Ingredients:

Spring Rolls:

200 Grams (7 oz.) ground pork
100 Grams (3 oz.) Italian sausage, chopped
4-6 Portobello mushrooms, cut into strips
1 Carrot, cut into strips
2 Potatoes, boiled and mashed
1 pkg. small spring roll wrappers (thawed if frozen)
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp salt
1 Tbsp pepper

Dipping Sauce:

2 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp lime juice
¼ Tsp sugar
¼ Tsp chili powder

Directions:

Mix ground pork, Italian sausage, Portobello mushrooms, carrot and mashed potatoes in a bowl. Then, season the mixture with salt and pepper.

Get a spring roll wrapper and put it in a clean working surface. Place a portion of the mixture on the wrapper. Take the left and right sides of the wrapper over the filling and fold them. Lift the wide end nearest you and tuck overtop. Roll to the other end. To make sure that the roll would stay shut, dip your fingers in water and wet the end of the spring roll.

Put olive oil in a frying pan and heat it up. When the oil is hot enough, put the spring rolls into the pan and cook these until they turn to medium golden brown. Remove the spring rolls from the pan and place them in a plate with paper towels to drain the excess oil.

For the dipping sauce, simply mix the soy sauce, lime juice, sugar and chili powder.

Serve the spring rolls with the dipping sauce.

For many centuries, people across nations love Chinese and Italian foods.  When you talk about Chinese cuisine, one of the things that would immediately come to your mind is dim sum, which consists of light dishes that are meant to be served alongside Chinese tea.  Another dish that also pops into your mind when you hear Chinese food is congee or what is commonly known as porridge where its main ingredient is rice, which is commonly abundant in Asian countries.

Due to the differences in culture among the many areas of China, there are many variations that have been created that have made what Chinese cuisine is today.  For instance, the people in the Schezuan province are known to love foods that have bold flavors and they love to use garlic and chili peppers when they cook.  Another example is the Cantonese province where people in this particular area of China believe in the saying, “Nothing goes to waste”.  In fact, to prove this, they even incorporate internal organs of a pig, for example, in their dishes.  At the same time, they want the sauce in the dishes to be as mild as possible so, that there would not be any overwhelming flavors in the dishes.

Meanwhile, when you talk about Italian cuisine, what comes to your mind is pasta.  There are a lot of pasta that are available today such as spaghetti, macaroni and linguini.  And who could ever forget pizza?  Many countries have made their own versions of this particularly well-loved and well-accepted Italian dish.

The Italian cuisine is known for liberal use of ingredients such as potatoes, tomatoes, bell pepper and maize that they incorporate with meat, cheese and pasta.

Both the Chinese and Italian cuisines are popular on their own.  But have you ever thought of fusing together the best cooking techniques that both culinary styles have to offer in order to come up with new and tasty dishes?  Here is one of the Chitalian recipes that you can definitely try out and serve on your meal with your family and even on your next dinner party with your friends.

Sweet and Spicy Pork Linguini

Ingredients

400 Grams (14 oz) linguini noodles
200 Grams (7 oz) lean pork, cut into strips
½ Cup white onion, chopped
1/3 Cup green bell pepper, chopped
1/3 Cup red bell pepper, chopped
3 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp light soy sauce
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 Tbsp chili paste
2 Tbsp cornstarch or flour, dissolved in 2 tbsp water

Directions

Put water in a pot and bring to boil.  Put linguini noodles in the pot and cook until the noodles are firm but not hard.  Drain the water from the noodles and set aside.

Put olive oil in frying pan.  Put onion and both green and red bell peppers and saute for a few minutes until the onion is translucent.  Then, put the pork into the pan and stir.  Add the sugar, chili paste and cornstarch or flour into the pan and mix until the meat is cooked.

Add the meat and the sauce on the pasta.  Toss and mix well.

Sweet and Spicy Pork Linguini

Ingredients

400 Grams (14 oz) linguini noodles
200 Grams (7 oz) lean pork, cut into strips
½ Cup white onion, chopped
1/3 Cup green bell pepper, chopped
1/3 Cup red bell pepper, chopped
3 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp light soy sauce
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 Tbsp chili paste
2 Tbsp cornstarch or flour, dissolved in 2 tbsp water

Directions

Put water in a pot and bring to boil.  Put linguini noodles in the pot and cook until the noodles are firm but not hard.  Drain the water from the noodles and set aside.

Put olive oil in frying pan.  Put onion and both green and red bell peppers and saute for a few minutes   until the onion is translucent.  Then, put the pork into the pan and stir.  Add the sugar, chili paste and cornstarch or flour into the pan and mix until the meat is cooked.

Add the meat and the sauce on the pasta.  Toss and mix well.