then stir until well blended and thickens. Remove from heat and set aside.

Part 2
1. Pour the coconut filling on the pie crust
2. Place the top crust over the filling then seal the edges
3. Pre-heat oven over 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes then bake the buko pie for 50 minutes or until golden brown.
4. 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 yourself, here’s the recipe on how to make a pie crust. Please click here…

Espasol

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Filipino Style Recipe: Espasol is another popular Filipino delicacy and pasalubong from southern part of Luzon specially in the province of Laguna. This Filipino rice cake is made from toasted rice flour cook together with coconut milk and grated coconut then coated with remaining toasted rice flour.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 60-70 minutes

Ingredients:
2 cups glutinous-rice flour
1 cup grated coconut
2 cups coconut milk
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Heat pan in a low heat, then toast rice flour while keep stirring until light brown. Transfer in a bowl then set aside.
2. In a same pan, toast grated coconut while keep stirring until light brown. Transfer in a bowl then set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, boil coconut milk then add sugar and vanilla while keep stirring for 5 minutes.
2. Add toasted grated coconut then keep stirring for 3 minutes. Add a little water if necessary.
3. Add toasted flour then cook while keep stirring for 40 minutes or until thicken and dough form.
4. Transfer the dough in a flat surface with dusted toasted flour then let it cool.

Part 3
1. Divide the dough into serving pieces then roll in toasted flour until coated.
2. Transfer into serving plate or wrap into cellophane or paper wrapper.

Suman sa Lihiya

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Filipino Style Recipe: Suman sa lihiya(lye) is another popular Filipino delicacy from southern part of Luzon specially in Batangas Region. Like other suman we will use glutinous rice, but we treated the rice with lihiya(lye water) until the color turns to yellowish. Wrap the rice mixture in banana leaves and cook in a boiling water until done then serve with latik sauce.

Estimated time of preparation: 20 minutes(plus soaking time)
Estimated time of cooking: 1-2 hours

Ingredients:
3 cups glutinous rice(malagkit)
1 tablespoon lye water(lihiya)
banana leaves, cleaned and cut into smaller sized(4×5 inch)
banana leaves, cleaned and cut into bigger sized(8×11 inch)
cotton strings or any food-safe string
brown sugar or latik for dipping

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, place glutinous rice and water then soak for at least 3 hours.
2. Drain water then pour lye water. Mix well until color turns to yellowish.

Part 2
1. Singe the banana leaves into flames for a few seconds but do not burn. Let it cool then wipe with clean cloth.

Part 3
1. Arrange the bigger leaf(topside down) on a flat surface then place the smaller leaf(topside up) in the center of bigger leaf.
2. Scoop 3 tablespoons of rice mixture on smaller leaf, fold the leaf to wrap the rice mixture.
3. Grab 2 pieces of wrapped rice mixture then tie with folded sides together using cotton string.

Part 4
1. In a big pot, arrange the pieces then pour enough water to cover the wrapped rice mixture.
2. Bring to boil in a low heat for at least 1 1/2 hours or until done.
3. Unwrap then transfer to serving plate. Serve with latik.

For the latik recipe, please visit http://filipinostylerecipe.com/2013/11/latik-sweetened-coconut-sauce/

Jelly Seaweed Salad

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Filipino Style Recipe: Jelly seaweed salad or kinilaw na potpotlo is another Filipino delicacy in Northern region. Jelly seaweed AKA(also known as) pokpoklo is another type of seaweed that normally eaten raw and toss with onions and tomatoes. In my experience, we eat this jelly seaweed salad as side dish together with fried fish and garlic rice.

Estimated time of preparation: 5-8 minutes(plus refrigerating time)

Ingredients:
2 cups fresh jelly seaweed
1/4 cup onions, chopped
1/4 cup tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons spicy vinegar or calamansi juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground
1/2 teaspoon sugar(optional)

Procedures:
1. Wash seaweed thoroughly then drain. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
2. In a bowl, combine seaweed, onions and tomatoes.
3. In a small bowl, combine spicy vinegar, salt, pepper and sugar. Serve as dipping sauce or combine in seaweed salad.
4. Serve immediately top with sliced salted eggs, fried fish and garlic rice.

Palitaw

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Filipino Style Recipe: Palitaw or sticky rice dumplings is another popular Filipino delicacy. Palitaw is came from Filipino word “litaw” which means to float. This delicacy is made of mixing rice flour with water until dough is formed. Divided into small flatten patty then cook into the pot with boiling water until they float which meant they were done. Coated the palitaw with grated coconut then sprinkle with sugar and toasted sesame seed.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 40-50 minutes

Ingredients:
2 cups glutinous rice flour
1 cup water
1 cups grated coconut
sugar-sesame seed mixture(combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup toasted sesame seed)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine rice flour and water. Mix well until smooth dough is formed.
2. Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough then roll into a ball and flatten into a patty.
3. Repeat until all the mixture are consumed.

Part 2
1. In a pot, boil water then drop the flatten dough.
2. Cook until they float then remove from the pot and drain.
3. Roll in grated coconut then transfer to serving plate.
4. Sprinkle with sugar-sesame seed mixture then serve.

Polvoron

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Filipino Style Recipe: Polvoron is another popular and easy Filipino sweet delicacy that is made up of toasted flour, powdered milk and sugar. Some add flavoring like toasted pinipig which is the most common flavor, ground cookies and cream.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 30-40 minutes

Ingredients:
4 cups all purpose flour
2 cups powdered milk
1 1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/8 cup butter, melted

3/4 cup flavoring(crushed toasted pinipig, ground cookies and cream(Oreo), chocolate powder, etc…)
* japanese paper or or cellophane
* polvoron moulder

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan over medium heat, toast flour for about 15 minutes or until color turns to light brown. Stir constantly.
2. Transfer to a bowl and let it cool. Set aside.

Part 2
1. Add powdered milk and sugar then mix until well combined.
2. Pour melted butter then mix well until smooth.
3. Add the flavoring you choose then stir well.

Part 3
1. In a polvoron mold, scoop and press the mixture until compact.
2. Wrap the molded polvoron with japanese paper then secure by twisting both ends.
3. Repeat until all the mixture are consumed. Done!

Tupig

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Filipino Style Recipe: Tupig is another popular Filipino delicacy and pasalubong from northern part of Luzon specially in Ilocos and Pangasinan Region. This tupig was from Pangasinan, because we went there to visit my grandparents. Although this was a little bit smaller compare to another Region, tupig from Pangasinan had a lot of coconut strips and slightly sweeter. Tupig is almost similar to suman, only that is made from rice flour and coconut strips then grilled in hot charcoal.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20 minutes

Ingredients:
2 cups rice flour(malagkit)
1 cup young coconut strips
3/4 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
wilted banana leaves for wrapping, about 3 inch width

Procedures:
1. In a mixing bowl, combine rice flour, coconut strips, coconut milk, and brown sugar. Mix well until dough like.
2. In a banana leaf, put a tablespoon of mixture then spread evenly and wrap.
3. Grill over hot charcoal for 15-20 minutes or until done. Turn frequently.

Seaweeds Salad(Lato)

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Filipino Style Recipe: Seaweeds salad(lato) or kinilaw na lato is another Filipino delicacy. Lato AKA(also known as) ar-arosip is a type of seaweed that has a translucently green tiny wilted bulb like grapes. Normally, lato mixed with chopped onions and tomatoes then season with spicy vinegar, salt and pepper. This is commonly served during breakfast together with fried fish.

Estimated time of preparation: 5-8 minutes(plus refrigerating time)

Ingredients:
2 cups fresh lato
1/4 cup onions, chopped
1/4 cup tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons spicy vinegar or calamansi juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground
1/2 teaspoon sugar(optional)

Procedures:
1. Wash lato thoroughly then drain. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
2. In a bowl, combine lato, onions and tomatoes.
3. In a small bowl, combine spicy vinegar, salt, pepper and sugar. Serve as dipping sauce or combine in lato salad.
4. Serve immediately top with sliced salted eggs or grated green mangoes.

Pichi Pichi

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Filipino Style Recipe: Pichi-Pichi is another popular and easy Filipino delicacy specially in Quezon province. In traditional way we used to boil and grate the cassava(kamoteng kahoy). To make things easier, we will used cassava flour instead. This delicacy is made with combined grated cassava, water and sugar. Steamed and rolled in grated coconut.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 60-70 minutes

Ingredients:
2 cups grated cassava or cassava flour
1 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon lye water
2 cups pandan water(combine 2 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon pandan extract)
1 cup grated coconut or grated cheddar cheese

Procedures:
1. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients except grated coconut. Mix until well combined.
2. Pour the mixture into individual cup molds.
3. In a steamer, steam the mixture for 40-45 minutes or until golden and translucent.
4. Remove from steamer and let it cool.
5. Remove from the cup and roll each pieces into grated coconut for nice coating. Done!

Notes:
1. Another traditional way is to boiled pandan leaves to produced pandan water.