pancit lomi - my simple version

Sonny, my "boyfriend", loves both pancit and soup...so what better way to satisfy his love for both than to serve him pancit lomi...i am writing up this recipe also for my good friend, Libby, who saw a posting of the picture on my fb album called foodS-i-cook, and says "gusto ko ito". :)

1 lb. of pancit miki or thick fresh noodles, washed well and drained
1/2 lb. meatballs, cooked
2 pcs kikiam, sliced and lightly fried (optional)
i tsp garlic, minced
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 - 2 carrots, thinly sliced
2 sticks celery, chopped
1/4 cabbage, shredded
4 - 6 cups of chicken or pork broth
2 eggs, beaten
2 tbsps patis (fish sauce)
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 tbsps. of cooking oil


In a pot or deep pan, saute the garlic and onion. Add the carrot and stir for 30 seconds. Add the meatballs and kikiam and continue cooking over high heat for another 30 seconds. Pour in the chicken/pork broth and bring to a boil. Add the egg noodles and simmer for 10 minutes. Season with patis, salt and pepper. Add the celery. Pour in the beaten eggs in a thin stream, letting it set a little then stirring continuously. Add the cabbage and let simmer for 1 minute. Serve hot.

lumpia x 2 (lumpiang gulay recipe)

This morning, i cooked 2 kinds of lumpia for my daughter, Inna's party in school - lumpiang shanghai and lumpiang gulay. For some reason, she takes pride in sharing those home-cooked food with her friends and classmates.. This is not the first time she brought some for them. Each time she does, it's a "sold-out". Here is my super simple recipe for lumpiang gulay (i have posted my lumpiang shanghai recipe earlier)

Lumpiang gulay:

2 cubes tofu (use the firm kind)
2 lbs bean sprouts
1 large sweet potato (kamote) cut in strips
2 cups carrots- cut in strips
1/2 cup minced cilantro/kintsay (optional)
1 tbs salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 tbsp minced or crushed garlic
1 big onion, thinly sliced
spring onions - chopped
lumpia wrapper

saute the following in order:
onion, garlic, carrots , sweet potatoes, tofu
when carrots and sweet potatoes are half cooked, add the bean sprouts and spring onion, salt, black pepper, cilantro.

mix for 1 minute or less then turn off the stove. you dont want to overcook the bean sprouts

wrap in lumpia wrapper (as in picture)
deep fry until the lumpia is golden brown, strain excess oil.
serve with sweet and sour sauce or spiced vinegar.

Enjoy! :)

zon's ginataang halo halo

my sister, zon, whose family is now based in new zealand, is one of the best cooks in the family..her style is so practical and simple without sacrificing the taste of the finished product....i guess her almost 20 years in the food business paid off ( ~ being a Jollibee manager, although she finished a double degree in psychology). here is her ginatang halo halo recipe in her own words (remember, she was giving the instructions to me :) )

hatiin mo lang maliliit ang mga sangkap...kamote , saging, gabi, langka

bilugin ang bilo bilo...glutinous rice flour lang yon

pero isang kilo na kamote e madami na. damihan mo ang bilo bilo at sago

tapos, magboil ka ng mga 4 na cans ng coco cream with 4 baso ng water din

pag nakulo na, ilagay mo ang pinakamatigas na ingredient..gabi o taro ang 1st then, pag mejo malambot ng konti lang...ilagay mo na ang kamote, saging

pero kong nasa bote ang saging at langka e kahit kasabay na ng bilo bilo yon, meaning later pa.

pati maliliit na sago isama mo na rin.. ihahalo mo sa ginatan ang hilaw na maliliit na sago after ng gabi or kasabay ng kamote

halo ng halo para di dikit sa ilalim

pag mejo malapot, add more water.

lagyan mo na rin ng mga 1. 1/2 baso na sugar na white

pag lumutang na ang bilo bilo e oks na yan..

dapat di masyado malapot kasi habang tumatagal e lalapot pa yan kahit luto na

how to make bilobilo:

isang plastic ng gLUtinUos rice flour

lagay mo sa bowl, then lagyan mo ng water paUnti Unti para malaman mo pag dry e dagdagan mo ng gLUtinoUs rice floUr til mabilog mo yan....remember to use gLUtinoUs rice floUr and not rice floUr lang ha?

maglagay ka ng paunti unting glUtinoUs rice floUr sa bowl at lagyan mo ng paunti unting water till ok na mabilog mo...

dapat bago ka mag start magluto e gawa na ang bilo bilo mo sa tray..isa isa ang bilog

ang pagluto e sUnod sUnod lang at halo ng halo..

RECAP:

1st combine 4 cans coco cream, then 4 cans water...then let it boil...

add gabi, then, after 5 to 8 mins, kamote at sago naman,

dito na start ang halo ng halo pag me sago na...

pag malambot lambot na gabi e next na ang bilo bilo... at saging, langka, etc.

halo ng halo...then asukal na puti mga 1.5 c or 2 c...depends on how sweet you want it.

enjoy this sweet pinoy snack :)