Spicy Ginataang Hipon

is a Filipino Recipe that consists of  shrimps cooked in coconut milk. It is commonly one of the best dishes here in the Philippines. Basically best choice dish that can be serve during dinner time, seafood experience is one of the greatest dish ever.

Ingredients:

1 lb. shrimp (cleaned)

2 cups coconut milk

3-4 pieces long green chili (chopped)

3-4 pieces long red chili (chopped)

1 tablespoon ginger (minced)

1 medium onion (chopped)

3 teaspoons garlic (minced)

1 ½ tbsp. oyster sauce

1 tbsp. Fried garlic

½ tsp. ground black pepper

2 tbsp. cooking oil

Cooking Procedure:

Heat oil in a pan, then sauté onion, ginger, and garlic on the pan.

Add ground black pepper and oyster sauce. Cook for about 30 seconds.

Pour-in coconut milk. Let it the coconut milk evaporates in a medium heat for about 20 minutes or less.

Add-in shrimps. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes.

Add green and red chilies. Cook for another 5 minutes.

Turn-off heat and then transfer to a serving plate. Serve.

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Pork Chop in a Mushroom Gravy Sauce

This dish is very simple but with together with a mushroom sauce it will surely bring an exciting dish, tender and very comforting taste. It is a perfect a dish during lunch time and dinner together with your family and friends. Best serve together with a steamed rice and for plating: you can served also a very healthy sidings like mixed veggies.

Ingredients

2 lbs. sliced pork chops

2 cups mushrooms (sliced)

1 piece beef broth / cube

1 cup water

½ tsp. ground black pepper

½ tsp. minced fried garlic

1 tablespoon cornstarch (diluted in cup water)

1 teaspoon salt

 Cooking Procedure

1.      In a wok, fry pork chop sliced meat and fry until tender. Then set aside.

2.      On a large bowl combine, mushrooms, water, beef broth, salt and pepper. (mix well)

3.      On another wok, pour out the combine ingredients then let it boil for a minute or more. Meanwhile, pour in the water cornstarch mixture. And wait until it thickened the sauce. 

(You can add water if necessary).

4.      On a large plate. Place the fried pork chop then pour in the mushroom gravy sauce over the pork chop.

5.      Then sprinkle it with fried garlic on top. Serve with steamed rice.

Serve and Enjoy!

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Chicken Kaldereta

Kaldereta Dish is literally composed of pork or chicken meat, with a blend of tomato sauce and fresh cuts of potatoes. This dish is another kind of experiment, now that it is composed of chicken meat and another healthy ingredient. This dish is basically base on Filipino style cooking experience and it is also a friendly budget dish for you to serve.

Ingredients:

3/4 kilo chicken (cut into serving pieces)

4 tbsp. vinegar

½ cup soy sauce

2 cloves garlic (minced)

1 medium sized onion (chopped)

500 grams tomato sauce

1 small sized can liver spread

2 medium-sized potatoes (cleaned, cut into cubes)

1/2 cup cheddar cheese (grated)

3 tbsp. cooking oil

½ cup cooked green peas

Salt and pepper to taste

1 medium-sized carrot (cleaned, cut into cubes)

1 medium size green bell pepper chopped (sliced lengthwise)

1 medium size red bell pepper chopped (sliced lengthwise)

Cooking Procedure:

In a bowl, marinate chicken in soy sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper. (25 minutes)

In wok heat oil then fry potatoes and carrots until golden brown. Drain then set aside.

In a pan, heat oil then sauté garlic and onions, add chicken and continue stirring until golden brown.

Pour marinade sauce, tomato sauce and water then simmer for 3 minutes.

Add liver spread, potatoes, carrots, chili and bell pepper then cook for another 2 minutes.

Season according to your taste then add grated cheese and green peas. Then mix until cheese has melted.

Remove from heat; transfer it to the serving plate. Then serve.

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Steak Adobo

Another suiting experience composed of beef tenderloin and another kind of Adobo dish. Most likely Filipino people love to eat Adobo for its delicious sauce and it is very suitable dish together with the steamed rice. The best part to use in cooking Steak Adobo is the tender part of the meat.

Ingredients

1½ lbs. Beef tenderloin (strips cut)

1/3 cup soy sauce

4 tbsp. red wine vinegar

½ cup water

2 tbsp. honey

1 green bell pepper (sliced lengthwise)

1 yellow bell pepper (sliced lengthwise)

1 red bell pepper (sliced lengthwise)

1 medium onion (chopped)

3 cloves garlic (minced)

4 tbsp. Olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

½ tbsp. Spring onion (chopped)

3-5 cups water

Cooking Procedure

Heat a cooking pot then pour-in 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

Add-in the beef and cook for 2 minutes.

Pour-in soy sauce and water then boil. Simmer for up to 20 minutes. 

Put-in the honey and red wine vinegar. Stir and simmer for 10 minutes. Turn-off the heat, set aside.

Heat a wok and pour-in remaining olive oil.

Add in the garlic. Then put-in the bell peppers and onions cook for 3 minutes.

Add the cooked beef, sprinkle salt and pepper then stir. Cook for another 2 minutes.

Transfer to a serving plate sprinkle with spring onions then serve.

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Sauteed Bok Choy

Is a vegetable dish that is composed of Bok Choy or “Pechay” together with the shrimp bits and carrots, which could surely give a healthy delightful dish for everyone.

Ingredients

10 pcs. Medium shrimp (cleaned and deveined)

5 bunches Bok Choy (pechay slice halves)

1 medium tomato (diced)

1 tsp. Garlic (minced)

1 ½ tbsp. Oyster sauce

1 medium white onion (sliced)

Salt and pepper to taste

1 medium size bell pepper (cut into strips)

1 medium size green bell pepper (cut into strips)

2 tablespoons cooking oil

1 tsp. Fried garlic

Instructions

Heat the oil in a pan.

Saute the garlic and onions for up to 2 minutes.

Add the tomato. Cook until soften.

Put-in the shrimp and oyster sauce. Cook for 5 minutes.

Add the Bok Choy, bell peppers then stir. Cover and cook for up to 5 minutes.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Transfer to a serving plate. Then Sprinkle it with fried garlic. Then Serve.

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Chicken Stir Fry

Another stir fry dish but simply composed by chicken cubes and other healthy vegetables. It is very simple to cook and it is also an additional dish for your dinner routine.

Ingredients

§  1 ½  lbs. boneless chicken breasts (sliced into cubes)

§  1 medium onion (chopped)

§  1 tsp. garlic (minced)

§  1 medium green bell pepper (sliced into strips)

§  1 medium red bell pepper (sliced into strips)

§  2 tsp. lemon juice

§  ¼ tsp. sesame oil

§  2 tbsp.  soy sauce

§  2 tbsp. oyster sauce

§  1 tsp. ground black pepper

§  1 tsp. salt

§  3 tbsp. cooking oil

§  1 cup snow peas

§  2 medium size carrots (peeled and julienned)

Cooking Procedure

1.      In a bowl, combine chicken, soy sauce, and lemon juice. Mix well (Marinate for 1 hour)

2.      Heat cooking oil in a wok, and then sauté garlic, and onion.

3.      Add the marinated chicken, and then stir for 3 to 5 minutes.

4.      Put-in the salt, ground black pepper, and oyster sauce and sesame oil and continue to stir fry.

5.      Add red and green bell pepper, snow peas and carrots cook for up to 4 to 5 minutes.

6.      Turn off heat. Transfer to a serving plate.

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Misua Soup

Another exciting dish composed of sardine’s mix with misua and beaten egg. Best served during rainy season, and dinner time it is very easy to cook and affordable one. Budget friendly meals, share it with your family and friends and served it together with a slice of bread. 

Ingredients

4 ounces Misua noodles

15 ounce canned sardines in tomato sauce

1 raw egg (beaten)
1 medium patola (peeled and thinly sliced)

½ cup spring onions (chopped)

2 to 3 cloves of garlic (crushed)

1 medium onion (diced)

Salt and pepper to taste

3 tbsp. cooking oil

5 to 6 cups water

Cooking Procedure

1.       Heat the cooking oil in a soup pot.

2.      Saute the garlic until golden brown. Set aside the garlic alone.

3.      On the same pot, add-in onions.

4.       Pour-in the sardines in tomato sauce. Stir for up to 2 minutes.

5.       Pour-in the water. Let boil. Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.

6.      Add-in the misua and patola. Gently stir. Cook for 2 minutes.

7.       Add: the egg. Gently stir. Then add salt and pepper to taste.

8.      Transfer to a serving bowl.

9.      Sprinkle each bowl you serve, with fried garlic and spring onions.

Serve and Enjoy!

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