LUTONG PINOY RECIPE

Be sure to buy mud crabs that are still alive. The vendors will usually tie the crab claws to prevent the crabs from escaping. Store live crabs in a container that allows them to breathe. Cook as soon as possible.

Adobong Alimango Ingredients:
4 medium alimango (mud crabs)
60ml (1/4 cup) oil
1 whole head garlic, cloves peeled and crushed
375ml (1 1/2 cups) water

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Ensaladang Pinoy Ingredients:
Lettuce leaves, torn
3-4 medium tomatoes, quartered
1 medium yellow onion, sliced vertically
1 medium cucumber, peeled and cut in 1-cm (1/2-in) slices

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This dish is a specialty of the Visayas region of the Philippines. The secret to this dish is a good, tasty broth which forms the base of the soup. Preparation can be lengthy so allow ample time to cook and prepare it before serving.

Molo Soup Ingredients:
500g (3 cups) ground pork
100g (3/4 cup) canned water chestnuts, finely chopped
250g (4 oz) small prawns, peeled

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c Ingredients:
2 tbsp oil
4-5 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
3/4 cup bagoong (shrimp paste)
1 tsp white refined sugar
2 tbsp cane (or cider) vinegar
1-2 siling labuyo (finger chilies), cut into 1/2 cm (1/4 in) pieces (optional)

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Papaya Achara (Papaya Relish) Ingredients:
2 small unripe papaya, about 500g(1lb) each
Coarse salt
300g (1 1/2 cups) sugar
375ml(1 1/2 cups) white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 medium carrot, cut into 1-cm (1/2-in) slices
1 red capsicum, cut into thin strips

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Fruit Medley Ingredients:

1 830g. can fruit cocktail (2 1/2 cups), drained
1 567g. can lychees, cubed and drained
1 825g. can peaches, cubed and drained
1 250ml. Alaska Crema All Purpose Cream
1/2 cup Carnation Condensada

Fruit Medley Procedures:
1. Drain first 3 ingredients and cut accordingly.
2. Combine Alaska Crema All Purpose Cream and Carnation Condensada  in a medium bowl. Mix well.
3. Toss in cream mixture together with fruits.
4. Chill until ready to serve.

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Mango Parfait Ingredients:
1 250ml NESTLE All Purpose Cream
2 tbsp confectioner’s sugar
1/4 cup mango puree
2 medium ripe mangoes, balled
1 cup NESTLE Cornflakes

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Soup No. 5 which makes use of cow penis and testicles, is said to be an aphrodiac.

INGREDIENTS:
4 tbsp chopped garlic
6 tbsp minced sampalok (tamarind) or 1 pack sinigang mix
1 whole cow’s penis and testicles, cleaned
8 cups water
6 tbsp chopped onions
1 tbsp whole peppercorns
t tbsp or 1 pack si-bot or tungkoy
1 beef bouillon cube
2 tbsp chopped spring onions
patis to taste

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INGREDIENTS
3 cups thin coconut milk
2 pc pandan leaves
2 pc ripe saba banana, sliced
1 pc (100g) yellow or purple kamote, cut into cubes
150 g galapong (ground glutinous rice), shaped into 1 tbsp balls
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup cooked large white sago
1 can fruit cocktail, drained and chilled
1 pack (125ml) all purpose cream, chilled
3 tbsp sweetened condensed milk.

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INGREDIENTS:
Crust:
1 cup (10 crackers) of Graham Honey flavor, crushed
8 tbsp or 120 g butter or margarine, melted

Filling:
1/3 cup sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 cup evaporated milk
2 large egg yolks. slightly beaten
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp butter
1 tsp vanilla

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