Appetizers

Green papaya salad with a Filipino twist

In Thailand I tried the Thai street food and I found Som Tam, green papaya salad. It’s very refreshing with a lovely bite. It inspired me to come up with my own version.  Ingredients 1 medium size green papaya 2 limes, squeeze the juice 2 stalks of coriander 1 handful of ground peanuts 2 chilis...

Rutabaga (swede) salad

In the Philippines we love pickled Papaya salad made from the green (not yet ripe) papaya. In Sweden the green papaya is only found imported in Asian supermarkets and it’s rather expensive. I tried to experiment with European vegetables and I found that the rutabaga (or swede as it’s also called) is similar in...

Tom yum soup

Ingredients 4 cups (1 litre) of lobster stock 20 shelled prawns, medium size 1/2 cup (1 dl) straw mushroom, in halves 4 tbsp Tom yum paste 2 tbsp fish sauce 1 tsp chicken powder Coriander for garnish 2 stalks of Chinese celery, cut in finger size pieces (optional) 1 lime (optional) fresh chilli (optional)...

Bleeding buns – Swedish comfort food

Ingredients 16 hot dog buns 24 slices of bacon Cheese slices Mustard sauce Ketchup Thyme Procedure – Split the hot dog buns open – Spread mustard on one side of the bun (1/2 tsp per bun) – Add one slice of cheese and close the bun – Wrap the bacon around the hot dog...

Beef spring rolls

Cooking time: 1 hour Difficulty: Medium Spiciness: Mild Serves: 4 persons Ingredients About 50 spring roll wraps oil for deep frying For the filling 1/2 lbs (250 g) gound beef 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 grated or finely chopped carrot 10 water chestnuts, peeled and crushed 1 egg yolk (save the...

Mustasa salad (Mustard greens salad)

Ingredients 6 stalks Mustasa (Mustard greens), cut in 1/2 inch (1 1/4 cm) pieces 1 big tomato, seeded and sliced in chunks 1/2 cucumber sliced in chunks salt For the dressing 1/2 cup (1 dl) vinegar 3 tbsp fish sauce juice of 1 lime or lemon, or 5 kalamansi. 2 tbsp brown sugar 2...