Simple Espasol


 This is a very basic espasol just to make the recipe simple and easy to follow for the beginners, but I assure you that this is really yummy. You can improve this with additional scraped coconut or sesame seeds it's up to you.

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups glutinous rice powder
2 1/4 cups coconut milk
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence

Procedure:
1. Toast the powdered glutinous rice until brownish or the aroma comes out over low heat. When it is done set aside and sift it to remove the lumps. Remove 1/2 cup because we will use it for dusting later.

2. In  pan combine coconut milk and sugar then bring to a boil. Continue stirring in medium heat for 5 minutes then add the vanilla.continue to stir for 3 minutes.
3.Add the toasted glutinous rice powder and stir continuously over low heat. Cook until the mixture becomes thick and dry, then refrigerate for an hour so that it will be easy to roll.
4. Spoon a portion from the mixture and dust it with toasted rice flour and roll it until form into cylinder then roll over the toasted rice powder.



5. Serve it, or you can wrap it with paper before serving. Enjoy chewing. :-)



Beef Salpicao

A succulent beef dish with a perfect blending of all the spices being used, making the flavor so tangy so make sure that the rice is enough. :-).


Ingredients for 2 servings:

1/4 kilo beef tenderloin (Sliced into cubes)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
4 cloves garlic ( Sliced and toasted)
1 tablespoons lemon juice or calamansi
1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon sugar
oil


Toasted garlic
Procedure:
1. Marinate the beef with soy sauce, lemon juice, ground pepper and sugar for at least 30 minutes, remove from the marinade but set aside the marinade, then fry the beef until golden brown.
2.In a pan heat an oil then put the fried beef and the toasted garlic ( leave some garlic for toppings) then add the ,marinade and allow to simmer for few 3 minutes stirring occasionally.  If marinade is not enough to give a sauce just add some soy sauce and lemon jauce according to your taste.
3. Top with toasted garlic before serving.