Sata Andagi (Okinawan Doughnuts)

Andagi is an Okinawan deep fried doughnut. It is also known as "sata andagi." Andagi is the Okinawan term for all deep fried dishes, anda is Okinawan for oil. Although Okinawans in Hawaii use the term andagi only to refer to sata andagi, savory as well as sweet deep fried foods are all properly called andagi.

Ingredients:

4 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup evaporated milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 large eggs, slightly beaten
Vegetable oil, for deep frying

Instructions:

Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Make a well in center
Combine milk, oil and vanilla in a measuring cup, then add enough water to make 1 cup of liquid. Add eggs. Pour into well the dry ingredients.
Mix by hand until barely moist. Preheat oil to 350 degrees then lower to 330 degree F.

Drop dough by hand, or use a large spoon or ice cream scoop. Fry until golden, about 8 minutes. Andagi is done when a skewer or chopstick poked into the center comes out clean.
Drain on paper towels.

Makes 4 dozen.

So ono when it's hot and crispy right out of the oil!!

Let's kaukau!!

:)

SPAM PINAKBET STIR FRY!

Ingredients:

4 Japanese long eggplant

2 tablespoons cooking oil

2 bay leaves (laurel)

2 cups water

2 cups cherry tomatoes

1 whole yellow or red onion

2 inch finger piece ginger sliced in half crushed

1-2 tablespoon minced garlic  More the better!

Salt and pepper, to taste

2 tablespoons bagoong (Filipino fish sauce) or harm ha (Chinese fine shrimp paste)

1/2 cup water 

2 cups long beans

1/4 lb sweet peppers

2 long bittermelons cut

1 pound whole okra pods

1/4 pound kabocha pumpkin

2 zucchini

1 can low sodium SPAM

Instructions:

Soak all big veggies in water then drain.  Cut all large veggies in diagonal cuts as this is a stir fry and you want the veggies to cook fast.  Heat a large pot or wok over medium-high heat. Add oil, onion, ginger, garlic and bay leaves.  Stir fry to release aromatic but do not burn.  Add tomatoes and continue to stir fry.  Add long beans and stir about 3 minutes.  Add bittermelon, eggplant, pumpkin, zucchini, and okra last.  Each layer of veggies about 3 minutes each.  Cut SPAM into 1-2 inch cubes. Add water if it get dry.  Add bagoong or shrimp sauce and a little more water, if needed.  TASTE!  Don't make it salty!  You may add sugar if you want it a little sweet.  It's up to you.  You're da cook!  

Ok this is for fast cooking.  Usually Ilocanos do not stir fry pinakbet but this is a adaptation.  Pinakbet is a stewed veggie dish but this is a stir fry version like how Max's of Manila Restaurants make their version.  But mine is not as pretty.  hehehe  :P  

You can keep this vegetarian and not add the SPAM but since I had a can smiling at me in the cupboard.  

oh wellz.  ;)  

In Hawaii you make with what you got in da house.  You cook you improvise.  Get your Iron Chef on!!

Serves 8.

Get your inappoy or rice ready!!  Let's kaukau!!  :)

SPAM MUSUBI RECIPE

Ingredients:

4 cups uncooked Japanese sushi rice

4 cups water

5 sheets sushi-nori (seaweed)

1 can SPAM, SPAM LOW SODIUM, or SPAM Lite

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup sugar 

1/4 cup sweet rice wine (mirin)

Furukaki seasoning

A SPAM Musubi Maker.

A SPAM Slicer if you have one.

Yields about 10 musubis

Cooking Instructions:

• Cook rice in rice cooker. If no rice cooker is available, put rice and water into a large heavy saucepan. Heat water and rice until boiling then immediately turn down and simmer for approximately 20-25 mins. or until soft and water is evaporated. 
• Boil soy sauce, sugar and rice wine. After it boils, turn off flame. 
• Cut SPAM into 1/4 in. wide slices or use a SPAM Slicer if you have one. Fry in pan. Soak fried SPAM in soy sauce mixture. 
• Line a SPAM Musubi Maker with sushi nori so that both sides stick straight up. Spread cooked rice across bottom of SPAM Musubi Maker, on top of nori - 1/4 inch high. 
• Sprinkle furukaki on top of rice. Place two pieces of SPAM in SPAM Musubi Maker on top of rice. SPAM should cover most of the length of the SPAM Musubi Maker  Spread more cooked rice on top of spam - 1/4 in. high. 
• Sprinkle furukaki on top of rice. Fold over one side of the nori. Use musubi maker insert to press down on top of nori, rice and SPAM. Fold over other side of nori and press down. 
• Remove musubi log from SPAM Musubi Maker. Cut to your desired length.

Enjoy so let's kaukau now!!  Posting this makes me hungry!!  :D

Misoyaki Butterfish Recipe

Ingredients:

4 pieces butterfish aka black cod aka sabelfish filets
1⁄3 Cup sake
1⁄3 Cup sweet mirin
2⁄3 Cup sugar
1 Cup white miso paste
1 inch grated ginger root
2 inches minced fine green onion


Instructions:

To make the misoyaki marinade, bring sake, mirin and sugar and ginger to a boil for 5 minutes.
Reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in miso until well incorporated. Allow to cool.
Generously marinade butterfish in misoyaki marinade for 48-72 hours.
Pre-heat oven at 450 and bake fish for 5-8 minutes.
When fish is almost cooked broil for an additional 2-3 minutes until well caramelized. Make sure you watch the fish closely since it can burn quickly.
Add green onion and serve with steamed hot white rice!

Let's kaukau enjoy!!  :)