Pork Kaldereta

Is a simple dish composed of cubed pork belly, potato, carrots, tomato sauce, liver spread and other vegetables.

Also one of the popular dish here in the Philippines, very delicious and commonly served during dinner time, parties, festivals and other special occasions. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 lbs. Pork (cleaned, cubed)

15 oz. Tomato sauce

1 medium red bell pepper (sliced)

 1 medium green bell pepper (sliced)

2 medium potatoes (peeled and cubed)

2 medium carrots (sliced diagonally)

1 medium yellow onion (sliced)

2 tsp. garlic (minced)

4 cups beef broth

½ cup liver spread

½ cup cooked green peas

3 tbsp.  cooking oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Procedure:

Heat the oil in a cooking pot then sauté the garlic and onion.

Add the pork. Stir and cook until the color turns to medium brown.

Pour-in the tomato sauce and beef broth. Let boil. Cover and simmer for 60 minutes.

Add the liver spread. Stir and cook for 3 minutes.

Put-in the carrots and potatoes. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.

Add the cooked green peas and bell peppers. Cook for another 8 minutes.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Turn-off the heat. Transfer to a serving plate.

Serve and Enjoy!

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Beef Steak

Simple yet flavorful dish, which you’ll surely enjoy eating it together with rice.  Beef steak is also known as “bistek” in Tagalog, a thinly beef slices mix with calamansi, with a great taste of soy sauce and ground pepper which can definitely give you a delicious taste for your steak. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 lb. beef sirloin, thinly sliced

¼ cup soy sauce

3 pcs. calamansi

½ tsp. ground black pepper

3 cloves garlic (minced)

1 large onion (sliced into rings)

3 tbsp. cooking oil

Salt to taste

Cooking Procedure:

Marinade beef in soy sauce, calamansi and ground black pepper for at least 1 hour

Heat the cooking oil in a pan sauté the onion rings until the texture becomes soft. Set aside

In the same pan, fry the marinated beef alone until color turns brown. Set aside

Put-in the garlic then sauté for a few minutes then pour the marinade sauce and bring to a boil.

Put in the fried beef and simmer until meat is tender. (Add water if necessary)

Add the stir-fried onions and salt to taste.

 Serve and Enjoy!

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Kangkong with Bagoong

Kangkong

 This simple dish can be also considered as appetizer. Quick and easy dish, you don’t have to exert effort in cooking this kind of dish. Just prepare those simple ingredients. You’ll surely have an amazing appetizer.  Enjoy!

Ingredients

§  1 bunch Kangkong (water spinach) , chopped into 5 inch pieces

§  ½ tbsp. sesame oil

§  ¼  tsp. soy sauce

§  ¼  cup ginisang bagoong

§  6 cups water for boiling

§  10  cups cold water

Cooking Procedure

1.       Pour water in a cooking pot and let boil.

2.      Put-in kangkong(water spinach) and cook 4 minutes.

3.      In a strainer, drain kangkong(water spinach) and rinse it with cold water. Set aside

4.      Combine sesame oil and soy sauce. Then brush kangkong(water spinach) with this mixture.

5.      Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with bagoong.

Serve and Enjoy!

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Chicken Misua with Patola

Is a simple and delicious noodle soup recipe, very quick and easy to cook. Commonly served during rainy season or during break time, together with a slice of bread. You’ll surely enjoy this dish.

Ingredients:

½ lb. boneless chicken breast (strip slices)

5 ½ cups chicken broth

3 cups water

4 ounces Miswa (Chinese Vermicelli)

1/2 cup spring onions (chopped)

1 small yellow onion (minced)

4 cloves garlic (crushed and minced

2 tbsp. cooking oil

Sponge Gourd (skinless and sliced diagonally (thin slices)

1 teaspoon atsuete powder

Salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Procedure:

In a cooking pot pour in water then bring to a boil.

When the water boils, add the chicken breast boil for up to 10minutes

Remove the chicken and let cool. Set aside.

Heat the cooking oil in a clean cooking pot.

Sauté the onion and garlic

When the onion becomes soft, add chicken meat. (2 minutes)

Add in the atsuete powder and. Pour-in the chicken broth.

Stir and let boil. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

Put-in the miswa noodles and sponge gourd. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.

Add the spring onions, salt, and ground black pepper.

Transfer to a serving bowl.

Serve and Enjoy!

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Pork Adobo with Tofu

Pork adobo with Tofu

Is another pork adobo dish mix with the deep fried tofu. Different taste similar with the pork adobo alone and take note:  it’s simply delicious.  You’ll surely love this dish also. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 lb pork (cubed)

14 ounces tofu (cubed and deep fried)

2 tbsp. oyster sauce

2 pcs. Green chilis (sliced diagonally)

4 pcs. Dried bay leaves

5 cloves garlic (minced)

6 tbsp. soy sauce

4 tbsp. vinegar

1 cup water

2 tsp. sugar

2 tbsp. cooking oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Procedure:

Heat oil in a cooking pot.

Sauté garlic until color turns light brown.

Add pork and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until the color turns light brown.

Pour-in soy sauce, oyster sauce, and water. Let boil and simmer until the pork becomes tender.

Add vinegar and chilis wait until the liquid re-boils. Stir.

Put-in sugar and fried tofu. Cook for 3 minutes.

Add salt, and pepper. Stir.

Turn off heat. Transfer to a serving bowl.

Serve and Enjoy!

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Tofu with Broccoli stir fry

Is a vegetable tasty dish that you’ll surely love to eat, a healthy and easy to prepare dish. Good for your appetite and best served with rice during lunch or dinner. You’ll surely enjoy eating this.

Ingredients

8 oz. extra firm tofu (sliced thickly in ½ inch)

3 cups broccoli florets (sliced)

1 medium onion (sliced)

1 tsp. minced garlic

1 tsp. minced ginger

2 tbsp. oyster sauce

6 tbsp. cooking oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Procedure

Heat a pan and then pour-in cooking oil.

When the oil becomes hot add: tofu and fry both sides until it become crisp (8minutes both sides)

Remove the tofu from the pan and lice into smaller rectangular pieces. Set aside.

On the same pan, heat the remaining oil.

Sauté the garlic, ginger, and onion

Add the fried tofu slices then pour in oyster sauce and stir.

Put-in the broccoli florets. Stir (10 minutes)

Add salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to serving plate.

Serve and Enjoy!

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Ukoy

This is one of Filipino finger food. Commonly served during break time together with the vinegar sauce you will surely enjoy this kind of food. This isn’t seasonal this can be served all the times. Easy to prepare and budget friendly.

Ingredients:

1 cup small shrimps (cleaned)

1 cup cornstarch

¼ cup flour

1 ½ cups monggo bean sprouts

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

1 piece raw egg

Cooking procedure:

1. In a large bowl. Combine cornstarch, flour, baking powder, egg, water, salt, and ground black pepper then stir until diluted.

2. Add: the shrimps and monggo bean sprouts in the mixture and stir.

3. In a large frying pan pour-in the cooking oil.

4. When the oil is hot enough, scoop 3 tablespoons of the mixture and quickly drop it in hot oil. (Flatten)

5. Cook each side for 3 minutes or until the color turns golden brown.

6. Remove the deep-fried “Ukoy” from the pan and place in a plate lined with paper towel to absorb the oil.

7. Remove the paper towel and serve with “sinamak” or vinegar sauce.

Serve and Enjoy! 

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Menudo

 Is another type of Filipino recipe that is compose of a stew of pork meat and liver cubes with potatoes, carrots and tomato sauce. Which is very delicious and you will surely enjoy this kind of dish.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. pork (cubed)
• 1/4 lb. pig’s liver (cubed)
• 4 hotdogs (sliced diagonally)
• 2 medium baking potatoes (cleaned, peeled and cubed)
• 2 medium carrots (cleaned, peeled and cubed)
• 1 medium yellow onion (chopped)
• 2 tsp. garlic (minced)
• 1 tsp. ginger (minced)
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 3/4 cups frozen green peas
• 3 pieces dried bay leaves
• 15 oz. tomato sauce
• 2 cups beef stock
• 3 tbsp. cooking oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Procedure

1. Heat the cooking oil in a cooking pot.
2. Sauté the hotdogs for 1 minute. Set aside.
3. On the same cooking pot, add-in the ginger. Sauté for 1minute.
4. Put-in the liver. Continue to sauté for 2 minutes. Set aside.
5. On the same cooking pot with remaining cooking oil, sauté the onion and garlic until the onion becomes soft. (Note: you can also add 1 tbsp. cooking oil if the remaining cooking oil is not enough).
6. Add-in the pork. Continue to cook for up to 3 minutes.
7. Add the raisins, pour-in the tomato sauce and beef stock.Bring to a boil.
8. Add the dried bay leaves.Simmer 50 minutes or until the pork becomes tender.
9. Put-in the sauteed liver and hotdog. Stir.
10. Add the carrots and potatoes. Cook for 5 minutes.
11. Put-in the green peas. Stir.
12. Add salt and pepper to taste.Transfer to a serving plate

Serve and Enjoy!

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Clam Soup

Clam soup is a simple seafood dish which also called as “tinolang halaan” usually served by Filipinos. Which is very healthy and delicious one.

Ingredients:

1 lb. shell clams

1 bunch fresh hot pepper leaves (washed and drained)

1 medium yellow onion (sliced)

1 thumb ginger (julienned)

3 cups water

2 green chilis (siling pahaba)

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Procedures:

Boil the water in a stockpot.

Add the ginger and onion. Cover and continue to boil in medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes.

Stir-in the clams. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.

Add-in the hot pepper leaves and green chilis. Cover and cook for a minute more.

Sprinkle some salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Transfer to a serving bowl.

Serve. Share and enjoy!

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Chicken Macaroni Soup

This is a Filipino soup fast and easy to prepare. This often served as a snack, good for kids and for teens or for everyone. This will surely fit in your budget. Hassle free you’ll surely enjoy it.

Ingredients:

1lb Chicken Breast (cut into small pieces)

¾ cup Carrot (Diced)

2 cups Macaroni Pasta

4 cups Chicken Stock

1 tablespoon Butter

3 cloves Garlic (Minced)

1 cup Evaporated Milk

1 medium Red Onion (Finely chopped)

2 stalks Celery (Sliced)

¾ medium Cabbage (Chopped)

1 cup Water

Salt and Pepper to taste.

Cooking Procedure:

·         In a deep pan, melt the butter. Then sauté the garlic and then onion.

·         Add: Chicken and cook for up to 5 minutes.

·         Then add the chicken stock and bring to a boil.

·         Add 1 cup of water and evaporated milk and until it boils again. Then simmer for up to 20 minutes.

·         Add: Macaroni and cook for up to 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.

·         Add carrots and celery and simmer for 3 minutes.

·         Add cabbage and simmer for another 3 minutes.

·         Sprinkle add salt and pepper to taste.

·         Transfer to a serving bowl.

Serve and Enjoy! 

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Tri Color Pasta Salad

The fresher the ingredients the better salad you have. And the better the taste, So go for the crispiest greens your money can buy. Toss pasta with some fresh leaves and tuna for a light lunch or or dinner packed with yummy flavor.

Ingredients:

2 cups pasta, cooked
1 small bag mixed salad
1 canned tuna
2 orangesm peeled + sliced
10 cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

dressingL 1 lemon, squeezed, 2 tbsp olive oil, a pinch of salt + pepper

Cooking procedure:

1. Mix pasta, salad, orange slices and tomatoes in a bowl
2. Drizzle olive oil and lemon juice for a simple dressing. Add salt to taste and some pepper too. Lastly, break tuna into pieces and add to salad.
3. Finish with grated parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

Serves 2 | prep time 10 minutes

*Make a honey-mustard dressing by mixing 2 tbsp olive oil, 1½ tsp white vinegar, 1 tsp honey and 1½ tsp Dijon mustard.

Serve and enjoy!!

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Soy Glazed Salmon

Salmon is great for a burst of protein mid-week. Glazed with delicious spicy sauce will give it an extra kick. A Healthy, scrumptious protein diet for the week.

Ingredients:

2 salmon fillets
2 tsp sugar
1/2 cup light soy sauce
2 red chillies, sliced
2 tsp ginger, grated
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 tbs sesame oil
2 tbsp cooking oil

Procedure:

1. Put all ingredients in a zip lock bag excluding cooking oil. Shake until fillets are marinated evenly.
2. Take out fillets, pour excess marinade in a pan and let thicken.
3. Heat oil, pan-sear fillets (4 minutes each side)
4. Pour glaze over the salmon and serve.

Serves 2 | prep time 10 minutes.

Serve with Brown rice + a side of greens.

*try using a terriyaki sauce instead of soy sauce in the marinade, just omit sugar

Bon Apetite!!..

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