Winning Vegetable Recipes from the different Public High Schools in the Philippines

Vegetable Jardinera (Recipe developed by: Joanne Camille De Luna, Ma. Vanilyn Bilbao Pasay South High School, Pasay City)

Ingredients:

• 2 tsp cooking oil
• 1 sliced onion
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 tsp ground pepper
• 1/4 kl hotdog/sausage, cubes
• 1 can (100ml) tomato sauce
• 1 cup grated cheese
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 cups pineapple tidbits, drained
• 1 cup pickle, sliced
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 2 hard boiled eggs, sliced
• 1 piece red/green bell pepper
• 1 cup singkamas, cubes
• 1 cup potatoes, cubes
• 1 cup carrots, cubes
• 1 tsp salt, iodized
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 cup Baguio beans
• 1 cup sayote, cubes   

Procedure:

1. Saute garlic and onion in hot oil. Add sayote, potatoes, carrots and singkamas, tomato sauce and pineapple juice. Let it simmer until the vegetable becomes tender.
2. Arrange sliced hard boiled egg, bell pepper, sliced hot dogs decoratively in 2 loaf pans.
3. Whip eggs and devide in 2 parts. Top both pans with the cooked vegetables.
4. Pour beaten eggs.
5. Cover with aluminum foil, and bake in 375°F oven or steam for 30-40 minutes.
6. Let it cool, invert or plate.
7. Slice and serve.

Tips:

Don't forget to add the pickles and raisins; they will add a very pleasant sweet flavor to the dish. Also, you can add some pickle slices to the bottom of the pan as well for added decoration. The eggs will serve as a binder for the various vegetables, so make sure that they coat the vegetable before steaming , as this ensures that the dish will be less prone to breaking once removed from the pan.Make sure the cubes are not too large, so that the mixture will be easier to spread on the pan.

When Removing the dish from the pan, run a knife along the edges, just to loosen it enough so that it pops out easily. The potatoes must be at least half cooked before placing the vegetable mixture in the pans, so check their doneness with a fork. They should not have a crunchy texture anymore, though they need not be completely tender.

Source: Oh! My Gulay