Nachos

Ingredients :

  • 30 tortilla chips
  • 1 3-oz. can jalapeño bean dip (or any jar of dip or salsa, according to your liking)
  • 1-1/4 cups grated cheddar cheese

(Kitchen Measuring)

Cooking Procedures :

  1. Spread bean dip (or any dip) on each tortilla chip.  Top with cheese.
  2. Place 12 chips in a circle on a paper plate.  Microwave at (Power Level 7) for 1 minute or until cheese begins to melt.

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Puto with Cheese

Ingredients :

  • 5 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cup sugar
  • 3 tbsp. baking powder
  • 5 tbsp. non-fat milk powder
  • 1/4 cup butter (or margarine), melted
  • 4 cup water
  • grated/slices of cheese, toppings

(Food Measurement Conversion)

Cooking Procedures :

  1. In a large bowl, sift together: flour, sugar, baking powder and milk powder. Mix well.
  2. Add butter and water. Mix thoroughly until smooth.
  3. Pour into greased muffin cups (or individual molds), filling about three-quarters full.
  4. Top with grated/slices of cheese. Arrange in the steamer; steam for about 10 minutes.
  5. Serve hot or cold. Best pair with Dinuguan (Pork Blood Stew/Blood Pudding Stew).

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Mango Float

mangfloat

Ingredients:

  • 1 box of Graham crackers
  • 1 box of Graham crumbs (optional)
  • 2 small cans Nestle cream
  • 1 can of Condensed milk
  • 1 can of Evaporated milk
  • 6 ripe mangoes, sliced

(Measurements For Cooking)

Instructions:

  1. Prepare a rectangular glass dish with or without lid.
  2. In a bowl, whisk Nestle cream until smooth. Add the condensed and evaporated milk. Whisk until well combined.
  3. Using a ladle, place a small amount of the milk mixture into the bottom of the dish, then place a layer of Graham crackers and top with the sliced mangoes.
  4. Ladle a mixture again, slowly pour over the crackers and the mangoes, making sure it covers all of the Graham crackers.
  5. Repeat by placing layers of crackers, mangoes and milk mixture. Top off with Graham crumbs (or just crushed some Graham crackers).
  6. Cover and freeze overnight.
  7. Serve and enjoy!

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Maruya I (Banana Fritters)

Maruya (BananaFritters)

This version of Maruya is one that I usually buy for my merienda when I was in the Philippines. I sometimes buy them in a bamboo stick or in a hand fan shape coated with sugar. But their where times that after siesta, my mom will cook us maruya in our merienda before playing outside during summer time.

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

(Cooking Conversions)

Cooking Procedures :

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

VARIATIONS:
Maruyang Camote
Use sweet potato slices in place of bananas. About 2 medium sweet potatoes sliced 1/4″ thick.

Try Other Version in Cooking Maruya?

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Kutsinta (Brown Rice Cake)

Ingredients :

  • 1-1/4 cups water
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp. lye (lihiya) water, for cooking
  • grated fresh coconut

(Kitchen Measuring)

Cooking Procedures :

  1. Bring water and sugar to a boil. Let cool. Add to flour, stir until smooth. Add lye water (lihiya) and mix well.
  2. Boil some water in the steamer. Stir flour mixture to recombine.
  3. Fill greased small muffin pans 3/4 full with mixture. Steam for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool before removing from pans.
  4. Before refilling molds for a second batch, stir batter very well because the flour tends to settle at the bottom and may cause thekutsinta to be too soft or soggy on top. Do this before refilling each batch of molds.
  5. Loosen sides of molds with spatula before unmolding kutsinta onto plate. Serve with grated fresh coconut sprinkled on top. Do not substitute packaged coconut flakes for freshly grated coconut for this recipe.
  6. This recipe may also be steamed in an 8″ square casserole for 30-45 minutes, unmold onto serving plate and cut into squares or diamond shapes.
  7. Makes 10pcs of Kutsinta.

Colorless lye water for cooking (lihiya) is sold in small bottles in Asian food stores. It is used in suman sa lihiya which are usually wrapped in banana leaves and insapin-sapin, the multi-layered and muti-colored rice cake. Frozen banana leaves and even fresh ones are now available in Filipino food stores.

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Guinataang Bilo-Bilo

Ingredients :

  • 1 cup glutinous rice flour
  • 1/2 cup dried tapioca pearls
  • 2-1/2 cups coconut milk
  • 10 cups water
  • 2-1/2 cups sweet potato, peeled and cubed
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 ripe saba (plantain) bananas, sliced into rounds
  • 5 fresh or canned jackfruit, cut into strips

(Food Conversion Chart)

Cooking Procedures :

  1. Prepare Bilo-bilo (Rice Balls): Combine rice flour with 4 tbsp. water in a bowl; mix well. Form into small balls, about 1/2 in. diameter. In a pot, pour 8 cups of water and bring to a boil. Drop each balls in the boiling water; cook for 5 minutes or until they float. Remove rice balls; set aside.
  2. Boil tapioca pearls in the same pot over medium heat until soft and translucent. Drain and set aside.
  3. In a saucepan, combine 2 cups of coconut milk and 2 cups of water; bring to a boil. Add sweet potatoes; cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Add cooked tapioca, sugar and cooked rice balls; cook for 10 minutes.
  4. Add jackfruit strips and banana rounds; cook for 5 minutes until everything is tender. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of coconut milk; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer for another 3 minutes.
  5. Ladle onto individual bowls; serve warm or chilled this guinataang bilo-bilo.
  6. Serves 4.

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Minatamis na Saging (Banana Plantain in Syrup)

Minatamis Na Saging

Ingredients :

  • 6 medium ripe saba (or plantain bananas)
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 cups water
  • 1/2 tsp. salt

(Cooking Measurements )

Cooking Procedures :

  1. Pour water in a saucepan.  Stir in sugar and salt to dissolve.  Heat over medium heat.  Bring syrup to a boil and then lower the heat and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
  2. Peel bananas and cut into 1/2 inch slices.  Add to simmering syrup and continue cooking for another 10 minutes more or until saba bananas are tender and syrup is slightly thickens and lightly golden brown.
  3. Remove from heat.  Transfer to a dessert plate and serve this Minatamis na Saging.

VARIATIONS:
Minatamis na Kamote (Sweet Potato in Syrup)
Substitute kamote (sweet potato) slices for bananas and cook as above until sweet potatoes are tender.

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Suman Moron(Chocolate Moron)


Suman Moron is a smoother variety of suman. This chocolate moron that is made up of ground glutinous rice also known as “malagkit” being cooked in coconut milk. Moron can either be mixed or plain with cocoa or chocolate.

Ingredients :

  • 1/2 cup malagkit (glutinous) rice
  • 1-1/2 cup ordinary rice
  • 3/4 cup coconut milk
  • 1-1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup chocolate or cocoa (any brand)
  • banana leaves, wilted over fire
  • melted butter
  • string

(Food Conversion Chart)

Cooking Procedures :

  1. Soak over night the malagkit and ordinary rice. Grind the following day.
  2. Soak both ground rice in coconut milk until soft. Add sugar and the chocolate.
  3. Cook over low fire, constantly stirring until thick. Set aside and cool.
  4. Prepare the leaves for wrapping by heating by over low fire. Brush the leaves with butter.
  5. Put 2 tbsp. of the mixture in every wrap. Tie with string. Repeat until all are wrapped.
  6. Cook/steam for half an hour in a double boiler container or a steamer.

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Kutsinta or Brown Rice

Kutsinta (Brown Rice Cake)

Ingredients :

  • 1-1/4 cups water
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp. lye (lihiya) water, for cooking
  • grated fresh coconut

(Kitchen Measuring)

Cooking Procedures :

  1. Bring water and sugar to a boil. Let cool. Add to flour, stir until smooth. Add lye water (lihiya) and mix well.
  2. Boil some water in the steamer. Stir flour mixture to recombine.
  3. Fill greased small muffin pans 3/4 full with mixture. Steam for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool before removing from pans.
  4. Before refilling molds for a second batch, stir batter very well because the flour tends to settle at the bottom and may cause thekutsinta to be too soft or soggy on top. Do this before refilling each batch of molds.
  5. Loosen sides of molds with spatula before unmolding kutsinta onto plate. Serve with grated fresh coconut sprinkled on top. Do not substitute packaged coconut flakes for freshly grated coconut for this recipe.
  6. This recipe may also be steamed in an 8″ square casserole for 30-45 minutes, unmold onto serving plate and cut into squares or diamond shapes.
  7. Makes 10pcs of Kutsinta.

Colorless lye water for cooking (lihiya) is sold in small bottles in Asian food stores. It is used in suman sa lihiya which are usually wrapped in banana leaves and insapin-sapin, the multi-layered and muti-colored rice cake. Frozen banana leaves and even fresh ones are now available in Filipino food stores.

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Buchi

Buchi

Ingredients :

  • 1 cup rice, uncooked
  • 1/2 cup mongo
  • sugar
  • water
  • oil, for deep frying

(Metric Cooking Conversion)

Cooking Procedures :

  1. Soak rice overnight in water, then grind.  Wrap in cheesecloth and hang to drip.  On the other hand, boil mongo and mash.
  2. Dissolve 1/3 cup sugar in 1/8 cupwater, then add mixture to mashed mongo.  Cook over medium heat until dry.  Allow to cool, then shape into small balls.  Set aside.
  3. Dissolve 2 tbsp. sugar in 2 tbsp. water.  Add to dry ground rice.  Mash and form into small balls.
  4. Flatten each ball of rice dough, and spread out thinly.  Place ball of mongo on top of rice dough, then carefully wrap to form into a shape of ball.
  5. Fry in deep medium-high oil until golden brown.  Serve and enjoy!

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