The Vast Life: December 2011

little girl

Ingredients:

1 kg ground pork
3/4 cup carrots (chopped)
4 cloves garlic (minced)
1 large onion (minced)
1 bunch of spring onions
1/3 cup singkamas or turnips (chopped)
5 tbsp sesame oil
1 egg
1 tsp ground pepper
1 tsp salt
5 g seasonings
1 pack siomai wrapper or wanton wrapper
Chili paste, calamansi, soy sauce (for the sauce)

Cooking Procedure

1. Combine all the ingredients except for the water and wanton wrapper and mix thoroughly.
2. Wrap the mixed ingredients using the wanton / siomai wrapper.
3. Using a steamer, steam the wrapped siomai for 15 to 25 minutes. The time depends on the size of each individual piece (larger size means more time steaming).
4. Serve hot with soy sauce and calamansi or chili paste.

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Polvoron

Pheng

Polvoron is a semi-sweet concoction made of toasted flour, powdered milk, sugar, and butter. This is considered as a dessert or snack in the Philippines wherein roasted rice puffs referred to locally as “pinipig” is added. Here is my recipe for classic polvoron.

Ingredients:

4 cups all purpose flour
2 cups powdered milk
3/4 cup pinipig, crushed
1 1/8 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Procedure:
1. Heat a frying pan or a wok then put-in the flour. Toast the flour until you smell the aroma and the color turns light brown. Make sure to stir while toasting to prevent the flour from being burnt.
2. Once the flour is toasted, let it cool down for about 20 minutes then transfer to a mixing bowl.
3. Add the powdered milk then stir using a balloon whisk.
4. Put-in the granulated sugar then stir again.
5. Add-in the crushed pinipig then stir until very ingredient is well distributed.
6. Pour-in the softened butter and mix well. You may use your clean hands in doing the procedure. After mixing, let it stand for at least 10 minutes to allow the butter to cool. This will make the mixture more intact.
7. Using a polvoron molder, scoop the mixture and put it on top of a pre-cut Japanese paper or cellophane then wrap.
8. Serve. Share and enjoy!

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Mango float

Pheng

Mango float is the kid's favorite desert in tropical areas where mangoes are everywhere. It is easy to make and you can make one in a budget. Ingredients are not expensive. Try this recipe this holiday season or in whatever gatherings you have with your family and friends.

Ingredients:

1 rectangular pan
2 packs Graham Crackers
1 kilo Ripe Mangoes
2 boxes All-Purpose Cream (250 ml)
1 can Condensed Milk

Procedure:
1. Mix the all-purpose cream with the condensed milk
2. Slice the mangoes into small thin slices
3.Put a layer of graham crackers in your rectangular pan , then pour in just the right amount of your creamy mixture, then top it off with sliced mangoes. Do this repetitively until it’s filled to the brim.
4. Sprinkle the last layer with crushed grahams
5. Put it in refrigerator and let it chill
6. Make sure it is cold when served /