Chula Bula Recipes

TASTY SPRING SOUP CALLED "GARMUGIA"

Steps:

• See how to prepare dish at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z7ARxw835A
• If using fresh artichokes, squeeze a lemon (or two) in a bowl of water to keep the artichokes from browning once you've trimmed and cut them.
• Prepare all the vegetables and pancetta as described in the list of ingredients above.
• Heat the broth and bring to a boil.
• Preheat the oven to 430°F
• Sauté the spring onions in the oil over medium heat. Let the onions sweat and become translucent (about 5 minutes). Add the pancetta. Let the fat from the pancetta melt. Turn up heat and add the veal. Let veal cook as you stir. When it is no longer pink you can start adding the vegetables.
• Drain the artichokes from the lemon water they'd been soaking in and add to pot. Stir them in and let them cook for about a minute. Add all the other vegetables and stir them inches Salt.
• Pour the meat broth into the pot and let soup simmer for about 7-10 minutes or until vegetables are just cooked.
• In the meantime prepare the croutons. Cut the bread as instructed in the ingredients and place them in an oven tray. Dress them with the leaves stripped off 7 sprigs of thyme, black pepper (10 turns of pepper mill), 3 Tbs olive oil drizzled over them, 1 tsp salt and garlic and toss. Put in a preheated 430°F oven till croutons get toasted (less than 10 minutes).
• When soup is ready strip the leaves off the rest of the fresh thyme over the pot of soup and black pepper (20 turns of pepper mill). Stir.
• To serve the soup ladle it into a bowl, top with the croutons, 1-2 Tbs grated Parmesan cheese and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.

CHULA BULA

Steps:

• Grease a 9 X 13 pan and preheat oven at 350 degrees.
• Roll out one package of crescent rolls and place in bottom of pan. Brush with 1/2 the egg white.
• In a bowl mix until blended the sugar, vanilla, the softened cream cheese and egg yolk. Spread this mixture on top of crescent rolls in the pan.
• Cover with the other can of crescent rolls and brush with the remaining egg white.
• Combine topping and sprinkle over crescent rolls.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Best served warm.

BOLA-BOLA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Add pork; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape mixture into 1-in. balls. In a deep cast-iron or electric skillet, heat oil to 375°. Fry meatballs, a few at a time, until golden brown on all sides, 2-4 minutes. Drain on paper towels. If desired, serve with banana ketchup and garnish with green onions.