Tulingan Paksiw

One of the best dishes for fish is to paksiw it, if you avoid high calories food then better cook the fish this way than fry it. Paksiw is a kind of cooking in the Philippines by stewing the base ingredient with a vinegar and some spices.

Ingredients:
1 regular size skip jack tuna or tulingan
some ginger
onion
cayenne pepper or siling haba
1/2 cup vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the ginger, onion, vinegar, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper, then cover and let it boil, allow to simmer for few minutes to infused the flavor of all the ingredients.
2. Add the fish then cover and let simmer until done.
3. Serve hot.

Fish Congee

Congee can be served as a meal, and depends how you prepared it. I served this as a complete meal to a person who loves this kind of food so much, because he said congee will not make you fat due to its water content, it makes you full but you have eaten less carbohydrates  because it is soupy, he said " that is why I like congee or porridge with more soup not too sticky". Since he avoided eating meat I used  fish for this recipe. It is yummy!

Ingredients:
Fried Fish Fillet ( bite size)
1 cup rice
1 onion
3 tablespoons ginger strips
minced spring onion
toasted garlic
fish sauce ( patis)
ground pepper
water

Procedure:
1. Saute the ginger until brownish then add the onion, when it's sauteed add the rice, fish sauce and ground pepper, allow to simmer for 2-3 minutes before adding enough water.

2. Simmer until the rice disintegrated making the soup thick but not sticky. Add the fried fish and continue simmering for 5 minutes, add salt if necessary.
3. Serve with minced spring onion and toasted garlic.

Adobong Kangkong

Adobong kangkong is an original Filipino recipe, a popular vegetable in the Philippines, swamp cabbage or kangkong in Tagalog is available all year round, therefore you can cook this dish anytime you want it. Enjoy cooking.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo Swamp cabbage ( kangkong)
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
onion
garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then increase the heat before adding the swamp cabbage because the intense heat makes the vegetable retain its natural color and I like it that way.
2. Add the swamp cabbage or kangkong and soy sauce, then stir it until cooked.
3. Add vinegar, salt and  pepper then simmer until done.
4. Serve hot.

Salmon Sinigang

This is one of the best seafood sinigang that I've ever cooked . I prepared this for some special friends who love sinigang. Sinigang is a kind of stew in the Philippines that is well known for its sour flavor due to the tamarind or sampalok that's used in it. Every Filipino likes sinigang. My family's all time favorite, either chicken, beef,  pork or fish as long as it is sinigang, expect that the pot will be emptied :D.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo salmon
some okra
some string beans
some swamp cabbage ( kangkong)
1 onion
3 tomatoes
1/4 cup fish sauce ( patis)
1 cup tamarind juice or 1 small pack Sinigang mix

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the onion, tomatoes, fish and fish sauce, cover and simmer until the fish absorbed the flavors.
2. Add water that is enough for serving ( around 1 litre), then let boil and simmer for few minutes.
3. Add the okra and string beans and let simmer for a minute, then add the swamp cabbage (kangkong) and let simmer until cooked.
4. Add the tamarind juice or sinigang mix then let simmer until.
5. Serve it hot.

You can add some eggplant and chili for this recipe.

Bola Bolang Kanin

I've got the idea of this recipe from South American dish which they called "Bolinho de arroz" It is simple and easy to make and a good way to save your leftover rice and make it into something delicious for your snack.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups leftover rice ( bahaw)
1 canned tuna
3 eggs beaten
1 cup water
1 cup all purpose flour
1 onion chopped

Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients very well, add water if it is too sticky.

2. Spoon a portion then deep fry over medium heat until golden brown then serve.

with spring onion

Don't waste food!! It's a part of God's blessings. Learn to recycle the leftovers.

Caramelized Banana

Nothing beats the flavor of this dessert, you will surely ask for more. Lovely to chew and will give satisfaction if you are really craving for something sweet. It has a similarity to Philippine's banana cue. I love both :D. Here is my style of caramelized banana

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo banana ( any cooking banana, but saba is the best if it is available in your place)
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon butter

Procedure:
1. Slice the banana to your desired size then fried it. Set aside.
2. Caramelized the sugar and butter.

3. When it is done pour over the banana, cool a little then serve.

if you want the caramel not too dry you can add a little water, as for me, I want it that way when I can chew the crispy sugar :D

Oven Roasted Peanuts

I am going to cook Kung Pao Chicken that is why I baked this peanuts for my chicken dish. I do not like the salted peanuts at the shops because it is so oily and salty.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo peanuts

Procedure:
1. Preheat the oven to 180 C for 10 minutes
2. Put the peanuts in a baking pan and bake for 6 minutes then mix well after continue baking for another 6 minutes or until done.
3. Let cool before serving.

Crab and Shrimps with Coconut Milk

I cooked this some few months ago, when I saw this photo from my files today I said holy crab!! I almost forgot that I cooked you together with shrimps lol. I am allergic to crabs and shrimps but my friends enjoyed this dish and here is the recipe for this.

Ingredients:
3 crabs
300 grams shrimps
onion
ginger
spring onion
2 cups coconut milk
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the crab,shrimps, onion and ginger then cook over medium heat until it simmers. Allow to simmer until the crab and shrimps are cooked
2. Add the spring onion and the coconut milk and simmer .
3. Add salt  to taste then simmer until done.
4. Serve and enjoy!

Boiled Squash with Fried Fish

We have some leftover fried fish today and half a kilo of squash in the refrigerator so I decided to use them all in one simple delicious recipe. I chopped 1 onion and put it in a pot with two cups of water and a cup of shredded fried fish. While waiting for it to boil, I peeled the squash and sliced it then wash and set aside.
When the water is boiling I added the squash and a little salt to taste. I covered and let it simmer until done while stirring occasionally. Turn the heat when it is cooked then serve hot.

Don't waste food!! It's part of God's blessings. Learn to recycle the leftover. 

Chicken Adobo with Potato

I am an adobo lover ever since :) and I love it with potato! My sister loved to cook it this way, that's why I learned it from her, although this style is common in the Philippines. Have you tried cooking adobo with potatoes? Try it.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo chicken
3 potatoes
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons vinegar
5 cloves garlic crushed
some ground pepper
salt to taste

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic then add the chicken, simmer for few minutes.
2. Add the soy sauce and ground pepper, then simmer until the chicken meat is brownish bright in color then add the water and let boil.
3. Add the potato and simmer until tender.
4. Add the vinegar and let simmer until the taste blends well then add salt if necessary.
5. Serve it with rice and do not forget to smile :-)