SPICY TAHONG WITH GARLIC

This has been my favorite appetizer since I learned how to make this dish. It is simple to make and once you taste the first one, you definitely have to have another one.

1 box big Tahong (usually from New Zealand, comes in half shell)
1 head of garlic, minced
5 ( or more) sileng labuyo, fresh or dried, cut into small pieces
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1 tbsp cooking oil
1/2 cup bread crumbs

Cook the tahong in the microwave for a minute and then set aside.

Heat up the up cooking oil and the butter. Fry the sileng labuyo for few seconds, then add the garlic. Fry the garlic until golden brown. Add the cooked tahong without any liquid and mix well to make sure each piece of tahong gets some garlic/fried sileng labuyo in it. Cover the pan for a minute. Mix again and then sprinkle the breadcrumbs all over the tahong. If it looks a little bit dry, add a little bit oil and if it looks to wet, add more breadcrumbs. Depending on your tolerance for heat, I usually add more than 5 sileng labuyo. It is a good pulutan.

Depending on your tolerance for heat, you can use 5 to 8 sileng labuyo. I usually like to add more than 5 sileng labuyo. It is a good pulutan.