Creamy Filipino Macaroni Soup


INGREDIENTS


  • broth (4 cups; broth comes from boiling and cooking shreds of meat or bones)
  • cabbage (about ½ cup; shredded)
  • carrots (about ½ cup; chopped into tidbits)
  • butter or oil (about 2 tablespoons; you may want to make sure that you use only the oils that are good for the heart like olive oil or virgin coconut oil)
  • elbow macaroni pasta (1 ½ cup; uncooked)
  • fish sauce or patis in Filipino (optional)
  • garlic (about 2 cloves)
  • milk (1/2 cup; evaporated)
  • onion (medium-sized; minced)
  • pepper
  • salt
  • shreds of chicken (about 400 grams; cooked) OR leftover bones of chicken, beef, pork, or turkey (cooked)
  • water (4 cups)

Turon Saba (Banana Plantain Rolls in Sugar)


INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 dozen ripe saba (banana plantain)
  • 1 cup chopped langka (jackfruit)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • lumpia (spring roll) wrappers
  • oil, enough for deep frying
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