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You don’t have to serve beans and rice every night to keep dinner low cost. Consider cooking a tender roast or whole chicken. They lend themselves to tomorrow’s dinner of light stir-fry, all-in-one casserole, “break-from-cooking” sandwiches, an ethnic meal or hearty soups. Or you can balance your food budget by serving thrifty dinners during the week and more expensive meals on weekends. Another option is to serve more costly meats with low-cost vegetables, such as carrots, potatoes or cabbage, which typically stay cheap throughout the year. Or, if you plan to use cheaper chicken quarters, then splurge on a special salad or fresh vegetables to accompany it. The addition of homemade appetizers or dessert can make a surprising difference, too. Today, I’m sharing three frugal Filipino recipes.
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Pancit (rice noodles)
Use leftover pork or chicken
1 (12-ounce) package dried thin rice noodles
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 onion, diced finely
2 cloves garlic, minced (optional)
2 cups diced cooked chicken or pork
1/2 head cabbage, thinly sliced
2 carrots, thinly sliced
1/2 cup chicken broth
soy sauce, to taste
Cook’s note: I use baby carrots because the slices create tiny medallions. I also use chicken powder and mix with water instead of using canned chicken broth, so I’m making only the amount that I plan to use.
Place the rice noodles in a large bowl, and cover with warm water. When partially soft, drain and set aside. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until soft. Stir in chicken, cabbage and carrots. Cook until vegetables soften. Toss in rice noodles. Add chicken broth and cook and stir until noodles absorb most of the broth. Add a dash of soy sauce to taste.
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Lumpia (spring rolls)
Can be served with Pancit, white rice or fried rice
1 pound ground beef
1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more for frying
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 cup carrots, minced or finely chopped
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 cup thinly sliced or shredded green cabbage
salt and pepper, to taste
soy sauce, to taste
25 lumpia or spring-roll wrappers (If you can’t find them in your local store, try an Asian market.)
2 cups vegetable oil for frying
beaten egg, optional, to seal wrappers
Place a large skillet over high heat and brown ground beef. Drain grease and remove beef from pan. Add 1 tablespoon oil to pan and saute onion and garlic until softened. Add carrots and cabbage until tender. Add ground beef back into pan. Stir to combine with vegetables. Season with pepper, salt and dash of soy sauce. Remove pan from heat, and set aside until cool enough to handle.
Place wrapper on counter on an angle so it’s diamond-shaped. Place 2 heaping tablespoons of the filling diagonally in a thin line toward the upper corner of the wrapper. Fold down the upper corner and tightly roll once. Then fold the side corners in over the single roll of filling and continue to roll down neatly and tightly. Moisten the end corner of the wrapper with water or beaten egg to seal closed. Heat a large skillet over medium heat, add 1/2 inch oil into pan, and heat for 5 minutes. Place 4 lumpia into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Cool for a few minutes and serve warm. Makes 20 to 30 lumpia depending on how you fill each wrapper. Don’t overpack like a traditional egg roll.
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Turon
lumpia or spring-roll wrappers
bananas, peeled and cut in half lengthwise
brown sugar
milk chocolate, chopped, optional
grated coconut, optional
vegetable oil for frying
Cook’s note: You can serve it with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce.
Place wrapper on counter on an angle so it’s diamond-shaped. Roll banana half in brown sugar. Place banana in wrapper toward the upper corner. Place 5 to 6 chocolate pieces on top of banana. Sprinkle coconut on top. Follow the same rolling and frying method for lumpia.
译文:
尝试一些新鲜且省钱的烹饪法
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你没必要为了降低你晚餐的开支而每晚省着豆子和大米。考虑做一顿松软的烤肉或是一整只鸡。它们适用于明天的晚餐，微炒，全部放到一个盘后烤焙，分开炒的三明治，特色餐，或者是丰盛的汤。或是你可以通过一整周吃朴素的晚餐，然后又在周末享受更贵的晚餐来平衡你的饮食预算。 另一个选择就是用价钱较高的肉和价格低廉的蔬菜，例如胡萝卜，马铃薯洋白菜，这些蔬菜是典型的一年四季都比较便宜的蔬菜。 再或者，你可以计划着使用便宜的鸡腿，然后再用一些萨拉或是新鲜的蔬菜搭配。增加一些自制开胃品或是甜点也会带来意外的惊喜。今天，我分享一些经济又实惠的菲律宾烹饪法：
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Pancit (米线)
使用剩下的猪肉或是鸡肉
1 (12盎司 ) 包干缩的细米线。
1小匙的植物油。
1个切得很好的洋葱头。
2瓣蒜 如果你喜欢的话，可以切碎
2杯切好煮好的鸡肉或是猪肉
1/2 卷洋白菜，切成细丝
2 个胡萝卜，切成细丝
1/2 鸡汤
豆豉，随你喜欢。
烹调指南:我喜欢用嫩胡萝卜，因为它的细丝能够起到装饰性的效果。我还用水和鸡精搅拌而不用罐装的鸡精，所以我只是按照我需要的量做。
把米线放进一个大碗里，然后用温水浸泡。 待米线变得些许柔软以后，将水虑干，然后放到一边。 在大平底锅里将油烧到中温。嫩煎洋葱和大蒜，一直到软了才停止。将鸡肉，洋白菜，胡萝卜搅拌在一起。 放到锅里煮，直到蔬菜变软为止。然后将米粉倒进锅里。 加入一些鸡汤，继续煮，搅拌，直到米线将大部分鸡汤吸收为止。最后根据你的口味加入少许的豆豉。
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炸春卷 (春卷)
可以和米线，米饭或是炒饭搭配。
1 英镑碎牛肉。
1汤匙植物油，如果是煎的话就放多些。
2 瓣大蒜, 捣碎的。
1/2杯胡萝卜, 剁碎或是切碎。
1/2 杯洋葱，切碎。
1 杯切成细丝或是切成片的绿甘蓝菜
随着你的口味加入一些盐和辣椒，或是豆豉
25张炸春卷或是春卷皮（如果在当地人的商店买不到的话，试试到亚洲的市场上看看。）
两杯用来煎的植物油
敲入一些鸡蛋，最好加入一些密封皮
准备好一个高温的大平底锅和棕色的碎牛肉。 待油脂排除以后，将牛肉从锅里捞出来。 然后加入一汤匙的油，将洋葱和大蒜煎到软为止。直到变得松软些的时候再加入胡萝卜和洋白菜。 加碎牛肉到锅里。搅拌，使其和蔬菜混合在一起。加入辣椒，盐，和少量的豆豉调味。将锅从热源上移走，放在一边凉快，知道可以拿为止。
将封皮的一角放在柜台上，以便使其形成菱形状。 放入两汤匙的材料，让后将菱形状的封皮上角卷起来。折下封皮的上角，然后将其裹一圈。此后将只裹了一圈的封皮对折，干净利索的将其继续裹几圈。 用水或是蛋清弄湿封皮的角，然后将海豹皮封口。将一个大平底锅加热到中温，加入1/2 盎司的油到锅里后，加热5分钟。将4卷春卷放入热油中。一直炸到春卷变成黄棕色为止。然后将其放在毛巾上虑干。待其凉了几分钟之后，趁其还温热，好好享受它吧。制作20到30张春卷，取决于你如何填没一张封皮。别像传统的蛋卷一样将给包上其两层封皮。
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香蕉春卷
炸春卷或是春卷皮
准备一些香蕉，蔬菜皮，然后当中切断。
红糖
牛奶巧克力，最好要切碎的。
搓碎的椰子肉，当然你也可以不搓碎。
用来煎炸的植物油。
烹调指南: 你可以用香草冰激凌和巧克力酱搭配。
将封皮的一角放在柜台上，以便使其形成菱形状。将香蕉在红糖中卷成筒状。然后将香蕉放在靠近封皮较上角的区域。卷法，炸法都和春卷相同。