Celebrity challenge

CEBU, Philippines - Try these recipes, which Chef Sau del Rosario demonstrated at the Aplaya restaurant of Bluewater Panglao in Bohol, with local culinary students and enthusiasts. Can you be the next celebrity chef?

Coconut

Marinated Prawns

Lemongrass Organic

Papaya Soup

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

For four people

4 pieces prawns

¼  cup coconut cream

1 tablespoon garlic

1 tablespoon onions

1 tablespoon ginger

1 tablespoon lemongrass

1 tablespoon coriander

½ tablespoon fish sauce

½ tablespoon ground pepper

Chopped red chili

Marinate prawns with the rest of the ingredients overnight:

250 grams ripe papaya, cubed

50 grams onions, minced

50 grams lemongrass, bruised

50 ml olive oil

1 tablespoon coriander, chopped

1 tablespoon ginger, grated

½ cup coconut cream

2 cups chicken stock

1 tablespoon fish sauce

Pepper to taste

Sauté onions with hot oil in a sauce/soup pot, then add ginger, lemongrass, and coriander. Cook until it softens. Add papaya, and continue cooking for another two minutes. Add stock and simmer for three to five minutes.

Put mixture in the blender, then strain. Put the mixture back in the pot and add coconut cream. Season with fish sauce and pepper. Grill prawns quickly over high heat. Serve with the soup.

Sticky Rice with Mangoes

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

For four people

2 cups sticky rice

2.5 cups water

½ cup white sugar

Cook rice for 10 minutes and stir in sugar before it is fully cooked.

2 pieces mango cut into strips

Chocolate sauce

Desiccated coconut, toasted

1 cup coconut cream

1 tablespoon sugar

A pinch of salt

Pandan leaf to taste

Simmer cream for one to two minutes, then add sugar and stir in salt.

Spread cooled sticky rice over the bamboo mat and stuff with strips of mangoes in between. Roll the sticky rice “sushi” style. Again roll the finished sticky sushi rice in the desiccated coconut. Cut into sushi cuts. Serve with warm chocolate and coconut cream on the side. (FREEMAN)