Friday, September 25, 2015

Potato Salad with Crispy Bacon and Purple Cabbage

A potato salad loaded with yumminess.

Ingredients for 6-8 servings:
1 kilo potato ( diced)
100 grams purple cabbage ( sliced thinly)
1/2 cup crispy bacon
1 cup mayonaise or according to your taste
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Boil the potatoes until tender but not overcooked. After boiling drain and pass through a running water then drain to remove excess water.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients.
3. Serve and enjoy :-).

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Pork Sinigang sa Santol


My family loves this so much when I let them taste it. 

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork
8 pieces santol ( skin or rind removed)
1 litre water plus 3 cups for boiling the santol
1 bunch swamp spinach (kangkong)
1 onion 
2 tomatoes
3 tablespoons fish sauce (patis) optional
salt and pepper to taste



santol


Procedure:
1.  Slice 6 pieces santol into halves, put in the pot together with the 3 cups of water then bring to a boil, when boiling reduce the heat and just simmer until the santol flesh is tender(around 20 minutes) turn off the heat and let cool. Remove the santol seeds then put the santol flesh and the water in a blender and blend well until smooth. 
2. In a pot,  put the pork,  2 pieces santol (slice into quarter),  onion and tomatoes then allow to simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat .
3. Add the water and bring to a boil, then simmer until the meat is tender, season with fish sauce, salt and pepper.
4. Add the water spinach (kangkong) and simmer for a minute,  then add the blended santol and seeds according to your taste,  simmer until the flavor is well blended. Turn off the heat.
5.Serve and do not forget to smile :-). 

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Onion Appetizer

 I made this for a friend's birthday party and her guests liked it. Easy to make, yet so delicious and a perfect dish to liven up the buffet table.

Ingredients:
5 onions (slice into rings)
1 cup bottled sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup almonds (roasted)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Procedure:
1. Heat the olive oil then put the onions and stir for a minute or until half cooked and remove from heat.
2. In a mixing bowl combine the cooked onion, mushrooms and almonds then put in a serving dish and enjoy :-). 

Monday, September 14, 2015

Garlic Shrimp and Crabstick

Simple and very easy to prepare less than 10 minutes cooking time :-).

Ingredients:
250 grams shrimps ( de-shelled but left the tail)
8 pieces crabsticks
3 cloves garlic (minced)
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic then add the shrimps and stir until changed in color (orangey).
2. Add the crabstick, salt and pepper to taste then stir for a minute or two then turn off the heat.
3. Put in a serving plate sprinkle with some toasted garlic and sliced spring onion. Enjoy!


Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Mixed Salad with Dried Tomato and Crouton


This simple mixed salad is perfect to pair with any meat or fish.  I mixed the lettuce, watercress and dandelion leaves sprinkle with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and topped with dried tomatoes and croutons.

You can mix any leafy salad vegetables of your choice.
Enjoy and have a good time :-).

If you want to make croutons here is the link for it 
How to make crouton



Sunday, September 6, 2015

Chop Suey with Shrimps


Chop suey is a Chinese dish which literally means different pieces, making the dish looked attractive, that is why I like chop suey because it has lots of different vegetables. This is my first choice when it comes to vegetable dishes. It is believed that this dish originated in America from  Chinese immigrants and came out in an article  "Chinese cooking"  in 1884. The original recipe has sprouted beans and many Asian countries adopted the recipe and made different versions, my Pinoy version that I've learned from my sister in law. 



Ingredients:
1/4 kilo shrimp 
1 chuchu or chayote ( sliced)
1 medium size carrot (sliced)
1/4 kilo cabbage ( sliced)
1/4 kilo broccoli
1/2 cup button mushrooms 
6 pieces quail's eggs
1 glass water 

Procedure:
1. Saute garlic and onion
2. Add the shrimps saute for a while and add the water, let it boil.
3. Add the carrots and chuchu simmer for few minutes the add the rest of the vegetables and simmer until it is almost done, add the quails egg mix it well and simmer for a minute
4. Serve it hot.

You can dissolve 1 teaspoon flour in a water and pour it before it is done for a thicker sauce.

Chicken Liver Adobo


Exotic or not? that is the question. :-) Of course this recipe is not exotic if this is an ordinary food for you, but for those who do not know that chicken liver can be eaten, it is really weird or exotic for them, I cooked this because I challenged one friend from U.K that chicken liver can be eaten, he said yuck! Then we laughed! As I am about to put it in my mouth he said throw it away! I said noooooooooooooo it is really yummy hahahahaha, funny. Anyway liver is rich in iron therefore it is good for our health. Eat it.


Ingredients:

1/2 kilo chicken liver
1 small onion
5 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon ginger (strips)
3 tablespoons soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons vinegar

Procedure:


1. Saute garlic and ginger, then add the onion increase the heat
2. Put the liver and braise for a while.
3. Add the soy sauce, vinegar and pepper, reduce the heat and cover then simmer until it is done.
5. Serve and garnish  it with green onion.

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