Cassava Chips

Cassava or "kamoteng kahoy" or "balanghoy" is a woody shrub commonly grown in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates. Cassava is the third largest source of carbohydrates for human food in the world.

The flour made of the roots is mainly prepared as a dessert. It is also steamed and eaten plain. Sometimes it is steamed and eaten with grated coconut. The most popular dessert is the cassava cake/pie, which uses grated cassava, sugar, coconut milk, and coconut cream.

Here is another recipe made out of cassava which i'm sure you would also like.

Ingredients:

• 1 kilo cassava
• 1 tsp. vetsin
• 2 1/2 tsp. barbecue spice (for flavoring)
• 3 tbsp. and 1 pinch salt
• 9 1/2 cups water

Procedures:

1. Wash cassava well, peel and slice very thinly.
2. Soak in 2% salt water with flavoring.
3. Spread on a tray and steam for 5 minutes.
4. Dry in a solar drier at 60°C for 5 hours.
5. Seal in plastic bags until ready for frying before serving.

Siopao Making

Siopao business is mushrooming everywhere because it only require a little capital to start this business. However, the most important factor in this business is the knowledge in siopao making.

Here are some expert's tips to serve as your guide in this business:

1. Make sure your products are always fresh. Customers want their siopao fresh and hot when served.
2. Produce only what you can sell in a day. Siopao is perishable, so it's a good idea to make only what you can sell.
3. Be flexible. Know what your market wants. It's important to come up with products that will suit the market.
4. Be consistent. Be careful with your mixing and preparations to produce consistently clean, nutritious , and delicious siopao.
5. Be careful with blending. The ingredients that you put into your siopao should blend very well with the dough. If not, your siopao will spoil easily.
6. Handle your products with care. Steam your siopao carefully so the dough does not get too soggy or too dry. You must check on them every time.

To make the dough:

• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/4 cups warm water
• 3 tbsp. oil
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp. oil
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. yeast

For the filling:

• 1/4 kilo pork or chicken
• 4 tbsp. soy sauce
• 1/2 cup cooked beans
• 1 tbsp. Flour dissolved in 1 tbsp. water
• garlic, onions for sautéing

Utensils:

• mixing bowl
• wide board for making dough
• square pieces of paper for each siopao

Procedure:

1. Dissolved the yeast and sugar in the warm water; set aside for 10-15 minutes.
2. Mix together sugar, salt, oil in the mixing bowl.
3. Add the dissolved yeast and half of the flour. Mix well.
4. Add more the remaining flour and mix well.
5. Knead the dough on the kneading board until smooth and fine.
6. Make a big ball from the dough and put in the bowl lined with oil. Apply oil also on the top of the dough.
7. Cover and let the dough rise within 30-40 minutes.
8. Flatten the dough, cut and make small balls. Let arise.
9. Flatten the balls, put 1 tbsp. filling in each and close. Put the ball on the square sheet of paper to keep it from sticking on the bottom of the pan.
10. Steam the balls for 10-15 minutes, depending on the size of the balls.

Filling:

1. Saute the garlic, onion, sliced pork or chicken.
2. Put in the beans, soy and a little water.
3. Before removing from the fire, pour in the dissolved flour for thickening. Stir well.

Ice Cream Cake

Ice cream cake is either ice cream in the shape of a cake or ice cream and cake layered together to make a single form. Ice cream cake can be used for all occasions such as birthday, weddings and others.

Ice cream cakes are made in many ice cream stores and in many different varieties. Ice cream cakes are primarily made by layering two different types of hard ice cream, with soft serve acting as the "icing".

Here is a recipe that is very easy to follow and very affordable.

Ingredients:

• 1 pack all purpose cream
• 1 small can light cream
• 1 big can condensed milk
• 1 1/2 pack Graham biscuits
  

Fillings: Choices of

• Fruit Cocktail (drained)
• Preserved Peaches (drained & sliced)
• Ripe Mango (sliced)
  

Toppings: (Optional)

• Marshmallow
• Cheese (Sliced)
  

Procedures:

1. In a bowl, combine first three ingredients. Mix well.
2. In a tin can, layer the prepared cream first, then biscuits, cream again, next the filling.
3. Repeat layering until all ingredients consumed.
4. Finally, put the toppings.
5. Chill at least overnight.

Halo-halo

Halo-halo is a popular Filipino dessert that is a mixture of shaved ice and milk to which are added various boiled sweet beans and fruits, and served cold. Halo-halo comes from the Tagalog word "halo" meaning "mix".

It is basically a mixture of sweet preserved beans(red beans, chick peas), coconut meat (macapuno), jackfruit (langka), pounded dried rice (pinipig), sweet yam (ube), cream flan (leche flan), shreds of sweetened plantain (saba), filled with crushed ice, milk (or coconut milk) and topped with ice cream. The halo-halo basically is sweet, creamy, and a filling dessert.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons kaong
• 2 tablespoons nangka (jackfruit)
• 2 tablespoons macapuno (a variety of coconut meat sold in bottles)
• 2 tablespoons sweetened kidney beans
• 2 tablespoons sweetened garbanzos
• 2 tablespoons sweetened plantains
• 2 tablespoons ube or yam
• 2 tablespoons custard or creme caramel
• 2 tablespoons sweetened corn kernels
• crushed ice to fill glass
• 2/3 evaporated milk a scoop of ice cream on top

Serving procedure:

1. In a clear tall glass, place kaong, nangka, macapuno, beans, garbanzos and other sweets.
2. Fill glass with shaved ice.
3. Sprinkle sugar and top with either (or a combination of) leche flan, ube halaya, or ice cream.
4. Condensed milk is poured into the mixture upon serving.

Leche Flan

Ingredients:

• 12 egg yolks
• 2 can condensed milk
• 5 cans small evaporated milk
• 2 cups fine white sugar
• 2 tablespoon vanilla or
• ¼ teaspoon grated dayap rind (optional)

Equipments:

• Loaf pan or Square pan
• Steamer
• Strainer

Caramelizing Syrup :

1. In a stainless steel pan, dissolve 3/4 cups of sugar, add 1/4 cup water over low heat.
2. Pale brown means sweeter and too dark means bitter.
3. Once caramelized, pour the syrup in the pan and make sure to coat all the parts of the pan.

Custard Procedures:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine all the egg yolk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, sugar and vanilla. Mix well. Remove any solids by using a strainer.
2. Pour the mixture in the pan and cover it with an aluminum foil, so that the moisture from the steam won't come in the pan as it will become watery.
3. Steam Cook for 40-45 minutes, or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
4. Remove the pan and let it cool at room temperature.
5. Refrigerate for several hours before serving.

To unmold the leche flan- run a sharp knife around the edge and carefully invert it unto a platter or serving dish, let the caramelized sugar flow over the leche flan.

Cassava Cake

Ingredients:

Cake:

• 2 Lbs Grated Cassava
• 1 14 oz. Can Sweetened Condensed Milk (Reserve 1/3 cup for Topping)
• 1 12 oz. Can Evaporated Milk 1 14 oz. Can Coconut Milk (Reserve 1/3 cup for Topping)
• 1 13 oz. Can Coconut Cream (Reserve 1/3 cup for Topping)
• 2/3 Cup Sugar
• 3 Eggs plus 3 Egg Whites
• 1 Cup Grated Coconut

Toppings:

• 3 Egg Yokes
• 1/3 Cup Reserved Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1/3 Cup Reserved Coconut Milk
• 1/3 Cup Reserved Coconut Cream

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 325° f.
2. In large mixing bowl combine cake ingredients. Mix well.
3. Pour equally into two large greased rectangular pans.
4. Bake until top is no longer liquid (approximately 30 minutes).
5. Mix topping ingredients well and spread evenly on the two cakes.
6. Bake an additional 20 to 30 minutes.
7. Cool cakes completely.
8. Slice each cake into 24 equal squares.
   
   

Fatless Longganisa

Meat Material:

• 1 kg Pork lean, ground finely
• Curing Mix Ingredients:
• 1 tbsp Salt, refined
• 1/2 tsp Curing salt
• 1 tsp Phosphate
• 1/4 tsp Vitamin C powder
• 1/4 cup Chilled water (to dissolve the 4 ingredients)

Extenders:

• 1/4 cup TVP (textured vegetable protein)
• 1 tbsp Isolate
• 1/2 tsp Carageenan In 1/2 cup water add 1/4 TVP and hydrate for 3 minutes, then add 1/2 tsp. Caregeenan and 1 tbsp Isolate.

Seasonings:

• 3/4 cup Sugar, refined
• 1/2 tbsp Black pepper, ground
• 2 tbsp Garlic, chopped finely (or 2 tsp garlic powder as substitute)
• 2 tbsp Anisado wine
• 2 tbsp Pineapple juice
• 1/4 tsp Vetsin (MSG) (optional)
• Food color (allura red)* as desired
• 1/2 tsp Meat enhancer
• 1/2 tsp Beef Aroma
• 1 tsp BF Blend (to added in the last mixing)
• 2 tbsp Olive oil

*Prepared by dissolving 1 tsp. of food color in 1/2 cup of water. This serves as the stock solution to be kept in the refrigerator. From this solution, get 1-2 tsps.

Procedures:

1. Select good quality raw material. Measure and weigh all the ingredients.
2. Mix meat with first four ingredients: salt, curing salt, phosphate and vitamin C powder in chilled water. Mix continuously. Add the rest of the ingredients. Mix until well blended then cure at room temperature for 8-10 hours or refrigeration temperature for one day only (8-12 hours).
3. Wrap in paperlyne or cut wrap (2 T per piece). Pack in polyethylene bag in 1/4 kg. (you should have six pieces of longanisa) or 1/2 kg package and store in freezer.

Packaging materials:

• Polyethylene bags: 4″ x 8″ for 1/4 kg and 6″ x 10″ for 1/2 kg
• Styrofoam containers to be wrapped on top with cling wrap.

Yield: 1.3 - 1.5 kgs. (1/4 kg.=6pcs. or 1/2 kg.=12 pcs.)

Mushroom Burger

Mushroom have a similar taste and texture to meat when cooked. No doubt, it created a big wave when introduced to the market.

This is a welcome alternative for those who prefer a healthy lifestyle. It is because of its capacity to lower cholesterol levels and also a good source of minerals.

Starting this business from your home only needs small capital. A kilo of mushroom burger will gave a yield of 1800 grams.

Patties could be prepared in various sizes (30, 40, 50 and 100 grams). Different variety of mushrooms are available at the market. All you need is choose which can yield best according to your preferences.

Other organic fibers such as bamboo fibers, soy protein and other plant fiber can also be added to increase profit and lower the cost.

Here are the materials needed:

• Metal bowls
• Measuring spoons
• Measuring cup
• Weighing scale
• Burger molders
• Spatula
• Potato Masher
• Tray

For the ingredients:

Meat materials:

• 700 g Beef lean or pork lean, ground finely
• 300 g Mushroom, ground

Curing Mix (dissolved in 1/4 cup water):

• 1 1/4 tsp Salt, refined
• 1 tsp Phosphate

Extenders:

• 1/4 cup TVP
• 1/4 cup Qualicel
• 1/2 cup Versagel
• 1 1/2 cup water if beef or 1 1/4 cup if pork or chicken

Seasonings:

• 1 1/2 tbsp Sugar, refined
• 1 tbsp Black pepper, ground
• 2 tbsp Garlic, chopped (or 2 tsp garlic powder)
• 1/2 tsp Vetsin (MSG)
• 1/2 tsp Meat enhancer
• 3/4 cup Onion, chopped finely
• 1/2 tsp Celery powder
• 2 tsp Hamburger seasoning
• 3 tbsp Milk or whey powder
• 2 pcs Egg, fresh medium

The following ingredients should be added in the last mixing:

• 1/2 cup Bread crumbs
• 4 tbsp Potato starch
• 1/2 tsp Beef aroma
• 1/2 tsp Meaty ginisa
• 1 tsp BF blend

Procedures:

1. Select good quality raw materials. Grind meat and mush room finely.
2. Add salt and phosphate (dissolve in 1/4 cup water). Mix until tacky.
3. Add extenders: TVP, Versagel and Qualicel. Mix again until homogenous mixture is attained.
4. Add seasonings and remix.
5. To attain firm patties, chill mixture for 1-2 hours in the refrigerator.
6. Form into the patties with the use of hamburger molder
7. (50 grams per patty), i kg. should contain 20 pieces. For 30 grams patty - i kg. should contain 33 pieces.
8. Freeze patties before packing. Store in freezer. Cook with little amount of fat.

Yield: i kg. = 1.5 to 1.8 kgs.

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