Lenten Recipes

Meatless and fish recipes --   perfect for this Holy Week -- and heart-friendly, too. 

Naki's former Manang, Narda, tweaked this recipes to suit the needs of our mainly hypertensive family. 

SQUASH SOUP

1/4  kalabasa (squash)

shrimps

red pepper

carrots

dahon ng sibuyas (shallots)

garlic

 onion 

2 cups water

1/2 cup milk

Boil kalabasa until tender then mash. Saute garlic, onion, shrimps until brown (or in the case of the shrimps, pink). Pour two cups water, the mashed squash; sliced very small shallots, diced carrots and red bell pepper. Let it boil before adding milk.

Mmmmmmmmm!

Now, you may also want to gry the fish recipes that are Narda's specialties that are not only delicious but also light on the budget.

SARDINAS NA TAMBAN 

(TAMBAN SARDINES)

1 kilo tamban

4 sili (labuyo)

1/2 c pickle relish

carrots

salt 

pepper

bayleaf

1 cup vinegar

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup oil

Clean fish. Combine vinegar, soy sauce, oil and add to fish. Cook in pressure cooker until even fishbones are tender. Add the rest of the ingredients and let simmer for another 30 minutes.

GULUNGGONG NA

 LUMPIANG SHANGHAI

1/2 kilo galunggong

1 carrot

1 small turnip

2 onions

10 pieces lumpia wrapper

1 egg

1 cup oil

1 red bell pepper

Boil fish and then remove moves. Dice onion, turnip, red bell pepper and add to flaked fish. Season with salt (and pepper if desired). Wrap one spoon of mixture in lumpia wrapper. Dip in beaten egg and deep fry.

Indulge not! Remember it is  Lent. Instead, contemplate with these heart-friendly fare.