Ginataang Kalabasa

INGREDIENTS:

5 cups kalabasa fruit, cubed
2 cloves garlic, macerated
1 onion, sliced
2 thin slices of ginger
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup sitaw pods, cut 2 inches long
1/4 cup shrimp meat
1 cup coco cream

PROCEDURE:

1. Saute garlic until light brown.

2. Add onions and shrimp.

3. Add ginger, kalabasa and sitaw. Stir in coconut milk.

4. Season to taste then cook until done.

5. Add coco cream.

Pork Picadillo

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 kilo ground pork
1 garlic, macerated
1 onion, cut into squares
1 bellpepper, cut into squares
1 potato, cubed
1/2 carrots, cubed
1/2 cup green peas
10 pcs cooked quail eggs
1 pack tomato sauce

PROCEDURE:

1. Saute garlic and onions.

2. Add ground pork and cook until done.

3. Remove excess fat then add carrots, potato, bellpepper and tomato sauce. Cook until vegetables are done.

4. Add green peas and quail eggs.

5. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Egg Rolls

One of my specialties =)

INGREDIENTS:

1 dozen eggs

1 kilo pork tenderloin (lomo)

1 pouch tomato sauce

2 heads garlic

2 onions, chopped

3 tomatoes, chopped

3 potatoes, quartered

1 cup soy sauce

10 pcs calamansi

grated cheese

garlic powder

salt and pepper to taste
cooking oil

string (for wrapping the eggs)

PROCEDURE:

1. Boil eggs for about 15 minutes. Remove shell covering.

2. Slice the lomo thinly.

3. Add around 1 cup of soy sauce, calamansi juice, and pepper and marinate for 1-2 hours.

4. Wrap the hard-boiled eggs with the lomo. Secure with string.

5. In a frying pan, brown egg rolls. Set aside.

6. Fry potatoes. Set aside.

7. Saute' garlic, onions and tomatoes in a deep casserole.

8. Add the egg rolls. Let it simmer for 5 minutes. Then, add tomato sauce and 1 cup water. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add grated cheese and the potatoes. Simmer for another 5 minutes.

9. Remove from heat and using a kitchen scissors and fork, remove string from around the eggs. Serve and enjoy! =)