GINATAANG GULAY at LIEMPO (Vegetable in coconut milk and pork liempo)

Ingredients:

700g. pork liempo, sliced
6 cloves garlic, sliced
1pc. large onion, sliced
1 & 1/2tsp. grated ginger
1-2pc. siling haba (long green pepper), seeds removed and sliced
2 & 1/2tbsp. bagoong alamang (shrimp paste)
1 & 1/3 cups thick coconut milk
1 pouch Del Monte Filipino Style Tomato Sauce (200g)
2 bunches sitaw (string beans), cut into strips (350g)
1/4kg. kalabasa (squash), sliced into chunks
2pcs. siling labuyo (small hot red pepper), sliced (optional)


Procedure:

1. Sprinkle pork with 1/2tsp iodized fine salt (or 1 1/2tsp iodized rock salt).
2. Sauté garlic, onion, ginger, siling haba, bagoong and pork for 10 minutes
3. Add coconut milk and tomato sauce. Cover and simmer over low heat for 25 minutes.
4. Add sitaw, kalabasa and siling labuyo. Simmer for another 15 minutes or until vegetables are cooked.

Makes 10 servings.

QUICK PORK & VEGGIE SAUTÉ

Ingredients:

3 cloves garlic, crushed
1pc. small onion, sliced
1/4kg. pork pigue, cut into chunks
1pc. pork bouillon cube
1 pouch Del Monte Filipino Style Tomato Sauce (250g)
150g. carrot, sliced
1/4kg. cabbage, sliced


Procedure:

1. Sauté garlic, onion, pork and bouillon cube.
2. Add tomato sauce, 1/2tsp iodized fine salt (or 1/2tbsp rock salt) and 1 cup water. Simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Add carrot and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Add cabbage and simmer for 3 minutes.

Makes 6 servings.

CHICKEN POTATO SALAD

Ingredients:

1kg potatoes, unpeeled
2pcs Knorr chicken broth cubes
3/4cup baguio beans, chopped
3/4cup carrots, blanched and cubed
1/2cup chicken, flaked
1pack chicken powder (10g)
2tbsp. celery, finely chopped
2cups mayonnaise
1pc Red apple, peeled and cut into cubes


Procedure:

1. Place potatoes and chicken broth cubes in a saucepan and fill with enough water to cover potatoes. Boil until tender.

2. Remove potatoes from saucepan, peel and cut into bite-size cubes.

3. Put in a bowl, then add the other ingredients. Toss. Serve chilled.


Tip:

This is a new way of preparing the classic potato salad. By adding chicken broth cubes to the boiling liquid, the potatoes come out tastier, as it absorbs the chicken flavor.

Makes 5 servings.