Lasang Pinoy, Sundays is BACK!
A continuation of the lechon kawali/deep fried pork roast post which we enjoyed for our New Year’s Eve dinner which also happened to be my birthday dinner as well. I did not make any appetizers since we actually went out for lunch which served as my birthday eat-out celebration.
This is the lechon kawali which the Hubs handled wonderfully using a turkey deep fryer. Crispy skin and moist meat inside were just delish.
Egg Rolls or Lumpia was part of our dinner too. I guess this could have been an appetizer but I included it in the main menu. I used broccoli slaw by the way instead of cabbage coleslaw pack.
To balance the meat entrees (lechon and egg rolls), a vegetable side dish was a must. We always have a vegetable side in any of our meals, holidays or not. I made this vegetable stir-fry which you can make anytime.
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped finely
- 1 large zucchini, sliced
- broccoli florets
- asparagus
- mushrooms, sliced
- lemon-pepper seasoning
- salt and pepper
- oil
Toast the garlic in oil for about a minute, Don’t burn. Set them aside in a plate. On the same pan, add the broccoli. Cook for 3-5 minutes or so. Then add the asparagus and zucchini. Stir in 1/8 cup of water, cover and let the vegetable cook until tender but not too soft. You want them still crispy. Add the button mushroom last, then season with lemon-pepper, salt and pepper. Stir gently and cook for another 2 minutes. Transfer the stir-fried vegetable into a platter then sprinkle the toasted garlic on top.
The white rice and 2 sauces. On the white bowl is a combination of soy sauce, half of lemon juice, finely shopped scallions and a pinch of red pepper flakes. This was the sauce for the lechon kawali. On the black bowl is a sweet & sour sauce for the egg rolls.
Here’s my dinner plate of second helping. I forgot to take a picture of my first serving 
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And since it was my birthday, we had ice cream cake for dessert. Hubs bought this cake and proudly told me that it’s a layer of whipped frosting which I LOVE, chocolate cake, vanilla ice cream and another layer of chocolate cake on the bottom. It was delicious of course.
The whole meal was delicious actually. We didn’t finish everything so leftovers for launch the next was also delish . For our Christmas dinner recap, check it out here.
LASANG PINOY SUNDAYS: HOLIDAY RECAP . Please join us at Lasang Pinoy Sundays and share with us your own Holiday Dishes Recap.
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Thank you so much to Dexie for initiating this!:) I hope this would be a very good start for LaPiS! and just a short announcement…maybe we can do the meme on a bi-monthly basis for the moment…say every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. and for those who might want to guest host, as i’ve always said…just give be a buzz! not that kind of buzz though! hehe!
I hope you all had a fab Christmas and New Year celebration guys just as we did!:)
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By peachkins, January 7, 2010 @ 6:38 pm
Uy, ang saya..Yehey!!!!
By Pinky, January 15, 2010 @ 1:46 pm
Belated happy birthday, Ces! What a sinful spread
No worries, though… you deserve at least one yummy cheat day per year – hehehe!
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By Joanne, January 19, 2010 @ 7:02 pm
Hey Ces…thanks for the invite! Didn’t know your blog was so elaborate. I would love to share my Pinoy hor d’ouvres for this week’s theme but don’t know how. Will you show me how…
In the meantime, I’ll be browsing through spiCes. Great job, Ces!
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By Oggi, January 20, 2010 @ 7:00 pm
Yay, LaPis is back! I’ll join next week for the chocolate theme.:)
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