Puto

This is another recipe that i first had at the Filipino american christmas party and although different very good. 

Ingredients-

2 cups All Purpose Flour
1 tbsp. Baking Powder
1 cup White Sugar
1/2 cup Evaporated Milk 
2 Eggs, beaten
1 cup water

Utinslils-

Steamer 

Start by mixing together all your dry ingredients flour, baking powder and white sugar. Add butter, milk, eggs and water mix well. Pour your mixture into the individual molds. Set in steamer for about 20 min. Remove from steamer serve hot or cold. Enjoy

Bistek Tagalog

This is a dish that i have had since I was little and it is so good and pretty darn easy.

Ingredients
1 lb beef sirloin, thinly sliced
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 piece lemon 
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
3 cloves garlic,
1 large onion 
3 Tablespoons cooking oil
salt to taste

Utinslis-

2 Sauce pans 

To start this recipe you have to marinade your beef in the lemon, soy sauce and ground black pepper. Let sit in the fridge for at least an hour. After well marinaded heat up your stove and in a sauce pan pour in your cooking oil. Add sliced onion until soft. Next take your meat out of the marinade (Keep marinade for later)and put into the sauce pan with the onion. In another pan add the garlic and marinade and bring it to a boil. Add in the meat and onions to the marinade let simmer for 15- 20 min.Add water as needed. Enjoy.

Crema de fruta

This is a delicious  dessert that makes me not feel as bad about eating because it has fruit. The base of this cake is sponge cake so it soaks up all the sweet flavor.

Ingredients- 

1 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
8  egg yolks
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 big can fruit cocktail
2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
4 cups milk
1/3 cup butter
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups water

Utensils-

Cake pan 

2 mixing bowls  

Sauce pan

Preheat oven 350 degrees 

Start by making your sponge cake. Sift together the baking powder and 1 cup of flour and set aside. With an electronic mixer beat 4 egg yolks until thick to this mixture add 1/2 cup of sugar mix well and add in the baking powder and flour.  In the sauce pan combine 1 cup of milk, butter and vanilla leave on heat till butter is melted then have mixer on low and slowly add in the mixture in the sauce pan. Bake for 20-25 minuets. after you pull the cake out you are going to make the syrup. In a sauce pan 1/4 cup of water and 1/4 cup of sugar and mix until sugar is gone. Pour over the sponge cake and spread with a brush. Now we are going to make the custard combine 1/2 cup flour, 1 cup of sugar and 3 cups of milk in a sauce pan until thick. In the mixer add the other 4 egg whites beat stiff then add 1/2 cup of sugar. Add half of the sauce pan mix into the egg whites mix well and add back into the sauce pan. Layer the custard on top of the sponge cake. Drain the fruit cocktail and place over the cake. Dilute the gelatin in 2 cups of water. In a sauce pan bring the gelatin to a boil. let cool until just above room temp and then pour over the fruit. Refrigerate over night and serve the next day. Enjoy

Carioca

The Carioca recipe is a snack or dessert. Simple and sweet. The first time I remember having these was the first time I went to the Fil-Am (Filipino- American) Christmas party and I loved them.

Ingredients-

1 1/4 cups of coconut milk

1 cup sweetened shredded coconut

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 cup sweet rice flour

2 cups cooking oil

Utensils-

Deep sauce pan or fryer

Mixing bowl

small sauce pan

Start by heating the oil up. In the bowl mix together the rice flour, shredded coconut, and 3/4 cups of the coconut milk. Once dough is formed,  roll them into tablespoon sized balls. Place several of the balls into the pot once the oil is heated. Keep the balls in the fryer for about 5 minutes of until light brown. Take out the balls and place them on a plate lined with paper towels.

Glaze- In the other sauce pan start by pouring the remaining 1/2 cup of coconut milk into the pan and bring it to a boil add in the brown sugar and stir constantly until thickened. Pour over or dip balls in, and enjoy.

Corned Beef Hash

If you are shying away from this recipe because you think it is like the corned beef hash you get in a can, I promise you that this recipe will change your mind.  This is a recipe my aunts and uncles make that is delicious and easy to make.

Ingredients-

12 oz can chunky corned beef (can be found at any Asian market)

1 yellow onion finely chopped

1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic

3/4 cup of beef broth

1 large potato chopped into cubes

Salt

Pepper

3 Tablespoons of cooking oil

Utensils 

2 Frying pans with cover

Can opener 

Start by putting 1 Tablespoon of cooking oil in the frying pan; heat on medium heat. Once heated, add the diced onion and stir until soft. Next put the corned beef in to the pan and continue for a few more minutes. Pour beef broth in to the pan and cover for 20 min. and turn heat to low. In another pan, put the other 2 Tablespoons of cooking oil and add your potatoes. Once the pan is warm, cook for 5-7 minutes. After the 5-7 minutes, add the potatoes to the meat mixture and stir to finish.  Now You are  ready to serve the hash.  And like all things Filipino it is great with rice.  

Christmas with may family

Christmas has been on of my favorite holidays since I was a child and not just because we got presents. I was because I got to spend a lot of time with my family and I remember running around the kitchen and the dinning room. I remember all the different smells sweet and savory dishes. At christmas at my grandma & grandpas we have the basics of christmas ham, casseroles ect. We also do family favorites like the pandsol and lumpia. But my favorite part is the dessert table, everyone brings something one of my aunts brings buckeyes and chocolate covered pretzels my family always makes pecan butterballs and our recipe for sugar cookies which are my favorite. Hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday.

Spam and Eggs

So this isn't really a homemade dish but it is something a lot of my family enjoy. Since this is usually served for breakfast you can make toast, hash browns whatever you want.

So all you really need is
Eggs
Spam

In a well greased pan crack one egg and cook it sunny side up. Slice your spam and brown both side  and serve. Enjoy