LUTONG PINOY – Easy to Cook Filipino Foods

Maruya (Banana Fritters) Ingredients

1/2 cup flour
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 cup milk
3 ripe saba (banana plantain), peeled and sliced lengthwise
2 cups vegetable oil
flour, for dredging · sugar
Maruya (Banana Fritters) Procedures:

In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add milk and egg, beat until smooth.
Heat oil in a frying pan (or a large saucepan) over medium heat.
In batches, roll banana slices in flour and then dip in batter. Fry in hot oil until golden brown.
Drain on paper towels. Roll in sugar. Place in a serving dish and serve.

Fish With Miswa Ingredients:

1 fried fish
1/2 cup miswa
1/2 onion cut in wheels
2 ripe tomatoes
2 cloves garlic, crushed
salt to taste

Fish With Miswa Procedures:

Fry the garlic with the onion then add the tomatoes, previously cut in pieces.
Add the miswa and salt.
Pour this mixture on the fried fish and serve.

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

Sweet and Sour Tilapia Procedures:

Fry tilapia fish and place in a platter. Set aside.
Sauté garlic and onion.
Add pineapple and carrot.
Simmer for 10 minutes
Add pineapple juice, sugar, soy sauce, water, flour, salt and water.
Simmer until a saucy consistency is achieved.
Add bell pepper.
Simmer for 1 minute.
Pour hot sauce (mixture) on top of the tilapia fish.
Serve hot!