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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