Kangkong a food for poor ???

Before most of the Filipinos thought that Kangkong is a food for poor as it is basically a food they can only serve whenever they don’t have something to eat. But actually some of the known restaurants do have Kangkong to serve for their customers which added a new flavor and way of cooking. Here’s only example of the recipe you can do you your Kangkong.


Crispy Kangkong

Ingredients

2 bundles of Kangkong or roughly 1/4 kilo
2 beaten eggs
2 cups cold water
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon refined salt
3 cups cornstarch
1 cup all-purpose flour
cooking oil

For Garlic-Mayonnaise Dip
Mix all of these below:

1 cup low fat mayonnaise
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
dash of pepper

Procedure

1. Wash Kangkong leaves. Remove the leaves. Set aside stems for Adobo-kangkong.
2. Let the leaves dry.
3. Combine egg, cornstarch, flour, salt and pepper with cold water. Mix well.
4. Mix with kangkong leaves and stir until all the leaves are coated with the batter.
5. Heat cooking oil in a frying pan. Dip the leaves in oil and fry until crispy. Drain the oil of the fried leaves on paper towel .
6. Serve with Garlic- Mayonnaise Dip