Zepo Eggs

Zepo egg is a popular Kapampangan dish made with quail eggs, peas, carrots and cream

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp crushed garlic
1 onion, sliced
1 carrot, cubed
1 singkamas, cubed
½ cup water
25 pieces boiled quailed eggs
salt and pepper to taste
½ cup green peas
1 250ml all-purpose cream

Preparation:

• Melt butter. Sauté garlic and onion until fragrant. Add carrots and singkamas. Pour in water and boil to tenderize the vegetables.
• Stir in quail eggs and season with salt and pepper. Add green peas and all-purpose cream. Remove from heat.

No-Bake Mango Cheesecake

Ingredients:
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 ¼ cup crushed graham crackers
¼ cup sugar
1 cup cream cheese, softened
½ cup condensed milk
1 pack all purpose cream 250ml
2 tbsp unflavored gelatin dissolved in
¼ cup lukewarm water
2 pieces mango, cubed
1 tsp unflavored gelatin dissolved in
1/4 cup lukewarm water

Preparation:
1. Combine butter, graham crackers and sugar in a bowl. Press into a 9” inch spring form pan. Chill until set or for 15 minutes.
2. In a food processor or blender, combine cream cheese, condensed milk and cream. Add dissolved gelatin and blend until mixture is combined and smooth.
3. Pour mixture into prepared crust and decorate on top with prepared mango slices.
4. Drizzle on top with remaining ¼ cup of dissolved gelatin until fully covered. Chill until completely set.

Bacon-Wrapped Mushrooms

A combination your favorite Oriental flavors with your favorite Western ingredient! Make some Bacon-Wrapped Mushrooms for a restaurant-quality meal that will surely have the whole family wrapped around your fingers!

Ingredients:
200g Enoki Mushrooms (Slice into Two, Roots Removed)
100g Shiitake Mushrooms (Slice into Three - Stems Removed)
500g Bacon-Cut Pork Belly (Skin Removed)

Sauce:
1/4 Cup Kikkoman Soy Sauce
2 Tbsp Mirin
2 Tbsp Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade with Roasted Garlic

Cooking Procedure:
1. Mix together Kikkoman Soy Sauce, mirin and Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade with Roasted Garlic. Set aside.
2. Wrap the mushroom with bacon.
3. Dip the roll in sauce mixture then grill for 2 minutes or until golden brown.
4. Simmer remaining sauce mixture for 2 minutes.

Makes 5 servings

Hotdog Menudo

Here’s a kid-friendly spin on a Filipino dish. Serve on top of rice or pan de sal halves

INGREDIENTS:
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 pc small onion, sliced
250 g pork pigue, cut into cubes
150 g hotdog, cut into cubes
100 g carrot, cut into cubes
100 g potato, cut into cubes
1 pouch (200 g) Tomato Sauce
1 pc small red bell pepper, cut into cubes
¼ cup cooked/frozen green peas
¼ cup raisins

PROCEDURE:

1. Sauté garlic, onion and pork. Cook for 3 minutes. Add hotdog, 1/3 cup water, carrot, potato and ¼ tsp iodized fine salt (or ¼ tbsp iodized rock salt). Simmer for 5 minutes.

2. Add Tomato Sauce, bell pepper, peas and raisins. Simmer for 8 minutes.

Makes 6 servings. :)

Creme Brulee

Ingredients:
1 large egg
4 large egg yolks
½ cup sugar
600g Thick Cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
6 Tbsp sugar, for caramelizing on top of brulee

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Using a whisk, mix the eggs and sugar together. Set aside.
• Scald the cream in a saucepan until hot to touch but do not allow to boil. Remove from the heat and pour slowly over the eggs while mixing vigorously. Add vanilla.
• Pass through a strainer and pour into ramekins for baking. Place the ramekins in a baking pan and carefully pour boiling water into the pan halfway up the sides of the ramekin.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes. Check if the custards are set by shaking the ramekin slowly.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve, sprinkle about 1 Tbsp of sugar on top of custard and heat with a blow torch until sugar caramelizes. Serve immediately.

Creamy Burger Steak

Ingredients:
¼ kg lean ground beef
¼ kg lean ground pork
1 pc medium onion, minced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/8 tsp salt
4 tbsp vegetable oil
1/8 tsp freshly ground pepper

Sauce:
½ cup sliced button mushrooms
1 tbsp all purpose flour
1 cup water
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground pepper
¼ cup all purpose cream

Procedure:
Combine ground beef, ground pork, onion and garlic in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Form into 6 equal patties. Set aside in the refrigerator.
Preheat a large pan and add oil. Pan fry burger for 2 minutes per side. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Sauté mushrooms for 2 minutes. Add flour and cook for another minute. Whisk in water. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in all purpose cream and turn off heat.
Pour on top of burger steaks. Transfer into a serving dish.

Perfect Pesto Salmon

Satisfy your salmon craving by slathering it into this deliciously creamy sour cream dressing

Ingredients:
Grilled Salmon:
2-4 pcs salmon steak
salt and pepper
2 tbsp butter or olive oil

Sour Cream Pesto Dressing:
250ml all-purpose cream
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup basil leaves
1/4 cup toasted walnuts

Preparation:

1. Rub salmon with salt and pepper and leave to marinate for at least 5 minutes
2. Heat butter on a non-stick pan. Pan grill marinated salmon for 2-3 minutes per side. Set aside when cooked.
3. Combine and process all sour cream pesto dressing ingredients in blender
4. Drizzle salmon prepared sour cream pesto dressing. Serve with steamed rice, potatoes, or steamed vegetables on the side.