LUTONG PINOY – Easy to Cook Filipino Foods

Kangkon Fritters Ingredients:

1 egg white
1 tsp. onion powder
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup oil for frying
1 bundle kangkong

Kangkon Fritters Procedures:

In a small bowl combine egg white, onion powder, flour and salt. Mix well.
Heat oil in pan.
Dip kangkong leaves in batter, then fry until crisp.
Serve with Sour Cream Dip.
Sour Cream Dip

Combine the following ingredients in a small bowl then mix well.
1 tbsp. finely chopped shallot
4 tbsp. sour cream
2 tbsps. mayonnaise
1 tsp. liquid seasoning

TIP: I’ve tasted a version of this dish with an addition of guinamos na bihod or salted fish eggs from the Visayas. It’s worth experimenting on.

Shrimp and Pork Siomai Ingredients: 1 kg ground pork (suggested proportion of fat to lean meat is 1:3) or 1 kg Prawn (shrimp) peeled 1/3 cup chopped water chestnuts or turnips (singkamas) 1/3 cup chopped carrots 2 medium or 1 large minced onion(s) bunch of spring onions or leeks 1 egg 5 tablespoons sesame oil [...]

Sweet and Sour Tilapia Ingredients: 5 tilapia (cichlid fish) 1 can pineapple (set aside juice); chunks 1 carrot; cut in strips 1 bell pepper; cut in strips 4 cloves garlic; mined 1 onion; chopped 1/2 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 3 tablespoons soy sauce 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons flour Ground black pepper Cooking oil