Okoy is one of the famous street food in the Philippines, it’s a yummy and nutritious snack made from squash and other vegetable, and is a favorite in southern tagalog area.
Ingredients:
- ½ cup cornstarch
- 2 cups flour
- 2 eggs
- 2-3 cups squash, grated
- 1-2 cups bean sprout “toge†(or grated turnips “singkamasâ€)
- 1 cup carrots grated
- 1 cup malunggay leaves (or thinly sliced “lubias or chicharoâ€)
- 2-3 pcs bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cups fried shrimps (or 1 cup chopped cooked bacon)
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp pepper
- 1 cup water
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 cups cooking oil
How to cook Okoy:
- Combine water, egg, flour, cornstarch, salt and pepper.
- Add all vegetables into the mixture and blend well.Make sure that they are well coated with egg-flour mixture.
- Tip1: to make it real crisp add 1 cup of “galapong†into the mixture
- Tip2: street food okoy has a drop of food color: yellow or orange
- Chill the mixture real cold before cooking. Drop small amount into hot oil, deep fry until brown and crispy.
- Drain excess oil using a strainer. Serve with dipping sauce.
Vinegar Dipping Sauce:
- Mix 1/2 cup vinegar with a tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp. pepper and 1 tsp. soy sauce.
- Add 1 tbsp chopped onion and 2 segment garlic
- Add 2 chillies – siling labuyo for a real hot tasting sauce
Serve hot. Makes about 12 big okoys or 24 small ones.Enjoy your meal. MWAHUGS!
- Okoy is a famous Philippine snack, it is a complete nutritious meal in its own right, it comes with a tasty garlic vinegar souce.
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