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Other Filipino books of interest: Filipino Cuisine: Recipes From The Islands Basic Tagalog For Foreigners & Other Non-Tagalogs	MERIENDA TIME! Fish Balls (Bola-Bola sa Kalye) Recipe courtesy of Mrs. Daisy Alonzo Ingredients: 1 tbsp. baking powder 3 tbsp. cornstarch 1 tbsp. salt 1 kilong laman o fillet ng labahita spatula sangkalan kutsilyo salaan mangkok sauce pan Paraan ng paggawa: 1. Hugasan ang laman o fillet ng isda at ilagay ito sa salaan upang patuluin ang tubig. 2. Hiwain ang fillet ng maliliit na piraso upang madali itong madurog. 3. Tadtarin ang pinira-pirasong fillet hanggang sa maging pino. Ilagay ito sa mangkok at haluin. 4. Upang magdikit-dikit ang dinurog na fillet, lagyan ito ng yelo habang hinahalo. Ituloy ang paghahalo hanggang sa magsimulang mamuo ang fillet. 5. Ihalo ang 1 kutsarang asin sa namumuong isda. Ihalo na din ang isang kutsarang baking powder at 3 kutsarang cornstarch. 6. Haluing mabuti ang sangkap upang gumanda ang hilatsa ng gagawing fishball. 7. Kumuha ng 1 kutsarang fishball mixture at pagulungin sa inyong palad hanggang sa maging hugis bola ito.Makakagawa na kayo 100 pirasong fishball. 8. Itabi muna ang mga binilog na fishball at magpakulo ng tubig sa saucepan o kawali. 9. Kapag kumukulo na ang tubig, ilagay ang mga binilog na fishball mixture. 10. Luto na ang fishball kapag ito ay lumutang na. Maaari na itong hanguin mula sa kumukulong tubig at ilagay sa salaan.Patuyuin. 11. Ilagay sa refrigerator para hindi masira. 12. Maaari na itong iprito (deep Fry). Tuhog na ng tuhog!Enjoy ******ENGLISH VERSION********** FISHBALL RECIPE: : Ingredients: 1 tbsp. baking powder : 3 tbsp. cornstarch : 1 tbsp. salt : 1 kilo fish fillet (your choice of fish) 1. Wash fish fillet & drain in sieve or colander. 2. Chop fish fillet finely or put in chopper/blender. **optional***place ice if u want it to stick together while mixing, but drain 3. mix with 1 tbsp. salt, add 1 tbsp baking powder & 3 tbsp constarch 4. mix well so it will roll nicely into balls. 5.take 1 tbsp fishball mixture & roll it into the plalm of your hands until you form a lovely nice ball. repeat. you can make 100 fishballs with this mixture. 6. set fishballs aside. Boil water in a saucepan. 7. drop fishballs into the boiling water. 8. cooked fishballs float when they are done. collect the floaters to drain on sieve or colander. 9. set aside some for frying. store in fridge or freezer the others. 10. Deep fry & enjoy! they dont need to brown since they are already cooked. pierce fishballs in wooden/bamboo skewers if u like! Dip in sauce. _________________________________ **SWEET dipping sauce for Fishball: soysauce water sugar grated fresh garlic and flour to thicken chili *optional Basically you boil it on low heat until it thickens i dont have approx measurements but its like making gravy or lumpia sauce. u just add more or less sugar to taste: --------------------------- or try this: 4 tablespoons cornstarch 1/3 cup brown or white sugar 1/4 cup soy sauce 1-1/2 cups water minced garlic chili *optional **** Combine cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce and water. Cook 5 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly to prevent lumps. add chilies to spice it ***Sour Vinegar-based Sauce version*** Just combine all: 1/2 cup vinegar soy sauce onion chopped garlic minced chilies to taste enjoy all! Enjoy! YUM Pinoy Cheese Cupcake-Kababayan (Pinoy Cheese Muffin) Recipe courtesy of Mrs. Daisy Alonzo Ingredients: 1 bar butter 4 eggs 100 grams sugar 2 can of condensed milk 15 grams cooking oil 5 grams baking powder 500 grams. all-purpose flour you will need: cheese grater 2 ounce paper baking cups cake mixer, mixing bowl and spatula Paraan ng pagluluto: Hiwa-hiwain muna ang butter para madali itong lummbot. Ilagay ang butter sa isang mixing bowl, ihalo ang asukal at apat na itlog. Haluin ang mga sangkap na ito sa cake mixer. Gamitin ang pinakamahinang speed upang hindi tumapon ang butter mixture. Idagdag na din sa mixture ang dalawang lata ng condensed milk. Ihinto muna ang mixer. Pagsamahin naman ang harina at baking powder at saka ihalo sa butter mixture. Paandarin muli ang mixer sa pinakamahinang speed. Haluing mabuti hanggang sa maging basa ang mga sangkap. Ihalo ang 15 grm ng mantika. Pabilisin ang mixer hanggang maging pino ang sangkap. Patayin ang mixer, ito na ngayon ang cupcake mixture. Ihanay ang paper baking cups. Magbuhos ng cupcake mixture sa bawat baking cups Punuin hanggang ikatlong bahagi ng bawat cups Lagyan ng grated cheese ang cupcake mixture. Ipasok sa mainit na oven, ihurno ng mga 30 minuto. Luto na ang cheese cupcake. Palamigin Quikiam Mix the following ingredients: 800 gram ground Kasim or Pork shoulder 200 gram grated green papaya 1 small bundle of spring onion chopped 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp. Ngo-hiong (5 spice powder) MSG or vetsin Then wrap mixed ingredient in 5- 6 sheets of Bean curd skins COOKING PROCEDURE: Fry until brown. Serve with achara or sweet plum sauce. Enjoy! Yum! Yum! if you have any questions ask me.
Tagalog-English, English-Tagalog (Philipino) Standard Dictionary	The Philippine Cookbook Another interesting book: Philippine Hospitality: A Gracious Tradition of the East	Philippine Recipes Made Easy