Many of the travelers visiting PhilippinesSpanish speakers, especially, are surprised by the name of one of the most famous gastronomic delicacies in the country: the Pissed off. It may not sound too good, but it is actually a very popular and tasty meal worth trying.
These lightly leavened rice dough cakes They are usually served as an accompaniment to many traditional dishes, although they are also served with tea and other infusions. They are cooked and consumed in almost all regions of the country.
How to prepare fucking
Rice, as it happens in so many other dishes of the different cuisines of Asia, is the basis of fucking. Filipino cooks wear a local variety of elongated rice vaguely reminiscent of basmati. The rice is soaked overnight to soften and ferment slightly. Some yeast is also often added to aid in this process.
After a whole day in water, the rice is ground to form a flour called galapong. Traditionally this grinding was carried out in stone mills. Nowadays, on the other hand, in almost all the supermarkets of the country you can already buy galapong prepared.
Galapong preparation to make the puto cakes
Ingredients
Although there are many varieties of puto (which we will see later), the traditional canon recipe is prepared with the following ingredients:
- 4 cups of rice flour (galapong).
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2 cups of sugar.
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2 tablespoons of baking powder.
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2 cups of milk (it can also be coconut milk).
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2 or 3 cups of water
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Half a cup of melted butter.
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1 egg.
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Half a tablespoon of vanilla.
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Cheese.
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Optional: food coloring and a tablespoon of tapioca.
Preparation of the cupcakes
These are the steps to follow to prepare these delicious little cakes:
- First of all you have to sift dry ingredients (rice flour and sugar) and pour them into a large bowl.
- The following are added wet ingredients (milk, egg and water). You beat everything very well until you get a uniform mixing. This is where tapioca can be added to achieve a gelatinous texture, and coloring.
- We prepare the little ones molds (The same ones that are used to prepare cupcakes can be used), well spread with butter.
- The mixture is poured into the molds, filling them only a little above half. A portion of cheese is added on top.
- The filled molds are placed in the steamer, where cook for about 20 minutes. If you do not have a steamer, you can use a normal oven, 10 minutes at 180ºC.
- Once cooked, the cakes let cool for a few minutes before unmolding them.
- They should be served hot, although when used for dessert or coffee they can also be served cold.
La steamer that is used to cook the puto is a traditional Philippine kitchen instrument called putuhan. This type of steamer is made of metal strips and bamboo slats that form a round container. Its appearance is similar to that of the Chinese baskets of dim sum, although larger. The lid, also made of bamboo, is conical in shape to allow condensation steam to not drip onto the cakes.
In some regions of the country the base of the steamer is covered with banana leaves, with the idea that its aroma permeates the cupcakes.
Varieties of fucking
Puto cakes are usually served with all kinds of dressings: cheese, hard boiled eggs, butter, pork, grated coconut ... Apart from this, there is a very long list of regional varieties and different ways of preparing this dish throughout the country. These are some of the most popular and curious:
Fucking bagas
Typical of the region of bicol. Cupcakes bake longer until crisp. Also from this area of the country is the fucking bathroom, which is filled with sweet coconut.
Fucking bumbong
It is a traditional recipe of Christmas in whose elaboration it is used rice pirurutong, especially recognizable for its purple color and sticky texture. This type of puto is soaked in salty water and preserved in bamboo poles before being served with a topping of butter.
Fucking lusong
Traditional variety of pampanga, central region of the island of Luzon. They present the peculiarity that the molds in which they are prepared are square and the cakes have a flavor of anise.
Fucking maya
Is breakfast traditional of the Cebuan speaking regions. Ginger juice is added to the classic mixture and subjected to a second firing. The cakes have a flattened shape, like small discs, and are eaten freshly made first thing in the morning with chocolate or fruit.
Fucking pao
The cakes are filled with seasoned pork. They are a version of the popular siopao or "hot bun" that Filipinos eat because of Chinese influence.