Green Jackfruit with Coffee Herbs de Provence, Rice Balls & Bitter Melon Pickle

Green Jackfruit with Coffee Herbs de Provence, Rice Balls & Bitter Melon Pickle

Green Jackfruit is usually cooked in coconut milk in the Philippines, but this time I am going to let it embrace some foreign spices - Coffee with Herbs de Provence

1. Make the Glutinous Rice Balls

1/4 c glutinous rice

1 c water

1 pandan leaf

Microwave for 12 min. then set aside.

2. Make the Bitter Melon Pickle

1/4 c bitter melon thinly sliced

1 t agave nectar or 100% pure cane syrup

1/8 c rice wine vinegar

salt to taste

Mix and place in the refrigerator until main meal is ready.

3. Make the Sauce

3/4 c water

1/8 c soy sauce

1/8 c ketchup 

1/2 tsp agave nectar

2 T pine nuts

Mix liquid ingredients then add pine nuts

4. Make the Green Jackfruit Meal

1 can green jackfruit in brine drained and sliced thinly 

1 c minced 'pastured' pork

1/2 c water

5 cloves garlic minced

1 T ginger minced

1 T pine nuts

1 t coffee with herbs de Provence

3T olive oil

chopped dried cranberries

Procedure

Boil the pork in water until water evaporates a bit

Add the rest of the ingredients

Add sauce (3)

Cover and let simmer in low heat for 10 min. or so

When done, top with chopped dried cranberries

Serve with the glutinous rice balls and bitter melon pickles

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Sliced Persimmon for dessert

Eggplant Omelette: Filipino 'Tortang Talong': Ovo Vegetarian

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Eggplant Omelette

Ingredients

Part 1 
The Egg Mix:
1 'free-range' egg
1 tsp water
pinch salt or to taste
1/8 of a nori sheet (optional) cut into strips

Part 2
The Eggplant with Topping

1 small Chinese eggplant
1/2 T green onions chopped
1/2 T sweet red peppers chopped
1/2 T red onions chopped
salt to taste
pinch garlic granules
pinch black pepper

Procedure:

Part 1

Put an egg in a bowl.

Whisk the egg, water and salt.

Add the nori strips (optional).

Set aside.

Part 2

Broil the eggplant in the oven until cooked.

Peel the eggplant.

Spread the flesh of the eggplant using a fork.

Season with a pinch of salt, a pinch of garlic granules and ground black pepper.

Putting It All Together:

Put oil in a frying pan.

Fry one side of the eggplant in 1 T oil.

Add the toppings.

Pour the egg mix into the fried eggplant with topping.

Serve with ketchup (bought or home made).

 Enjoy.

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Walkthrough with Pictures

Part 1

Put an egg in a bowl.

Add 1 tsp water and salt to taste.

Whisk the egg mix.

Get 1/8 of a nori sheet.

Cut the nori sheet into strips using a scissor.

Whisk the egg mix using a wire whisk.

Set aside.

Dig holes in the eggplant using a fork (this will release the steam while cooking).

Broil the eggplant in the oven until cooked.

Peel the eggplant.

Spread the flesh of the eggplant with a fork.

Put oil in a hot frying pan.

Fry the eggplant on one side.

Season the eggplant with salt, garlic granules and ground black pepper.

Put the toppings on the eggplant - onions, sweet red peppers and green onions.

Pour the egg mixture in

The Eggplant Omelette or 'Tortang talong' is done.

I ate  the Eggplant omelette with cauliflower and cashew saute and 'Grass-fed' Beef adobo.

Enjoy.

For The Recipe of  The 'Grass-fed' Beef Adobo,
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For The Recipe of the Cauliflower with Cashew Nuts Saute,
CLICK HERE
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Ingredients:

Egg Mixture:

4 'free-range' eggs

(we can visit the farm to see if chickens are well treated)

1/4 tsp. salt

1 Tablespoon water

Filling:

1 slice cheese

4 bacon sliced into pieces 

(made from animal or plant meat -we used 'Morning star' veg. bacon here) 

1 cup (packed) spinach

3 medium white button mushrooms sliced

1/4 of a medium red bell pepper diced

1 medium roma tomato sliced 

1/4 of a medium red onion

1 big clove garlic finely minced

salt to taste

black pepper to taste

1 T olive oil 

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Procedure:

Putting it All Together:

Heat the pan you used to saute the filling or get a new pan 

Put 1 T olive oil and 1 T butter

(whatever animal or plant oil or butter your body prefers)

Add the egg mixture

Spread the egg mixture throughout the pan

When almost done, spread the filling mixture in one half of the omelette

Add the cheese all over the filling

Cover with one side of the omelette

Transfer into a serving platter. 

Serve.

Egg Mixture

Put all the egg mixture ingredients in a bowl

Whisk the egg, water and salt

Set aside

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Filling

Prepare and cut the food items needed for the filling

Heat the pan

Saute the garlic and onion in the olive oil

Add the 'bacon' pieces, tomatoes, mushrooms and red bell pepper

Mix and taste

Add the mushrooms

Mix

Add the spinach

Mix and when cooked, set aside.

                                 

Fry the egg mixture

 Add the filling in one side of the fried egg mixture

 Add cheese on top

                                 

Fold half of it on top

Eat and enjoy.

Note: I ate about 3/4 c of this