Calderetta- Kristine Kawi

Embutido

Serves around 10 (small slices)

700g ground beef
1 c bread crumbs soaked in 1/2 cup milk
80-100 g diced chorizo
2 eggs slightly beaten
1/4 c sweet pickle relish
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
4 small shallots, diced
3 T raisins
4 hard boiled eggs
2T of tomato puree
10 drops of Tabasco

Paksiw na Lechon (Roasted Pork Belly in Liver Sauce)

Kare Kare (Oxtail in Peanut Sauce)

Ingredients:

oxtail pieces
rapeseed oil
1 T of paprika
3-4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 medium onion, sliced
1 1/2 tsp salt
4 T smooth peanut butter
a handful of green beans
pak choi

Place the oxtail in a large pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 90 min or until tender. occasionally skim off the scum that rises to the surface.

Remove the meat and allow it to cool. Reserve 4 cups of the broth. (Freeze the rest of the broth for future use).

Heat the oil in a pan. Saute the onions and garlic and add the paprika. Add the cooked meat, the reserved broth, and the salt, and simmer for 15 min. Stir in the peanut butter and bring back to simmer and cook for a further 5 min.

Add the beans and cook for 8 min. Add the pak choi and cook for a further 2 minutes. Season to taste.

Serve with sauteed shimp paste.

Sweet Macaroni Salad

Ingredients:

Macaroni Pasta- allow 100 g per person (this recipe keeps well in the fridge so make double-triple serving as you like)

Mix the following into the pasta, allow quantity according to taste:

Mayonnaise
Double Cream
A bit of condensed milk (or icing sugar)
Parmesan Cheese
A can of fruit cocktail (drained)
A handful of raisins (optional)

Sinigang Trout

Menudo

Heat 2T of veg oil and saute 3-4 cloves of garlic, 1 medium minced onions. Add one cut of pork (diced). Saute until light brown.

Add the salt (about 1 t), fish sauce (to taste- about 2T), black pepper, chorizo (about 200 grams), one can about 400g of chopped tomatoes, paprika (to taste- about 1 T), and tomato puree (to taste- about 2T)

Simmer, covered for 20 min. You can add some water if gets dry, but compensate with more tomato puree.

Add the 1 large and diced potato and chick peas (small can) and cook for 10 minutes.

Add the beef or pork liver (about 1c) and green and red peppers. Simmer for a further 10 mind.

Correct the seasoning if needed.