Monday, August 25, 2014

Adobong Pusit

Is a tasty squid dish cooked using the popular Filipino adobo method. Squid is first boiled in soy sauce and vinegar then later sautéed in garlic, onions and tomatoes; the texture of the squid becomes rubbery due to over cooking, this brings in an awesome taste experience and rich in flavors that make this dish more exciting.  


Ingredients
o    ½ kilo posit (squid) (wash and cleaned removed membranes, eyes and stomach)
o    ¼ cup water
o    ½ cup vinegar
o    ½ cup soy sauce
o    2 pcs. Dried bay leaves (laurel)
o    ½ tsp. whole peppercorns
o    Salt and sugar to taste
o    5 cloves garlic (minced)
o    2 tbsp. oil
o    1 small onion (sliced)
o    3 green chilis (siling pahaba) (sliced diagonally – optional )
o    2 tomatoes (sliced)


Cooking Procedures:

1.      In a saucepan, boil pusit (squid) in water, vinegar, peppercorns, salt.
2.      Cover and cook until tender. Drain and set aside. Reserve sauce.
3.      In a separate pan, sauté garlic in hot oil. Add onions and tomatoes, cook until medium brown.
4.      Add pusit (squid) and let simmer for 5 minutes.
5.      Add reserved sauce, soy sauce, green chilis, bay leaves and a little sugar to taste.
6.      Simmer until sauce is reduced.
7.      Remove from heat and serve with steamed rice.


Serve and Enjoy.


Sunday, August 17, 2014

Chicken Salad with Grapes and Cashew Nuts

This salad recipe is another kind of chicken salad, together with the blend of cashew nuts, corns and flavorful grapes. This salad recipe is kinda flavorful one. More exciting taste in every bite. Enjoy!






Ingredients:
·         5 cups Mayonnaise
·         2 cups potatoes (cooked & diced)
·         1 cup seedless grapes (sliced lengthwise)
·         1 cup kernel corn (drained)
·         ½ cup salted cashew
·         2 cups chicken cubed (cooked)
·         1 cup pickle relish
·         Pinch of salt, Ground Pepper, sugar ( to taste)
·         1 medium size onion (chopped)

Cooking Procedure:
·         In a large bowl. Mix all ingredients.

Serve and enjoy!

Friday, August 8, 2014

Gising - Gising

Excellent source of vitamins B6, C, K manganese, zinc and fiber. While the coconut milk is rich in iron.  This gising-gising recipe is a ground pork and green bean dish cooked in coconut milk. Together with shrimp paste it helps to enhance the flavor to make this dish more exciting.  Best serve with plain rice.

Ingredients:
§  1 lb. green beans, chopped (about ½ inches)
§  ½  lb. ground pork
§  1 ½ tbsp. shrimp paste
§  2 cups coconut milk
§  3 cloves garlic (crushed)
§  1 medium onion (minced)
§  2 tbsp. cooking oil
§  3 pcs. chili  (chopped)
§  ½ tsp. ground black pepper


Cooking Procedure
1.       Heat oil in a pan
2.      Sauté garlic and onion
3.      Add pork. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until color turns brown
4.      Put-in ground black pepper, shrimp paste, and chili. Stir.
5.      Pour-in coconut milk. Let boil and cook for 15 minutes.
6.      Add the green beans. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes while stirring slowly.
7.      Turn off the heat. Transfer on a serving plate.


Serve and Enjoy!


Thursday, August 7, 2014

Buffalo Wings

Fried chicken unbreaded and coated in hot sauce. This is commonly served hot, together with celery sticks with cheese dipping. Enjoy eating this together with your friend or with your family you’ll surely the taste of spices.





Ingredients:
10 pieces chicken wings
½ teaspoon chili powder
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon paprika
5 tbsp. butter
3 tbsp. hot sauce
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ tsp.  garlic powder
4 cups cooking oil

Cooking Procedure:

Combine flour, chili powder, salt, and paprika in a mixing bowl (Mix well)
Put the chicken in bowl and coat with the flour mixture.
Heat oil in a cooking pot.
Deep fry the chicken wings until golden brown. Set aside.
Melt the butter in a sauce pan.
Put-in hot sauce, ground black pepper, and garlic powder. Stir.
Pour-in the butter mixture over the fried chicken wings. Mix to distribute the sauce evenly.
Transfer on a serving plate.
Serve with your favorite dip.


Serve and Enjoy!