Vigan (Ilocos) Original Empanada
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Friday Dec 29, 2006
If you are craving for Ilocano Empanada, there is one near you at the SM Mall of Asia (near Fully Booked, the bookstore). Freshly cooked before your eyes, the crispy Ilocos Empanada is a treat. Here are a few photos of how the Ilocano empanada is prepared.
How Ilocano Empanada is prepared:
The dough is just plain galapong (made one day before using it) with achuete to make it yellowish, salt to taste, added with some oil to make it workable when kneading it. Knead this as thin as possible (to prevent a thick crust ) in a banana leaf or wax paper.
The filling: ilocos longganisa, grated green papaya, shredded carrots, toge, monggo. Sauté the veggies first in garlic (individually or all together) to remove some of its liquid as to avoid a soggy empanada.
To make a skinless vigan longganisa (you wont need the skin anyway) :ground pork, sukang iloko or balsamic vinegar if you live in the US, lots of garlic preferably tagalog, achuete oil, lots of black pepper.
Assembly:
Spoon the filling in the prepared flattened crust, add longganisa and 1 whole egg on top. Carefully enclose it. Remove excess dough and make it shape like a crescent.
If you live outside the Philippines, you can use cabbage or chayote in place of the other vegetables.
Hi!
The manang inside the stall is the same one who cooks the Ilocos Empanada at Tiendesitas. Actually, the picture you posted is that of the Tiendesitas branch. I did not see the Mall of Asia branch beside Fully Booked the last time I was there but I will check it out next time. I prefer the Ilocos Empanada at Katipunan and Market Market over the one in Tiendesitas because they are more tasty and bigger. The insides aren’t hollow unlike the one in Tiendesitas.
hey, there is a stall also at glorietta4 food choices. i’ve seen that during the xmas season, m just not sure f it’s still there. maybe i’ll check.
May- That photo was taken in the SM Mall of Asia. Maybe that was the Tiendesitas branch opened in SM Mall of Asia. This photo was taken sometime last week of December 2006.
Mac’s Deli Original Vigan empanada and okoy at Tiendesitas and SM Mall of Asia are the best. I am an Ilokano and they surely taste better than the ones I’ve tasted at the Vigan Plaza de Salcedo. My friends in Manila even say that you don’t have to go to Vigan anymore because Mac’s Deli provides the best Vigan delicacies like the empanada, okoy, bagnet, longanisa and sukang iloko. Surely there is no comparison to the others being sold here in Metro Manila. Furthermore, Mac’s Deli has always been featured on t.v, newspapers, magazines and even the PAL Travel Magazine. I saw them at Unanag Hirit, Magandang Umaga Pilipinas, !00% Pinoy, and just recently at Ang Pinaka show of Pia Guanio, QTV11, where they were ranked on the Top 3 of Regional Delicacies found in the City. Way to go Mac’s Deli! May you increase your branches so you may reach out to more Filipinos craving for these very delicious, mouth-watering foods. More power!
Please please please!.. I live in the US and missing the taste of Vigan Longganisa. Can anyone share the recipe?
Please!.. please!..Please!..
Mittu, I just found this maybe you can try
http://www.filipinofood.junkfoodie.com/2007/05/23/vigan-longanisa/
Thanks,