Crispy Tilapia Sticks

Crispy Tilapia Sticks is a  tilapia fillet dish. The fish is seasoned  in a beading of  breadcrumbs, then deep fried until crispy. Crispy Tilapia Sticks makes a delicious appetizer and it's best when paired with homemade ranch dressing.

Ingredients

•       1 lb. thick tilapia fillet. each piece sliced lengthwise into 3 to 4 pieces
•       ½ teaspoon garlic powder
•       ½ teaspoon onion powder
•       1 teaspoon sea salt
•       ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
•       2 eggs, beaten
•       1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
•       2 cups cooking oil
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Cooking procedures

1. Combine the salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and ground black pepper in a bowl mix well.
2. Rub the mixture all over the sliced tilapia fillets.
3. Meanwhile, pour the oil in a deep cooking pot. Turn-on the heat and start to heat-up the oil.
4. Dip the tilapia fillet in the bowl with beaten egg then dredge the tilapia in Panko breadcrumbs. ake sure that the tilapia is well coated. To save more breadcrumbs and for better coating, you can place the breadcrumbs in a container with cover. Simply put 2 to 3 pieces if tilapia fillet in the container with breadcrumbs, cover it, and then shake the container back and forth. You will see that the tilapia will be coated properly.
5. Put the breaded tilapia into the hot oil and start to deep fry the fish until the color turns golden brown. Use medium heat in this step
6. Remove the deep fried crispy tilapia sticks from the cooking pot and place in a plate lined with paper towel.This will absorb the excess oil.
7. Transfer the crispy tilapia sticks in a serving plate and serve with a bowl of fresh ranch dressing. You can also serve this with tartar sauce.
8. Share and enjoy!

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Salmon Steak

Salmon Steak is rich in omega 3 fatty acids that helps our brain to function properly and reduces our risk of having heart disease .Salmon also contains protein and amino acids. Bioactive peptides, a protein molecule found in salmon, can manage inflammation and sustain joints. It also helps protect the digestive tract.

Ingredients

• 4 (6 ounces) salmon steaks
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• Juice of 1 lemon
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Cooking Procedure

1. Combine olive oil and lemon juice. Stir.
2. Arrange salmon in a wide plate then pour-in olive oil and lemon juice mixture. Marinate each side for about 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, combine garlic powder, salt, and ground black pepper in a small bowl. Mix.
4. Sprinkle the garlic powder mixture equally on the salmon.
5. Heat a grill, and then grill each side of the salmon for 4 to 5 minutes.
6. Transfer to a serving plate and serve with garlic sesame spinach.
7. Share and enjoy! (Good for 4 persons)

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Ginataang Salmon (Salmon Cooked in Coconut Cream/Milk)

Ginataang Salmon or Salmon Cooked in Coconut Cream (or coconut milk) is a simple Filipino fish recipe. This dish is very quick and easy to cook. If you love paksiw na isda and ginataang tilapia, you'll surely love this one too!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs. salmon (steak cut)
• 2 cups coconut cream (kakang gata)
• 3 cloves crushed garlic
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 3 pieces long green chili
• 3 pieces red Thai chili
• 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
• 1/4 cup cane vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup water

Cooking Procedure

1. Arrange the salmon slices flat in a pan.
2. Put-in the red and green chillies, garlic, ginger, onion, ground black pepper, fish sauce and water.
3. Turn-on the heat and let boil.
4. Pour-in the vinegar. Let it cook for 2 minutes.
5. Add the coconut cream. Gently stir. cover and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes or until the liquid reduces to half.
6. Transfer to a serving plate.
7. Serve and enjoy! (Good for 3 persons)

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Laswa

              One of the most versatile vegetable dish for it can include any vegetable you can find. Most of the ingredients can be easily found in the market or even just in your backyard garden. Laswa is a healthy vegetable soup. What makes Laswa unique from other related vegetable dishes is it has shrimp as one of its ingredients. You'll enjoy eating this dish because it is simple, inexpensive, low in fat, and full of vitamins and   nutrients.


 INGREDIENTS

     • 250 g. fresh shrimp, cleaned with head and shell intact
     • 250 g. squash, diced
     • 2 pcs eggplant, cut into wedges
     • 10 pcs okra, cut into wedges
     • 5 pcs string beans, cut into 2 inches
     • 1/2 medium sized patola, sliced
     • 1 bunch saluyot
     • 8-10 cups water
     • Salt


COOKING PROCEDURES 

• Boil water
• Add fresh shrimps
• When shrimps turn pinkish, add squash and okra and simmer for 2-5 minutes
• Add string beans and eggplant, simmer for 2 minutes
• Add patola, simmer for 1 minute
• Season with salt to taste
• Turn off heat and add the saluyot
• Serve. (Good for 8 persons)

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Kilawing Puso ng Saging

 is a Filipino recipe which involves banana blossoms, that is very healthy and delicious at the same time. Also considered as a vegetables dish sautéed with garlic and onion cooked together with the help of vinegar. This dish is very simple and at the same time a friendly budget dish, can be cook whenever you want.

Ingredients:

·   2 to 3 cups chopped banana blossoms

·   1 tsp. garlic (minced)

·   1 medium onion (sliced)

·   6 tbsp.  vinegar

·   3 pieces long green chili pepper (sliced)

·   2 tbsp. fish sauce

·   ¼ tsp. ground black pepper

·   6 cups of water (with 5 tbsp. salt)

·   2 tbsp. cooking oil

         

Cooking Procedure:

1.       Soak the chopped banana blossoms in the bowl with 6 cups of water with salt in it.  After soaking, squeeze tightly to release the sap from the banana blossoms then drain the water. Set aside.

2.       Heat the cooking oil in a pan.

3.       Sauté the garlic and onion. Add the banana blossoms. Cook for another 3 minutes.

4.       Pour-in the fish sauce then stir and let boil.

5.       Pour-in the vinegar. Then let it boil again, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.

6.       Add the green chili and ground black pepper. Stir and continue cooking  for up to 5 minutes.

7.       Turn-off the heat and transfer to a serving plate. Then serve.

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Chicken Dynamite Lumpia

is another kind of recipe which is very popular nowadays for its uniqueness kind of invention. Together with the long green peppers or so called “siling pahaba” that gives the recipe the spice and another exciting flavor because of the cheese and ground chicken meat inside.

Ingredients

•             1 lb. ground chicken meat

•             1 tsp. garlic powder

•             1 tsp. onion powder

•             ¼ tsp.ground black pepper

•             ½ tsp. salt

•             1 cup bread crumbs

·              10 pcs. Cheese (julienned cut)

•             10 pcs. Long green pepper (finger peppers)

•             Lumpia wrappers

•             2 eggs

•             1 ½ cups cooking oil

Cooking Procedure:

·         In a bowl, combine the ground chicken, garlic powder, onion powder, and 1 piece egg, salt and ground black pepper. Mix well. Set aside.

·         In another plate cut the long green peppers in the center and get all those seeds out of it. Then put the chicken meat mixtures, and 1 piece julienned cut cheese and set aside.

·         Arrange the long green pepper in the middle of the lumpia wrapper. Wrap the pepper

·         Heat the cooking oil in a frying pan. On the other bowl, beat an egg.

·         Dip the wrapped lumpia in beaten egg then roll over the bread crumbs until all side of the wrap is coated well.

·         Gently place each piece of lumpia on the frying pan. Fry in low to medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes per side or until the color of the outer part turns golden brown.

·         Transfer to a plate line with paper towels. This will absorb the oil.

·         Arrange in a serving plate. Then serve, best serve with a vinegar dip.

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Orange Chicken

Orange chicken is absolutely delicious together with the combinations of sour taste of orange and vinegar. And also with the sweetness of sugar in the coated mixture of chicken you will surely enjoy every bite you take.

Ingredients:

·         2 lbs boneless chicken (cubed)

·         1 cup sugar

·         2 cups all purpose flour

·         1 raw egg, beaten

·         ¼ tsp. salt

·         ¼ tsp. pepper

·         Cooking oil

·         2 cup water

·         4 tbsp.  orange juice

·         ¼ cup vinegar

·         2 tbsp. soy sauce

·         1-2 pieces red chilis (sling labuyo) (chopped)  

·         1 tsp.  fried garlic

·         1 tbsp onion (chopped)

·         1 tsp. sesame seeds (optional)

·         ½ cup green onions (finely chopped)

Cooking Procedure:

1.    In a container, put-in the flour (set aside 1 tbsp flour) , salt, and ground black pepper then mix well. Then dip the chicken on the beaten egg mixture and place inside the container (where the flour, salt, and pepper are)

2.    Close the container and shake until the chicken is finely coated.

3.    Deep fry the chicken for about 7 minutes then set aside.

4.    In a large cut, put-in the water, soy sauce, vinegar, a 1 tbsp of flour and orange juice then stir well until it is finely diluted.

5.    In a medium size pan, pour in oil then add the onions, and simmer until it’s finely cook.

6.    Add the sugar and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes

7.    Put-in the chilis and the sauce  (diluted orange juice ) then mix well

8.    Add the deep-fried chicken on pan and cook until sauce nearly evaporates

9.    Transfer to a serving plate then sprinkle it with green onions, fried garlic and sesame seeds. Serve hot.

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