Cassava Cake Recipe ala Tita Ann (Filipino Dessert)

Ingredients:

2 packs grated cassava (about 2 lbs total weight)
1 can coconut milk
½ can evaporated milk
2 pieces raw egg
¼ cup butter, melted
6 tbsp cheese, grated
½ cup condensed milk
14 tbsp sugar

Topping:

1 can coconut milk
2 tbsp sugar
½ cup condensed milk
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp cheese, grated
1 piece raw egg

Cooking procedure:

Preparing the batter:

1. Combine the grated cassava, butter, condensed milk, evaporated milk, cheese, sugar, and eggs in a mixing bowl and mix thoroughly
2. Add the coconut milk in the mixing bowl where the mixed ingredients are. Mix again.
3. Grease the baking tray then pour-in the batter (ingredients that has just been mixed)
4. Pre -heat oven for 350 degrees Fahrenheit  for 10 minutes then put-in the baking tray with batter and bake for 1 hour.

Preparing the Topping:

5.  Combine the sugar and flour and put-in the heated saucepan.
6.  Pour-in the condensed milk then mix thouroughly.
7.  Add the cheese while stirring constantly.
8.  Pour the coconut milk and stir constantly for 10 minutes
9. Pour the topping over the Cassava Cake (baked batter) and spread evenly.
10. Separate the yolk from the egg white of the remaining egg (we’ll be needing the egg white)
11. Glaze the topping with the egg white (you may use a basting brush for this step)
12. Broil the Cassava cake until color turns light brown.
13. Garnish with grated cheese and serve. Share and enjoy!

Tortang Talong w/ Giniling Recipe ni Tita Soy

Ingredients:
2 common eggplants or 4 chinese eggplants
2 or 3 eggs for each eggplant
salt and pepper
cooking oil
1 pound ground beef
1 tomato
1 onion
3 garlic cloves chopped or crushed

How:
1. Grill the eggplants until the color of the skin is black.
2. Let the eggplants cool for a while and peel off the skin.
3. Crack the eggs (2 or 3 at a time) and place in a bowl.
4. Add salt and beat the eggs.
5. Place the eggplants on a flat surface and flatten carefully using a fork (avoid to peek holes in the eggplants).
6. In a pan, add and heat cooking oil (2 tbsp) and sautee garlic cloves, onion and tomato.
7. Add ground beef and let it shimmer on medium heat until its done. Stir occacionally. Set aside.
8. Heat a pan (use one where the eggplant exactly fits in it, see picture) and pour cooking oil (2Tbsp).
9. On medium heat, put 1/4 of the beaten eggs in the pan and then put the flatten eggplant on top.
10. Add the ground beef on top, flatten so its compact and pour the rest of the beaten eggs.
11. After 2-3 mins, using a spatula on one hand and on the other hand, holding the end of the eggplant, flip the eggplant.
12. Let it fry for 2-3 mins.
13. Put on a plate and serve hot.