Sunday, November 24, 2013
Bulcaching
During my college days ( Davao City)I remembered one eatery near my school where my friends and I used to eat because of their dish which they called "BULCACHING" the soup is really addicting, it is a combination of beef shank and ox feet cooked until it i very tender, one of the food server said it's a combination of bulalo and balbacua, I am craving for that soup that's why I tried cooking it and wow gotcha! Yummy! You can try it too and see it for yourself.
Ingredients:
1/2 kilo beef shank
1/2 kilo ox feet ( paa ng baka)
1 onion
thumb size ginger ( crushed)
1 teaspoon whole black pepper
1/2 kilo Chinese cabbage or petsay
1/4 cup fish sauce ( patis)
water ( enough to make the meat tender and soupy)
chili ( siling haba)
Spring onion as needed
salt and pepper to taste
Procedure:
1. In a pressure cooker put the onion, black pepper, ginger, fish sauce, chili, ox feet and beef shanks, then turn on the stove to medium heat and wait until it starts to simmer. Let simmer until the pinkish color of the meat is gone then mix well and simmer again for another 5 minutes.
2. after this process increase the heat then add the water and simmer for 30 minutes (pressure cooker) or if pressure cooker is not available simmer it for 90 minutes or until tender.
3. When the meat is tender add the Chinese cabbage, spring onion, salt and pepper then simmer for a minute and turn off the heat.
4. Serve it hot.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Cheesy Spaghetti
This is an all time favorite of my family, the cheesy flavor will make you ask for more. Try this recipe even if you do not like spaghetti I believed you will find this palatable when you taste it.
Ingredients for 6 servings
1/2 kilo spaghetti ( cooked according to its packaging procedure)
4 cloves garlic
1 onion
1/4 kilo ground beef
2 cups tomato sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup Nestle Cream
1 cup grated cheese
pepper to taste
Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the ground beef and simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat.
2. Add the tomato sauce, sugar, and ground pepper then simmer for few minutes
3. Add the Nestle cream and cheese then simmer until the cheese is melted then add the spaghetti and mix well.
4. Put in a serving plate then serve or you can top with extra cheese before serving.
Ingredients for 6 servings
1/2 kilo spaghetti ( cooked according to its packaging procedure)
4 cloves garlic
1 onion
1/4 kilo ground beef
2 cups tomato sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup Nestle Cream
1 cup grated cheese
pepper to taste
Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the ground beef and simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat.
2. Add the tomato sauce, sugar, and ground pepper then simmer for few minutes
3. Add the Nestle cream and cheese then simmer until the cheese is melted then add the spaghetti and mix well.
4. Put in a serving plate then serve or you can top with extra cheese before serving.
Friday, November 22, 2013
Prawns with Oyster Sauce
This is simple and easy to prepare, but the oyster sauce made this dish so scrumptious. "Extra rice please " that's what we've said while eating this. :-)
Ingedients:
1/2 kilo prawn
1 onion
2 tomatoes
3 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
ground pepper to taste
some spring onion
Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic, onion and tomatoes then add the prawns and stir until it turned dark oranged.
2. Add the oyster sauce, ground pepper and spring onion then simmer until cooked.
3. Serve it and do not forget to smile :-).
Ingedients:
1/2 kilo prawn
1 onion
2 tomatoes
3 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
ground pepper to taste
some spring onion
Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic, onion and tomatoes then add the prawns and stir until it turned dark oranged.
2. Add the oyster sauce, ground pepper and spring onion then simmer until cooked.
3. Serve it and do not forget to smile :-).
Fried Roe
Roe or hard roe is the fully ripe internal egg masses in the ovaries, or the released external egg masses of fish and certain marine animals, such as shrimp, scallop and sea urchins. As a seafood, roe is used both as a cooked ingredient in many dishes and as a raw ingredient. The roe of marine animals, such as the roe of lumpsucker, hake and salmon, is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids.
Info from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe
Today there are lots of roe at the market which is very fresh, so I bought some, since it's been a long time that I don't have it. I cooked it simply by just frying it.
Ingredients:
1/4 kilo roe
1 tablespoon lemon or calamansi juice
salt and pepper to taste
oil for frying
Procedure:
1. Slice the roe into bite sizes then sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
2. Heat the oil then fry it until cooked.
3. Serve it with rice and enjoy!
Info from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe
Today there are lots of roe at the market which is very fresh, so I bought some, since it's been a long time that I don't have it. I cooked it simply by just frying it.
Ingredients:
1/4 kilo roe
1 tablespoon lemon or calamansi juice
salt and pepper to taste
oil for frying
English = Roe Tagalog= itlog ng isda Visayan- bihod |
1. Slice the roe into bite sizes then sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
2. Heat the oil then fry it until cooked.
3. Serve it with rice and enjoy!
Pork Chop Sinigang
Sinigang is one of the best Filipino recipes. The taste is distinctively delicious and the vegetables in it goes perfectly with the soup’s flavor. This is the dish that is number 1 in my list because the flavor is just perfect!
Ingredients:
1 kilo pork chop
1/4 kilo okra
1 onion ( sliced)
2 tomatoes ( sliced)
1 bunch swamp cabbage ( Kangkong)
8 cups water (add if necesssary
some cayenne pepper ( siling haba)
salt to taste
3/4 cup tamarind extract ( Boil 1/4 kilo of tamarind with 1 1/4 cup water then extract it)
Procedure:
1. In a pot, put the pork chop, onion and tomatoes then allow to simmer for few minutes .
2. Add the water and bring to a boil, then simmer until the meat is tender.
3. Increase the heat then add the okra and simmer until almost cook.
4. Add the kangkong and chili then simmer until cooked.
5. Add the tamarind extract and salt to taste.
6. Serve it hot.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Pork and Beans
I loved pork and beans when I was a kid, so today I gave it a try to cook pork and beans and it's really delicious. I am smiling while eating this good dish while remembering my childhood memories eating this with my childhood friends. Try this recipe, it's better than canned ones.
Ingredients for 10 servings:
1/2 kilo Speckled or kidney beans
1/2 kilo pork ( any part that you like to use)
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste
water
Procedure:
1. Put the beans and water in a pan then boil until really tender. Make sure that the water 6 inches above the level of the beans. You can add water if necessary. When the beans are tender set aside.
2. Saute the garlic and onion then add the pork and simmer until cooked.
3. Add the beans, salt and pepper then simmer until the texture is perfect.
4. Serve it hot.
Ingredients for 10 servings:
1/2 kilo Speckled or kidney beans
1/2 kilo pork ( any part that you like to use)
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste
water
Procedure:
1. Put the beans and water in a pan then boil until really tender. Make sure that the water 6 inches above the level of the beans. You can add water if necessary. When the beans are tender set aside.
2. Saute the garlic and onion then add the pork and simmer until cooked.
3. Add the beans, salt and pepper then simmer until the texture is perfect.
4. Serve it hot.
Baked Embutido
Embutido is one of the most popular food in the Philiipines, this is Filipino's version of American meatloaf. It is very tasty and we considered it a special dish for gatherings. I made for lots of guests so if you want to make just for few persons just adjust the ingredients.Try this and enjoy.
Ingredients for 50-60 servings:
1 1/2 kilos ground pork
1 cup raisins
3/4 cup green peas
2 carrots (minced)
3 potatoes (minced)
2 onions ( minced)
1 head garlic (minced)
1 cup bread crumbs
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1 cup ketchup
salt to taste
for filling:
5 hard boiled eggs (sliced)
10 pieces hotdog
Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients except - for filling.
2. Divide the mixture into 5 then place it in an aluminum foil and flatten it. Put the hotdog & sliced boiled eggs in the middle of the flat meat mixture. Roll the mixture until it covers the filling then locked the foil tightly.
3. Put 2 cups of water in a baking pan then put foil then put the embutido and cover it with another foil and bake it for 40-60 minutes at 220 C. (Preheat the oven)
4. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before slicing it, then serve.
Note: Slice it when it is already cold for best result.
If oven is not available, of course you can steam this.
Caramelized Banana with Cheese
Simply yummy!
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
1/2 cup shredded Muzarella cheese
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, then top it with shredded cheese then serve.
Here is the link for the caramelized banana step by step photo
http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com.br/2013/01/caramelized-banana.html
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Health Benefits of Garlic
HEALTH BENEFITS
One of the most common
ingredients in cooking is garlic. Awarded as the "Wonder Drug Among All
Herbs", garlic is used to reduce high blood pressure and other heart
related problems such as atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries.) It could
prevent many types of cancer including colon cancer, rectal cancer, and stomach
cancer. Garlic also builds the immune system preventing and treating bacterial
and fungal infections.
HOW TO PLANT:
Garlic is an herb and
is very easy to grow. It is perfect for kitchen garden and you can raise your
own supply the whole year round. But in areas with 4 seasons, garlic is best
grown in the fall.
Here are the easy steps:
1. Pick a variety that
you want to grow. I suggest you choose the native small ones because they're
more aromatic and flavorful than those big varieties.
2. Plant garlic cloves
8 inches apart, about 3 inches deep in a loose, very fertile soil. Water only
if the soil gets dry. You will begin to see the shoots sprouting within a
couple of weeks.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Hot and Spicy Seafood
If you love hot and spicy flavor, then you must try this recipe.
Ingredients:
3 crabs
1/4 kilo shrimps
1/2 kilo clams
1/2 cup Chili Sauce ( I used my homemade chili sauce)
4 cloves garlic
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste
seafood |
1. Saute garlic and onion then add the seafood and stir until the color changed.
2. Add the chili sauce and simmer for 2 minutes then stir.
3. Add salt and pepper to taste then stir and cover until cooked.
4. Serve it hot.
Click the link for the chili sauce recipe.
http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com.br/2013/11/how-to-make-chili-sauce.html
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