Okoy (Revised Version)

This recipe is one of the very first posts I've wrote here in my blog. Aside from the fact that it is very easy to cook, authentic Filipino dish and healthy (well not considering the oil =D), it is also very good as snack or main course served with rice.

What I personally don't like about this is that it takes so much time in chopping all the ingredients. Yeah, I'm lazy.... he he he.... Any how here's my new version of Pinoy Okoy =D

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Bean Sprout (toge)
• 1 cup Sweet Potato - Julienned
• 2 cups Squash - Julienned (Kalabasa)
• 1/2 Kg Shrimp
• 3 Tablespoon Onion - Minced
• 2 Tablespoon Garlic - Minced
• Salt & Pepper
• oil

To make batter:

• 2 Eggs
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water

Procedure:

1. Make batter by mixing eggs, cornstarch and water. Set aside.
2. Mix all together the vegetables, onion, garlic and seasonings.
3. Pour in the batter and mix.
4. Once everything is properly blended, heat pan with oil.
5. Put about 2 tablespoon of the mixture on a hot pan and top with shrimp. Fry for 2-3 minutes each side or until golden brown.
6. Best serve with chili-vinegar dipping.
7. Serve and enjoy!

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Fried Tanigue with a Unique Dipping Sauce

It is a cold morning here in the desert and it is very difficult to wake-up to go to work. But as we say “what to do?” This is our life here abroad. I came late in the office (as usual =D) just to know that we were dismissed because of electrical shutdown in the whole building. So, I just go straight home to prepare something for lunch.

First, I checked what we have left-over from last night’s dinner to consider in what I should cook for today’s lunch. Well, I just found the dipping that my husband mixed last night. I decided to fry fish, for sure that would be a perfect partner for that dipping sauce. It actually match to almost any kind of fried meat or for Okoy =D. It has a spicy, a bit of sourness and saltiness, just excellent mixture that would make you crave for more.

Dipping Ingredients:

• 1 Small Minced onion
• 2 Minced chillies
• 1 Small Minced Tomato
• 1 Teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup water

Procedure:

1. Mix the minced onion, chilli, tomato and salt.
2. Add in the water.

Fried Fish Tanigue

Ingredients:

• Sliced Tanigue
• Salt
• Cooking Oil

Procedure:

1. Wash the sliced Tanigue.
2. Rub the Tanigue with salt, just enough to taste.
3. Medium heat the pan and add cooking oil. (Make sure that the oil is hot enough before placing the fish on the frying pan.
4. Fry fish until medium brown.
5. Served with rice and the dipping sauce you prepared earlier.

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Okoy Recipe

It's been years since the last time I ate Okoy. Some called it Ukoy, but however it is called, the distinction of its taste will simply take your breath away. There are different methods and ingredients on how to cook Okoy. Some mainly used squash, some used papaya and some are using mixture of other vegies. Any how, here's how I did my version of Okoy. =D

Ingredients:

·         Sweet potatoes (kamote)

·         Carrots

·         Eggs

·         Bean sprouts

·         Cooked shrimp

·         Flour

·         Salt and pepper to taste

Tips:

Others prefer their sweet potatoes and carrots in julienne style but I prefer to just have it grated using my cheese shredder. It is easier and lesser time to prepare.

Instructions:

In a bowl, mix flour and eggs to create a batter, mix shrimps. camote, and carrots. Add in a little bit of water and then mix in the bean sprouts. Add salt and pepper to taste. Heat oil in a skillet and drop in a tablespoonful of the okoy mixture, and fry like frying an omelet until golden brown.

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