Umami Days: Cooking

Meaty with a dash of veggies

Recipes with vegetable / fruit

Spicy tuna and vegetable spring rolls

Canned tuna may not be a gourmet ingredient but, trust me, you can turn it into a beautiful dish by using it as spring roll filling. Pair the fried spring rolls with a good dipping sauce. Serve with rice as a main course. Or serve by themselves as an appetizer or snack. Great with hot tea on the side.
Cook time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4 people

Sinigang na kanduli sa miso

Traditionally served as a main dish (accompanied by rice), this catfish and miso sour soup is cooked with tamarind juice, yellow miso and mustard greens.
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6 people

Soy sauce and gochujang eggplants

Eggplants slices are seared in sesame seed oil then braised quickly in a mixture of soy sauce, gochujang (Korean chili paste), shallots and garlic.
Cook time: 7 minutes
Servings: 4 people

Roast duck, chili and cheese spring rolls

The recipe name is a mouthful, I know. If it still isn’t descriptive enough, here goes. Leftover roast duck meat is tossed with chopped onions and shredded cheese. The mixture is stuffed into finger chilies which are then wrapped and fried until golden.
Cook time: 6 minutes
Servings: 12 spring rolls