INGREDIENTS: For the Crust: 3 cups all- purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ cup vegetable shortening ½ cup butter, chilled & cubed 1 tsp salt 4 tbsp sugar 6 to 7 tbsp icy cold water For the Filling: 1/2 kg lean ground beef (preferably 85% lean) 1 chorizo bilbao, diced (optional) 1/2 cup onion,…
The Cebu Torta Cake, also known as Cebu Torta Mamon, is a popular delicacy in Cebu, as well as in the Visayan region of our country. If you have already tried the Pinoy Mamon, you’ll find that it is similar in make and in texture. But of course, expect some difference when it comes to…
INGREDIENTS: 1/2 kg Lucban miki noodles 1/4 kg pork belly, chopped and thinly sliced 1/8 kg pork liver, thinly sliced 1/4 kg shrimp, shell removed 1 pc sayote, julienned 1 bunch pechay, sliced 1 cup snow pea or sitsaro 3/4 cup carrots, cut into shreds 1 onion, thinly sliced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 tsp ground black…
Now this is one snack or dessert that definitely won’t just fill our bellies but warm it up as well. Binignit is a regional variation of a popular dish called Ginataang Bilo- Bilo or Ginataang Halo- Halo. It is found in the Visayan region, having originated from Cebu. This sweet thick soupy dish is made up…
INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup monggo beans 2 cups glutinous rice (malagkit) 2 grated mature coconuts (niyog) for the milk and cream (you may also use canned) 1 & ½ cups sugar warm water HOW TO COOK: Start by toast monggo beans in a pan until golden brown. Remove the monggo beans’ skin. Wash glutinous rice in…
INGREDIENTS: 1 lb kamote (sweet potato), sliced crosswise about 1.5 cm thick 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup cooking oil Barbecue sticks (for skewering) HOW TO COOK: Prepare a pan, heat it, and pour the cooking oil. Let the cooking oil heat- up then put- in the brown sugar. When the brown sugar floats, put-…
INGREDIENTS: 1 cup banana, mashed (not plantain bananas) 2 pieces raw eggs 1 & ½ cups all- purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla essence ½ cup cooking oil HOW TO COOK: In a mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda….
INGREDIENTS: 1 cup all- purpose flour, sifted 2 egg whites 1/2 cup superfine (caster) white sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 tsp vanilla extract HOW TO COOK: Preheat oven to 375 F or 190 C. Using an electric mixer, cream the softened butter. Gradually add the white sugar and continue mixing the…
INGREDIENTS: 6 pcs saging na saba (Asian plantains) 2 cups brown sugar 4 cups cooking oil HOW TO COOK: Heat a cooking pot and then pour- in the cooking oil. When the oil becomes hot, deep fry the bananas for 2 minutes. Gradually put- in the brown sugar. Adjust the heat to medium-low and continue…
INGREDIENTS: 2 eggs 1 pack grated cassava 1/2 cup condensed milk 1/3 cup evaporated milk 1/3 cup coconut milk jackfruit (langka), cut in tiny pieces butter spray HOW TO COOK: Preheat oven to 350 F. In a bowl, beat eggs. Then add the grated cassava. Add the condensed milk, evaporated milk and coconut milk. Mix…