FRESH PAKU (FERN) FILIPINO SALAD

FOOD INFO

RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

Fresh fern (Pucuk Paku)

Fresh tomatoes

Onion

Red chilies

Salted eggs

Lemon/calamansi/vinegar

sugar

salt

METHOD

Cut and clean fresh fern thorougly. Blanch fresh fern by putting it in hot boilling water for few second, then quickly lift it into cold water (water plus ice cubes) to make sure it becomes crunchy. Chopped fresh tomatoes and red chillies, add to the fern. Squeze in lemon juice, and add sugar and salt to taste. Mix well. Lastly, add slices of hard boilled salted eggs. Serve this refreshing salad immediately.

SARDINE CURRY PUFF (KARIPAP)

INGREDIENTS:

(Pastry)

1 kg flour
1 block of butter (I used Anchor 225 gm)
1 egg
approximately 1 cup of water

METHOD:

POTATO DOUGHNUT

INGREDIENTS:

A (Dough)

Flour
Potato Starch
Yeast
Egg
Butter/Marjerin
Fresh Milk
Refined sugar

B (Coating)

Refined sugar
or
Cooking chocolate
Nuts


METHOD:

Combine the dry ingredients, flour and potato starch together in a bowl. Put aside. Heat fresh milk in microwave for a few second and add in yeast. Leave them for a while to allow the yeast to develop. Add in sugar. Using rub in method, add marjerin/butter to the dry ingredients. Add egg and finally add the milk. Knead the dough until all ingredients are well incorporated. Cover the dough with a damp and clean cloth for about 30 minutes.

Then using a roller, roll the dough and use donut maker or mould to shape donuts. Arrange the ready ones on a baking tray that is dusted with some flour. Leave the donuts again for another 15 to 20 minutes to allow them to rise more.

Then deep fry donuts. When they are cool, cover them with refined sugar, or if you like, dip them in chocolate and sprinkle some crushed nuts all over them. You can also glaze them or decorate them with any topping you love.