Philippine Lumpia

Ingredients:

• 30 lumpia wrappers
• 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
• 1 pound of ground pork
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1/2 cup of chopped onion
• 1/2 cup of minced carrots
• 1/2 cup of chopped green onions
• 1/2 cup of cabbage
• 1 teaspoon of black pepper
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon of soy sauce
• 2 cups vegetable oil for frying

Directions:

Stir fry the pork in a heated pan with oil until fully cooked through. Separately, stir fry the garlic and onion. Place the cooked pork in with the garlic and onions and add the carrots, green onions, and cabbage. Next, add the pepper, salt, garlic powder, and soy sauce.

Put a tablespoonful of the pork mixture in the center of each wrapper. Roll the wrapper, tucking each end. In a pan, pour oil to 1/2 inch depth and heat well. Fry 4 lumpia in the pan until each side is golden brown. Drain on paper towels and serve warm.

Makes 30pcs. Lumpia

Salmon with Black Bean Sauce

Ingredients:
2 slices of salmon, rubbed with a pinch of salt
1 tsp sesame oil
3 stalks spring onions
1 tsp garlic, minced
1 Tbsp light soy sauce
1 Tbsp Black Bean Paste
pepper to taste
broccoli (optional)

Cooking Procedure:
1. Chop the spring onions into round small pieces, separate the bulb(also chopped)
2. Place the salmon pieces onto a heat-resistant serving dish.
3. Stir-fry the garlic and spring onion bulb in sesame oil.
4. Reduce the heat and add the black bean paste. Stir for 30 seconds then add the soy sauce and pepper.
5. Smear the mixture over the top surface of the salmon
6. Steam for 8 minutes until the salmon is virtually cooked through.
7. Sprinkle the spring onion stalks over the top of the salmon and steam for another minute or until cooked.
8. Remove from heat, garnish with broccoli(optional) and serve hot.

Corn Sticks

2 cups cornmeal
1 cup sifted flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
3 cups milk
4 beaten egg yolks
4 stiffly beaten egg whites
2 teaspoon oil

Into a large bowl sift dry ingredients. Combine milk, yolks, and oil. Add to dry ingredients; blend. Fold whites into batter. Pour into a greased corn stick pan. Bake at 425 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve immediately. Yields 24 stick.

Tinowa de cebu

1/2 kilo fish with white meat
1 piece onion
3 pcs. tomato
4 pcs. sili labuyo
sibuyas dahon
malunggay leaves
lemon grass
msg
1 tsp. salt
5-6 cups of water

Put the water in the pot, then followed by all the spices and lemon grass allow to boil for 10-15minutes. Then add the fish and season salt and msg. to taste. Add the malunggay leaves. Serve hot.

Curried Meatballs

1 pound ground beef
2 tsp. curry powder
1 cup stuffing mix
1/2 cup butter
1/2 tsp. salt
Freshly ground pepper

Mix Beef, Curry powder, Stuffing mix, salt and saute in butter over high heat for 5 mins. or until brown. Drain