Thursday, December 9, 2010

Picadillo with Quail egg

Description:
This is a traditional dish in the Philippines and best known in Latin America. It is made with ground meat, tomato sauce and other vegetables. I add quail eggs to the dish to make it more nutritious and appealing to my children.

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 kilo ground pork 
  • 2 medium-sized potato, chopped
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 20 pcs. quail eggs, hard boiled and peeled
  • 2 tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 medium-sized onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 cup green pea
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • salt and  pepper to  taste

  1. In a large skillet over medium heat, saute onion and  garlic in olive oil. Add ground pork, continue stirring to break up and brown the meat. Add the potato, carrot, bell pepper, cook until softened. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Add tomato sauce gradually while stirring. Add soy sauce and oyster sauce. Cook for 1-2 minutes to incorporate the sauces.
  3. Stir in the green peas. cook for another 1-2 minutes
  4. Add the peeled hard boiled quail eggs.
  5. Serve with rice or tottillas.

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