"Kaukau" is a pidgin slang word meaning "food" or "to eat." The Hawaiian term for food is `ai. The two theories on the origin of the word "kaukau" are the Hawaiian word for table, pâkaukau, and the Chinese word for food, chow chow. In Hawaii we say "We go kaukau!", I would say, "I hungry I like kaukau!" or "Let's kaukau!" The Cuisine of Hawaii is a fusion of foods brought by immigrants to the Hawaiian Islands, particularly of Portuguese, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Polynesian etc.
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2 tablespoons bagoong (Filipino fish sauce) or harm ha (Chinese fine shrimp paste)
1/2 cup water
2 cups long beans, in 2- to 3-inch pieces
1/4 lb sweet peppers
2 long bittermelons cut in 3-inch pieces
1 pound whole okra pods
2.5-ounce bag chicaron (fried pork rinds) or fresh sitsaron or lechon kawali.
Instructions:
Soak eggplant in water and Hawaiian salt for 30 minutes then drain.
Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Add dried shrimp to hot, dry pot. Add dash of water to lock in flavor. Layer tomatoes, onion, ginger, garlic, salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon bagoong over shrimp. Add water. Reduce heat and simmer until tomatoes are soft, 3 to 5 minutes.
Add long beans and stir gently. Cover and cook until beans are half-done, about 3 minutes.
Layer bittermelon, eggplant and okra in pot. Break pork rinds into bite-sized pieces; sprinkle over top. Add remaining 1 tablespoon of bagoong and a little more water, if needed.
DO NOT STIR! True Ilocanos never stir the pinakbet in the pot. Because it would smash the already tender veggies.
Cover and simmer until vegetables settle, about 10 minutes. "Intalta" -- turn the ingredients by lifting, tossing, and shaking the pot. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Serves 8.
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Pinakbet or pakbet is a popular Ilokano dish, from the northern regions
of the Philippines, although it has become popular throughout the
archipelago. The word is the contracted form of the Ilokano word
pinakebbet, meaning "shrunk" or "shriveled".[1] The original Ilokano
pinakbet uses bagoong, of fermented monamon or other fish, while further
south, bagoong alamang is used. The basic vegetables used in this dish
include native bitter melon, eggplant, tomato, okra, string beans, chili
peppers, parda, winged beans, and others. Root crops and some beans
like camote, patani, kadios are also optionally added. The young pod of
marunggay is also added. It is usually spiced with ginger, onions, or
garlic. A Tagalog version usually includes calabaza. Most of these
vegetables are easily accessible, and are grown in backyards and gardens
of most Ilokano households. As its name suggests, it is usually cooked
until almost dry and shriveled; the flavors of the vegetables are
accentuated with shrimp paste. In some cases, lechon, chicharon, or
other meats (most commonly pork) are added. It is considered a very
healthy dish, and convenient in relation to the harsh and rugged, yet
fruitful Ilocos region of the Philippines.
The vegetable dish
pinakbet is more than a regional cuisine. It is an enduring symbol of
the Ilokano palate and a lucid display of the Ilokanos' history of
contestations and struggles with the physical and social environment.
The recipe weaves intimations of the cultural productions of the
Ilokanos' transaction to their arid and less productive land. (Caday,
2009)
Pinakbet is similar to the Provençal (French) vegetable stew ratatouille except for its sauce.
* 1 can S&W garbanzo beans rinsed and drained a few times unless you want to buy the dried beans and soak them overnight. * 1 medium white or yellow onion, roughly chopped (about 1 cup) * 1 bunch tablespoons finely chopped fresh italian parsley (optional) about 1/4 cup * 1 bunch tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro or chinese parsely. Use the roots, stems, everything!! about 1/4 cup * 1-2 teaspoon salt * 1/2-1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes more or less if you want spicy (optional) * 4 cloves of garlic * 1-2 Tbsp cumin * 1-2 teaspoon baking powder * 4-6 Tbsp flour * fresh cracked black pepper to taste * canola oil for deep or pan frying * 1-2 large tomatoes chopped or 8-10 cherry tomates quarted * 1-2 english or japanese cucumbers peeled and sliced or cubed chopped * 1 chopped or sliced sweet red onion (optional) * pita bread heated on a warm dry frying pan. * 3-4 romaine leaf lettuce roughly chopped
Method:
1. Place the drained, chickpeas and the onions in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the parsley, cilantro, salt, hot pepper, garlic, and cumin. Process until blended but not pureed.
2. Sprinkle in the baking powder and 4 tablespoons of the flour, and pulse just a time or two. You want to add enough flour so that the dough forms a small ball and no longer sticks to your hands. Turn into a bowl and refrigerate, covered, for several hours.
3. Form the chickpea mixture into balls about the size of walnuts. Did you know that there are such tools as falafel scoops? They are available in Middle-Eastern markets. I use my cookie dough scoop which is about the same size. You can also make patties instead of balls.
4. Heat 3-4 inches of oil to 375 degrees in a deep pot and fry 1 ball to test. If it falls apart, add a little flour. Then fry about 6 balls at once for a few minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
We enjoy falafel stuffed into pita bread and then we add chopped tomato, lettuce cucumbers and the following yogurt sauce.
Yogurt Sauce for Falafel
* 1 cup no-fat, plain yogurt * 3 tsp minced garlic * 2 T fresh lemon juice * 1 T dill leaves * salt and pepper to taste!
prepped and ready!
prepping to go into food processor!
roll into balls and drop into hot deep fry oil!! Can be made into patties for falafel veggie burgers!!
Chinese New Year is actually celebrated for 15 days - from the New Moon to the Full Moon. This vegetarian dish is served for breakfast on the first day of the New Year. It was created by the 18 personal disciples of Buddha to avoid starting the New Year by taking a life. At other times of the year, it can be flavored with oysters and oyster sauce to become a rich, filling dish. It has a lot of ingredients, but is not really that much work. Each ingredient has a lucky meaning. We do not use fresh tofu in jai because the white color symbolizes death. But, other than that, there are as many versions of jai as there are cooks who enjoy serving it!
Lo Han Jai (Monk's Food or Buddha's Delight)
(4 servings)
2 c. hot water
2 T. sesame oil
Soak the following in the water, saving the liquid after use. Squeeze excess water from the ingredients back into the pan. The water will be used in making the gravy.
½ c. chin ngee (tree fungus) 1,000 years longevity
¼ c. lin gee (lotus seed) many children
¼ c. bak ko( ginko nuts) 100 grandchildren
½ cup fat choi (black moss seaweed) wealth (sounds like the New Year greeting)
6 gum choi (dry golden lily) gold and good luck
2 foo jook (dried tofu sticks) sounds like "rich enough"
1 bundle jun see (long rice) longevity, beauty, culture
Heat a wok and add the sesame oil. Stir-fry the soaked ingredients lightly, until just heated through. Add the fresh and canned ingredients and stir-fry until heated through.
½ c. sliced bamboo shoots longevity
½ c. sliced lotus root looks like Buddhist symbol - religious diligence 1 carrot, peeled, cut into "coins" red for luck, looks like money
1c. ho lan dow (Chinese peas) sounds like good luck, green color for new growth, peas are round like money
3 leaves bok choi (Chinese cabbage) green of spring
Thoroughly blend the following ingredients:
2 T. Chinese shoyu
1 T. cornstarch
2 tsp. cold water
Add them to the wok and stir quickly until the mix thickens and becomes shiny. Slowly add the soaking water, stirring well. When the gravy is hot and glistening, serve accompanied by freshly cooked rice.
Gung Hee Fat Choy! Happy New Year of the Rabbit 2011!!