Cook Book Recipe

a selection and preparation of philippine and foreign recipe that defy classification but the taste buds don’t mind and a treat for the sweet tooth at the same time nutritious and healtful.

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Cauliflower and Tomato Casserole

Ingredients:

  • 1 head cauliflower
  • boiling water, 1 inch deep in pan
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 5 gluten steaks
  • ¼ teaspoons cooking oil
  • 2 large tomatoes, sliced
  • 2 cups soft breadcrumbs
  • ½ teaspoon vetsin

Procedure:

  • Wash cauliflower and break into flowerets. Place in the boiling water with one teaspoon salt and boil about 10 minutes or until almost tender.
  • Fry gluten; mix with bread crumbs, dill seed and 3 tablespoons of oil. Arrange sliced tomatoes, cauliflower, gluten steaks and bread crumbs in 6 cup casserole, sprinkling tomatoes with salt and vetsin.
  • Repeat layer by layer until all ingredients are used, having breadcrumbs on top layer. Bake in preheated oven 400°F. for 30 minutes or until crumbs are brown.

Friday, February 17, 2006

String Beans in Vegetable Loaf

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup finely cut string beans
  • ½ cup diced carrots
  • ½ cup finely cut celery
  • ½ cup cooked rice
  • 1 egg well beaten
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoons chopped nuts
  • ½ cup white sauce
  • ½ cup buttered crumbs
  • ½ teaspoon vetsin

Procedure:

  • Cook beans 15 minutes in 1 cup boiling salted water, adding carrots and celery. Boil down rapidly so that the little water is left. Drain.
  • Add rice, egg, butter, salt, vetsin, nuts and white sauce. Shape into loaf. Place into buttered crumbs. Bake in hot oven until lightly brown.
  • Serve with tomato sauce.