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Recipes with vegetable / fruit

Pan-grilled eggplant with sweet chili sauce

Pan-grilled eggplant with sweet chili sauce

Sweet, spicy and salty with the incomparable rich flavor of fermented fish sauce, this eggplant dish can be served as a side to meat, poultry or seafood, or as a main dish for non-meat eaters.
Cook time: 7 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 person
Calabaza con chorizo (squash with sausage)

Calabaza con chorizo (squash with sausage)

The perfect breakfast / brunch dish — cooks in less than 10 minutes and is so packed with flavors that it will quickly wake up your senses that may still be bleary with sleep.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people
Pork belly estofado

Pork belly estofado

A sweet sour and salty meat stew that blends Spanish, Chinese and Filipino food traditions.
Cook time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 people
Grilled skewered shiitake, bell pepper and tomato

Grilled skewered shiitake, bell pepper and tomato

Whole caps of shiitake, chunks of bell pepper and diced tomatoes are tossed in olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper (yes, essentially a salad dressing), skewered and grilled over charcoal.
Too plain? The smoky flavor and aroma will surprise you.
Cook time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people
Beef brisket BBQ and mashed potato spring rolls

Beef brisket BBQ and mashed potato spring rolls

Sweet-salty-tangy beef brisket BBQ and mashed potatoes make a delightful meal. But envelope the two in a crispy wrapper and you triple the delight.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 24 spring rolls
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