Simple Pochero

This is one of the most popular pork dishes in the Philippines but most often pork belly is being used for this, in this recipe I used pork hocks because it's what I have. This is very easy to cook but you have to be patient in waiting for the pork hocks to be tender, but its worth the waiting.

Ingredients:
700 grams pork hocks (pata)
2 banana ( saba) ( cut and fried)
2 tomatoes
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
2 potatoes
1 cup tomato sauce
bok choy or pechay
salt and pepper to taste
water

Procedure
1. Saute the garlic and onion and tomatoes
2. Add the pork hocks(pata) until the pinkish color is gone.

3. Add the tomato sauce, salt and pepper then simmer for few minutes.
4.Add water that is enough to make the pork tender. Stir occasionally while simmering.
5. Once the pork is tender add the potatoes and simmer until tender, then add the fried banana and simmer for a minute.
6. Add the bok choy or pechay then simmer for a minute.
7. Turn off the heat then serve.

 

Lettuce Apple Juice and Its Health Benefits

A juice combination loaded with Vitamin C, Vitamin A (beta-carotene), Iron, Potassium, Vitamin K, Manganese,Thiamin, Folate Acid, Chlorophyll from lettuce. While apple can help prevent cancer, reduce the bad cholesterol level due to the fiber it contained and can help to boost our immune system due to its anti oxidant content called quercetin, there are only few things that I mentioned but there are still a lot that these two ingredients can do to our bodies, so what are you waiting for, grab a glass of this juice now and enjoy a healthier you.

Read more from the link
 http://www.besthealthmag.ca/eat-well/nutrition/15-health-benefits-of-eating-apples


For a glass of lettuce apple juice we need the following:
 1 bunch lettuce
 2 apples

Wash thoroughly, by using a juicer, extract the juice and enjoy a healthy drink.

Chicken Sotanghon Soup

Winter is almost here, so here is the soup to keep you all warm.   very quick and easy to cook. You can add more ingredients to this recipe like cabbage and parsley. It's just happen that when I am cooking this only these ingredients were available.

Ingredients:
200 grams sotanghon noodles
200 grams schicken
1/2 cup corn
8 cups water
1 bell pepper
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
spring onion
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion, then add the chicken and simmer.
2. Add the water, let it boil and simmer until the chicken is cooked.
3. Add the sotanghon noodles, salt and pepper then simmer for 3 minutes, add water if necessary.
4. Add the rest of the ingredients then simmer until cooked.
5. Serve it hot.

re-cooked April 10,2014

Pastillas Balls with Chocolate

A delicious dessert for everybody. Only from Mely's kitchen.

Ingredients:
Ingredients:
200 grams powdered milk
1 cup condensed milk
Chocolate syrup( any brand)
extra powdered milk for dusting

Procedure:
1. In a mixing bowl pour in the condensed milk then gradually add the powdered milk until you form a firm dough-like mixture.

2. Spoon a portion of the mixture and by using your hands, roll it  into small balls and at the center of it press with your thumb to make a hole where we can put the chocolate syrup, or you can flatten it and put the chocolate syrup and roll into balls again.

 

3. Roll over the powdered milk then use the strainer to shake off the extra powdered milk and wrap with water cellophane and serve.

I am eating this right now and its awesome!!!

Chicken Adobo with Eggs

I love adobo with hard boiled eggs and here is my version of it. Simple and easy to cook.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
5 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon crushed peppercorn (pamintang durog)
1/2 tablespoon of ground pepper
1 teaspoon hot chili pepper powder
Hard boiled eggs ( depends how many do you want to put)

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic
2. Add the chicken and soy sauce cover it and simmer, until the chicken meat darkens with the soy sauce color. Mix it well
3. Put the rest of the ingredients, cover well, and simmer for few minutes
4. Stirring occasionally until it is done, put the eggs and simmer for a minute then turn off the heat.
5. Serve with rice.

Garlic and Pepper Chicken

This is very delicious chicken dish that the whole family will surely love.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo chicken breast cut into bite size
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons fish sauce (patis)
1 whole garlic
ground pepper

Procedure:

1.Saute the garlic until it is golden brown, remove half of it for toppings.
2. Then add the chicken, mix well, add the soy sauce and fish sauce dash with ground pepper, then cover it.
3.After 2 minutes mix it well and put a little water if necessary, then  simmer until it is cook.
4.Serve it hot and top with fried garlic...... enjoy eating :)

I added the red bell pepper for a colorful effect and sprinkled it with chopped spring onions.

Shrimps with Orange Softdrink

Cooked on November 10,2013

Something simple and delicious, a unique sweet taste from orange softdrink that blends well with the ground pepper. I cooked this around midnight when my friend was so hungry and there is nothing to eat but rice. In less than 10 minutes the shrimps is ready! Try this recipe.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo shrimps
1/2 cup orange softdrink
1/2 cup sliced spring onion (optional)
1 onion
Salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Saute the onion then add the shrimps and pepper simmer for 2 minutes.
2. Add the softdrink and simmer, stirring occasionally.
3. Increase the heat to make the liquid almost evaporate making the shrimps saucy.
4. Add the spring onion and salt if necessary.
5. Serve it hot.

Minatamis na Saging

There are many bananas at our farm, my mother always keep some in the ripener and once it is already ripe she will cook it with sugar and we call it "minatamis na saging" or sweetened banana. It's from her whom I learned to cooked this.

Ingredients:
4 ripe banana ( peeled)
3/4 cup sugar ( add if necessary)
2 cups water

Procedure:
1.In a pot put all the ingredients then cook over medium heat, once it starts boiling, switch to low heat then continue to simmer until cooked.
2. Once cooked increase the heat to high, allowing the brine to almost caramelized. Turn off the heat then serve.

Frango Frito

Deep colored fried chicken with a strong tasty flavor from the spices that being used in marinating it. Brazilian dish.Muito saboroso.

Ingredients
1 kilo chicken ( cut into serving size)
1/2 teaspoon atsuete powder
1/4 teaspoon Paprika
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
3 tablespoon lime juice
4 tablespoon soy sauce
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Marinate the chicken with all the other ingredients for 3 hours or overnight.
2. Deep fry until cooked then serve it hot.

 Portuguese Version
 ingredientes
1 quilo de frango (cortado em tamanho da porção)
1/2 colher de chá de pó de urucum
1/4 colher de chá de páprica
Pimenta moída 1/4 colher de chá
3 colher de sopa de suco de limão
4 colher de sopa de molho de soja
sal

Procedimento:
1. Marinar o frango com todos os outros ingredientes por 3 horas ou durante a noite.
2. Fritar até ficar cozido e sirva quente.

Salmon with Spinach

No oil and loaded with zinc from spinach and protein from salmon what more could you ask for? Try this healthy salmon recipe and enjoy your food.

Ingredients:
400 grams salmon
1 tomato
3 stalks spring onion
1 teaspoon ginger extract( shred the ginger then extract the juice)
3 cups spinach
1 1/2 cups water
salt
pepper

Procedure:
1. Slice the tomato and put in a pot, then the fish, put the white part of the spring onion, ginger extract, salt and pepper, cover over low heat and allow to boil and simmer until the fish produce its own juice.
2. After few minutes of simmering the fish in its own juice, increase the heat and add the water then bring to boil.
3. Once boiling finalize the taste then add the spinach and spring onion, simmer until cooked.
4. Serve it hot and enjoy.