Easy Steak Fajitas

July31, 2012: Tuesday Dinner

Easy Steak Fajitas ( recipe for one person)

Ingredients:   1 Rib Eye Steak, sliced thinly
                    1 small onion, sliced
                    1/4 cup yellow pepper, sliced
                    1 TBSP squeezed lemon juice
                    1 tsp soysauce
                    1 TBSP Olive Oil
                    2 drops of Hot Sauce (Optional)
                    Tortilla
                    Sour Cream
                    Shredded Cheddar Cheese
               

Procedure:  1.  Heat olive oil and place on high.
                  2.  Add in steak, let it cook.
                  3.  Add in onions and yellow pepper, season with lemon,soy sauce, salt, pepper and hot sauce.
                  4.  Serve on warmed up tortillas with cheese and sour cream.

Grilled Pork Tocino and Gulay na Upo

July 30, 2012: Monday Dinner

Grilled Pork Tocino

Ingredients:  2 lbs Pork Shoulder, sliced 1/4 inch thick
                   1 package Pamana Tocino Mix  (Seafood City)


Procedure:   1.  In a bowl, combine pork and Tocino mix.  Transfer to a
                         Ziploc. Seal and refrigerate to marinate fully.  At least
                        3 to 24 hrs.


                  2.   Grill or pan Fry in a small amount of oil.  Cook 1 side at a time.
                        (I grilled mine, less grease)




Gulay na Upo

Ingredients:   2 TBSP Cooking Oil
                    1/4 cup Shrimps, peeled, deveined cut to small pieces (set aside head)
                    Crushed Garlic
                    Chopped Onion
                    Chopped Tomato
                    1 whole Upo, peeled, remove seeds, sliced
                    Patis
                    Black Pepper
                    1 Shrimp Cube

Procedure:  1.  Boil shrimp heads with 1 cup water for shrimp broth.  Set aside.
                  2.  Heat oil, saute garlic, onion, tomato and shrimp cube.  Season with with patis
                       and black pepper.
                  3.  Add shrimps, cook for 3 minutes.
                  4.  Add Upo and Shrimp broth ( DO NOT include the head). Stir well.

                  5.  Cover and cook until Upo is ready.

Grilled Chicken

Just wanted to try... Found recipe online...

Grilled Chicken

Ingredients:  2 lbs chicken Thighs, cleaned

                   1 tsp Salt

                   1 tsp Garlic Powder

                   1/2 tsp Black Pepper

                   1/4 tsp Paprika

                   Soft Butter

                   

Procedure:   1.   Combine salt, garlic powder, black pepper and paprika. Mix Well.

                   2.    Rub mixture to chicken.  Let stand for 3 hours to absorb flavor.

                   3.   Refrigerate the chicken during this process.

                   4.   Heat the grill... Grill chicken and brush with butter.  Try to rotate the 

                         Chicken every 3 to 4 minutes while brushing soft butter.

Adobong Manok sa Gata

July 29, 2012: Sunday Dinner

Adobong Manok sa Gata

Ingredients:  1 lb chicken cut into serving pieces
                   1/3  cup Vinegar
                   2 to 3 TBSP Soy Sauce
                   2 TBSP Crushed Garlic
                   Salt to Taste
                   1/4 tsp Pepper
                   3/4 cup Coconut Milk

Procedure:   1.   In a deep skillet, brown chicken in oil
                   2.   Combine vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, pepper, salt. Stir to blend.
                         Add to brown chicken.
                   3.   Bring to boil. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.  If sauce is
                         reduced add about 1/2 cup water.  Cover and continue simmering
                         until chicken is tender.
                   4.   Pour coconut milk, cook for a few minutes to thicken the sauce.

                   

Beef Croquettes

July 28, 2012: Saturday Dinner

Beef Croquettes

1.  Boil 6 red potatoes till soft. Peel off skin.
      Mashed potatoes, seasoned with salt and  
      pepper. Mix in 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup
      Milk. Mix well, set aside.

2.  In a skillet, saute garlic and onions in oil.
     Add in 1 lb of ground beef. Season with salt and
     Pepper. Cook until beef is ready. Drain oil
     from beef.

3.  Mix beef and mashed potatoes together.  Scoop
     a spoon full and make a sausage-shape form.

4.  Coat each in a beaten egg and roll in bread
     crumbs.

5.  Fry, brown all sides.

6.  Prepare a plate with paper towel. Place croquettes and let the paper towel absorb the oil.

7.  Use ketchup for dipping.

Pork Chop Steak

July 27, 2012: Friday Dinner

Pork Chop Steak

Ingredients

• 4 to 5 pieces pork chops
• 5 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 pieces lime or 1 piece lemon
• 1/2 cup cooking oil
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
• Salt and pepper to taste

1. Combine pork chops, soy sauce, and lime juice in a large bowl or container. Marinade for at least 1 hour.
2. Heat a pan then pour-in cooking oil.
3. Pan-fry the marinated pork chops in medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes per side.
4. Remove excess oil. Pour-in the remaining marinade and water and let boil. Simmer for 45 minutes or until the pork is tender. Note: Add water as needed.
5. Add-in the sugar, salt, and pepper then stir.
6. Put-in the onions and cook for 3 minutes more.
7. Turn-off heat and transfer to a serving plate.

                          salt and pepper.  Let boil once. Pour over Pork Chops.

Easy Fish Sarsiado

July 26. 2012: Thursday Dinner


Easy Fish Sarsiado 

Ingredients:  1 whole fish, cleaned (Tilapia, but I used Boneless Bangus)
                   Salt to season Fish
                   Pepper
                   Crushed garlic
                   Chopped Onion
                   Chopped Tomatoes
                   Cooking Oil
                   Fish Sauce to taste
                   1/2 cup Water


Procedure:   1.   Rub salt to fish.
                   2.   Heat oil in pan, Fry fish, both sides.  Place in a serving plate. Set aside.
                   3.   Using a clean pan, heat oil.  Saute garlic, onion, tomatoes.
                   4.   Add fish sauce and pepper.
                   5.   Add water, let it boil.  Pour over fish.

           

Country Fried Steak

July 25, 2012: Wednesday Dinner

Country Fried Steak

Ingredients:  1 lb Beef Steak, pound until 1/4 inch thick
                   1 Egg, beaten
                   1 cup Flour
                   Salt and Pepper

Procedure:   1.   Season beef with salt and pepper.
                   2.   Coat steak in egg and dip in flour.
                   3.   Fry until golden brown, set aside.


For the Gravy:   2 TBSP Butter
                         3 TBSP Flour
                         1/2 cup Milk
                         Salt and Pepper

Procedure:   1.   Heat butter in a saucepan, add flour.  Whisk until it smooth in texture.
                   2.   Add milk and continue to whisk.  Season with salt and pepper.
                   3.   Cook until sauce thickens.

                   4.   Take steak and pour gravy on top.

Perkin's Chicken

July 24, 2012: Tuesday Dinner

Perkin's Chicken

Ingredients:  Chicken Pieces
                   1/2 cup Soysauce
                   1/2 cup Water
                   1/2 cup Sugar

Procedure:   1.   In a pot, boil all ingredients.
                   2.   Simmer until chicken is cooked.
                   3.   Serve over rice.

Paksiw na Isda

My mom asked me to cook this today too.

July 23,2012 : Monday Dinner

Paksiw na Isda

Ingredients:  Fish, cleaned and gutted (I had galunggong)
                   Garlic, crushed
                   Ginger, sliced
                   Vinegar
                   Salt


Procedure:   1.   In a pan, place fish and salt.
                   2.   Add in garlic and ginger
                   3.   Pour in vinegar, enough to cover fish.
                   4.   Let it cook till fish is ready.
     

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

July 23, 2012: Monday Dinner

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Ingredients: 1 lb ground Pork
                  1/2 cup Bread Crumbs
                  2 tsp Salt
                  1/2 tsp Black Pepper
                  1 piece egg
                  1/2 cup onion, minced


Procedure:   1.   In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients.  Mix thoroughly.
                   2.   Scoop about 1-2 TBSP of mixture, form into a ball. Set aside.
                   3.   Heat 6 TBSP oil in a pan, fry meatballs until outer side turns brown.
                   4.  Places meatballs in a serving platter.  Set Aside.




For the sauce:   1 TBSP Garlic,minced
                        1 cup Pineapple chunk
                        1/3 cup vinegar
                        1 cup Bellpepper
                        1 med. Onion, quartered
                        1 cup Water
                        3 TBSP Tomato Ketchup
                        1/2 cup Brown Sugar
                        1/2 cup Carrots, sliced
                        1 TBSP Cornstarch diluted in 3 TBSP of Water
                        8 TBSP Cooking Oil


Procedure:  1.   In a cooking pot, heat 2 TBSP Oil, saute garlic, onion, carrots and
                        bellpepper. Cook for 2 minutes.
                  2.   Add pineapple chunk,  Cook for 1 minute.
                  3.   Put in tomato ketchup, brown sugar and vinegar, then stir.
                  4.   Pour in water and boil.
                  5.   Add the diluted Cornstarch and cook until desired thickness.
                  6.   Turn off the heat then ladle the sauce over meatballs.

Mushroom Ravioli with Cream Sauce

Mushroom Ravioli with Cream Sauce

Ingredients:  1 pack of Mushroom Ravioli
                   Onion, chopped
                   Fresh Button Mushroom, sliced
                   Parsley, chopped
                   Heavy Whipping Cream
                   Salt and Pepper


Procedure:   1.   Cook Ravioli according to package
                   2.   Saute onion in medium heat until translucent.
                   3.   Add mushrooms, cook till tender.
                   4.   Add in parsley, mix.
                   5.   Add heavy whipping Cream.
                   6.  Season with salt and pepper.  Let sauce reduce or thicken.
                   7.  Add in Ravioli, mix well.  Let it simmer for 5 minutes.
               

Shrimptizer

     July 22, 2012: Sunday Afternoon Snack

Shrimptizer

Ingredients:  8 Shrimps, peeled, deveined and cut to small pieces
                   2 TBSP Butter
                   2 TBSP Cream Cheese
                   2 TBSP Sour Cream
                   2 TBSP Mayo
                   1 tsp Lemon Juice
                   Salt and pepper to taste
                   4 Pandesal, sliced in half and toasted


Procedure:   1.   In a pan, heat butter, add in shrimps and lemon juice.  Turn
                         off heat once the shrimps turn pink.
                   2.   Add Cream Cheese, Sour Cream and Mayo to Shrimps.  Season with
                         salt and pepper to taste.  Mix well.
                   3.   Spread shrimp mixture to toast.
                     

Ginataang Kalabasa and Sitaw

July 22 ,2012: Sunday Dinner

Ginataang Kalabasa and Sitaw 

Ingredients: 1 TBSP Ginger. slices to strips
                   Garlic, crushed
                   1 med Onion, chopped
                   1 Shrimp Cube
                   3 Spoonful of Bagoong
                   3 Cans of Coconut Milk
                   1 whole Squash, cubed
                   1 bundle Long Beans, cut 2 inch
                   Shrimps, peeled and deveined

Procedure:   1.  Heat oil, saute ginger, garlic and onions.
                   2.  Add in Shrimp cube, cook for 2 minutes.
                   3.  Add in bagoong, cook for 5 minutes.
                   4.  Add in coconut milk, cook till sauce gets a little thick.
                   5.  Add in Long Beans, cook for 10 minutes.
                   6.  Add in Squash, cook for 10 minutes, or until vegetables are ready.
                   7.  Add in Shrimps, cook for 5 minutes or until shrimps are pink in color.

Baked Fish Fillet with Cream Cheese and Mayo Topping

July 21, 2012: Saturday Dinner

Baked Fish with Cream Cheese and Mayo Topping

Ingredients:  1 whole Fish Fillet, 500 grams
                   Salt
                   Pepper
                   4 TBSP Butter


For Siding:  1 cup Frozen Mixed Vegetables, thawed
             
For Topping:  1/4 cup Cream Cheese, softened to room Temperature
                      2 TBSP Mayonnaise
                      1 tsp Finely grated Garlic




Procedure:  1.  Preheat oven 425 F
                  2.  Sprinkle Fish with salt and pepper.
                  3.  In a bowl, whisk together, cream cheese, mayo and garlic.
                       Mixture should be smooth.
                  4.  Melt butter, fry fish on both sides, just long enough for it to change color.
                       Do not over cook.  Transfer to a baking pan.
                  5.  Turn off the heat, add vegetables and stir to coat each piece with butter.
                       Scatter vegetables around the fish in the baking pan.
                  6.  Spread cream cheese-mayo mixture on top of fish.  Bake for 12 minutes
                       or until brown spots form on the topping.
                  7.  Remove from the oven.  Let it rest for 5 minutes before cutting and
                       serving to allow topping to firm up a little.
               
               

Fried Chicken II and Roasted Cauliflower

July 20, 2012: Friday Dinner

Fried Chicken II

Ingredients:  2.5 lbs Chicken Wings
                   3/4 cup Flour
                   2 tsp Paprika
                   1 1/2 tsp Fine Salt
                   1/2 tsp Chicken Powder
                   1/2 tsp Black Pepper

Procedure:   1.  Combine all ingredients in a bag.
                   2.   Shake chicken pieces in the bag
                   3.   Fry.



Roasted Cauliflower

Ingredients:  1 Head Cauliflower, cleaned and separated
                   1/4 cup Olive Oil
                   2 TBSP Garlic, minced
                   1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
                   2 tsp Dried Parsley Flakes
                   Salt and Black Pepper to taste


Procedure:   1.   In a large bowl, combine  cauliflower, olive oil, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper.
                         Toss until all ingredients are evenly distributed.
                   2.   Preheat oven 425F
                   3.   Transfer Cauliflower in a greased baking pan.  Bake for 25 minutes.  To stir each
                         Floret in the middle of the roasting time.
                   4.   Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top and bake for 4 minutes more.
                   5.   Remove for the oven and transfer on a serving plate.

Spaghetti with Carbonara Sauce-Filipino Style

July 19, 2012: Thursday Dinner

Spaghetti with Carbonara Sauce-Filipino Style

Ingredients:  36 oz Bacon
                   10 oz Velveeta Cheese cut into cubes
                   1 cup Chopped Onion
                   4 cans of Cream of Mushroom Soup
                   1 pint Heavy Whipping Cream
                   Pepper
                   2 TBSP Minced Garlic
                   3 lbs Spaghetti Noodles, cooked according to package
                   1/4 cup Fish Sauce


Procedure:   1.  Chopped the bacon into small pieces.  Fry till crispy - set aside.
                         Drain grease, but leave 2 TBSP for sauteeing.
                   2.   Saute garlic and onions, mix in the bacon.
                   3.   Put the fish sauce and pepper.
                   4.   Mix the cream of mushrooms (put 1/4 cup of water to each can to get remaining Soup
                         and pour in). Let it simmer for 5-10 minutes.
                   5.   Put the heavy whipping cream.
                   6.   Put the Velveeta Cheese and let it melt.
                   7.   When cheese is melted, mix in the cooked noodles. Makes sure
                         noodles are well coated with the sauce.

Ginataang na Hipon and Lumpia Shanghai

July 18, 2012: Wednesday Dinner

Ginataang na Hipon

Ingredients:  1 lb shrimps
                    1 TBSP Ginger, minced
                    3 TBSP Garlic, minced
                    1 med Onion , chopped
                    2 TBSP Bagoong
                    Patis
                    1 can Coconut Milk
               


Procedure:  1.  Saute in oil, ginger, garlic and onions.
                   2.  Add in Bagoong
                   3.  Pour Coconut Milk. Taste if it needs more flavor, add patis. Let boil and reduce to half.
                   4.  Put shrimps in, Cook for 5 -7 minutes, until shrimps turn pink in color.






Lumpia Shanghai
                  Lumpia was store bought.  I always get the Pampanga's Best Brand.  I get it at Ranch 99.  There
is another brand they sell there too , its Orientex.  I don't see these brands at Seafood City, so I go to Ranch if I want to get a good Lumpia Shanghai taste.

Baked Salmon with Cheese Sauce and Chicken in Garlic Sauce

July 17,, 2012: Tuesday Dinner

Baked Salmon with Cheese Sauce

Ingredients:  6 Fillet Salmon Steak
                   1 TBSP Lemon Juice
                   1 Chopped Onion
                   1 tsp Salt
                   1/2 tsp Pepper
                   1/4 cup Melted Butter


Procedure:  1.  Put fish in a baking pan and cover with above ingredients.
                  2.  Bake at 375F for 20 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork.


Cheese Sauce


Ingredients:  3 TBSP Butter
                   3 TBSP Flour
                   1 1/2 cup Milk
                   1 cup grated cheese


Procedure: 1. In a skillet, melt butter add flour mix until smooth.
                 2. Add milk and grated cheese, mix until thick.
                3.  Pour cheese sauce over fish and broil 7 to 10 minutes.






 Chicken in Garlic Sauce

Ingredients:  4 lbs Chicken Breast
                   2 TBSP Crushed Garlic
                   1/2 +1/4 Cup Butter
                   1/2 cup Brown Sugar
                   1 TBSP Maggie Seasoning or Knorr


Procedure:  1.  Slice chicken to strips.  Marinate with 1 TBSP Garlic for 30 minutes.
                  2.  In a pan, melt 1/4 cup Butter, add in chicken and 1 tsp seasoning.
                  3.  Cook till chicken is ready, set aside.
                  4.  Melt butter, saute 1 TBSP Garlic, add in 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1 tsp Seasoning.
                  5.  When sugar dissolves, add in chicken to the Garlic sauce, mix well.  Serve over rice.

Grilled Steak and Garlic Mushrooms

July 16, 2012: Monday Dinner

Grilled Steak

1.  Marinate steak with Soy sauce, lemon and cooking oil for 30 minutes.
2.  Grill till beef is cooked.


Garlic Mushrooms

Ingredients:  Fresh Button Mushrooms, sliced
                   Butter
                   Crushed Garlic
                   Knorr Seasoning




Procedure:  1.  Melt butter, saute garlic till brown, do not burn.
                  2.  Add mushrooms, flavor with knorr seasoning.
                  3.  Let it cook till mushrooms are ready.

Monggo and Fried Galunggong

July 15, 2012: Sunday Dinner

Monggo

Ingredients:  1 pack of Monggo Beans, washed and boiled till soft, set aside.
                   Crushed Garlic
                   Chopped Onion
                   Chopped Tomatoes (optiinaI because the monggo spoils easily with it)  
                   Shrimps, peeled and deveined
                   Patis  
                   Shrimp Cube

Procedure:  1. Heat Monggo on medium.
                  2.  In a pan, Saute garlic, onion and shrimp cube.
                  3.  Add shrimps, cook till shrimps turn pink.
                  4.  Pour Sauteed shrimps in Monggo.
                  5.  Add patis for flavor.
                  6.  Let it boil then simmer for 10 minutes.


Fried Galunggong

I bought mine at the Asian Store, had them cleaned, cut, and fried till crispy.  

Ingredients:  Fish
                   Salt
                   Cooking Oil

Procedure:  1.  Fish must be cleaned
                  2.  Salt the fish both sides
                  3.  Fry, make sure both sides are cooked.

Fried Chicken Adobo and KangKong with Bagoong

July 14, 2012: Saturday Dinner:

Fried Chicken Adobo

Ingredients:  Chicken Wings
                   1/4 cup Soysauce
                   1/4 cup Vinegar
                    Crushed garlic
                   1/4 cup water
                   Peppercorn



Procedure:  1.  Combine all ingredients in a pot and boil for 30 minutes.
                  2.  Remove chicken and drain.  Keep marinade.
                  3.  Heat oil, fry.
                  4.  Boil the marinade until liquid reduces.
                  5.  Pour liquid over chicken (Optional)






KangKong with Bagoong     

Ingredients:  1 bunch Chinese KangKong, chopped into 5 pieces.
                   1/2 TBSP Sesame Oil
                   1/4 tsp Fish Sauce
                   1/4 cup Ginisang Bagoong
                   4 to 6 cups water for boiling
                   4 to 6 cups ice water
                   12 pieces ice cubes

Procedure:  1.  Pour water in a pot and let boil.
                  2.  Put kangkong and cook for 3-4 minutes.
                  3.  Pour ice water and ice cubes in a large bowl.
                  4.  Transfer vegetables to the cold water. Let it stay for 3 minutes, drain.
                  5.  Combine sesame oil and fish sauce.  Brush the kangkong leaves with mixture.
                  6.  Transfer to a serving dish, serve with bagoong.

Easy Baked Fish

July 13, 2012: Friday Dinner

Easy Baked Fish  

Ingredients:  White Fish Fillet
                    Butter
                    Garlic
                    Salt and Pepper


Procedure:  1.  Place fish in a baking pan.
                  2.  Cover with melted butter, garlic, seasoned with salt and pepper.
                  3.  Bake at 400 F until fish flakes easily.

Chicken Katsu and Japanese Rice

July 12, 2012: Thursday Dinner

Chicken Katsu

Ingredients:  Chicken Breast, Thin Slices
                    Flour
                    Beaten Egg
                    Panko (Japanese Breadcrumbs)
                    Salt and Pepper
                    Cooking Oil
                    Katsu Sauce


Procedure:  1.  Season chicken with salt and pepper.
                  2.  Coat chicken in order, flour, egg and Panko
                  3.  Fry
                  4.  Use Katsu Sauce for dipping.






Japanese Rice
         
Ingredients:  3 cups Cold  Rice
                   3 eggs,  Scrambled
                   Garlic
                   Knorr Seasoning
                   1/4 lb  Ground Beef
                   Olive Oil
                   Salt


Procedure:  1.  Saute garlic in olive oil, when toasted but not burn, set aside.
                  2.  Brown beef, season with salt.
                  3.  Add in rice and eggs, mix well. add knorr Seasoning.
                  4.  Add in toasted garlic, mix well.

Pork Sinigang and Tinapa na Bangus

July 11, 2012: Wednesday Dinner

Pork Sinigang


Ingredients:  Pork Cubes
                   Chopped Onions
                   Chopped Tomatoes
                   Patis
                   2 Sinigang Mix (We like ours really sour)
                   Vegetables (Of your Choice)
                   Hugas Bigas or Water


Procedure:  1.  In a pot, add in, pork, tomatoes, onions and sinigang mix.  Mix and let it cook until
                       Liquid comes out.  Season with Patis
                  2.  Add in Hugas Bigas or Water, leveled to meat.
                  3.  Boil and lower fire, let it cook for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
                  4.  Add in your choice of vegetables, Cook for another 5-10 minutes
                  5.  We use Patis for sauce.

Tinapa na Bangus - Was store bought.

Fried Porkchop and Fried Lumpia Gulay

July 10, 2012: Tuesday Dinner

Fried Pork Chop


Ingredients:  Pork chops
                   Patis
                   Cooking Oil


Procedure:  1.  Marinate pork with Patis, let it sit for 1 hour.
                  2.  Fry




Lumpia Gulay


Ingredients:  Shrimps, peeled and deveined, chopped
                   Crushed Garlic
                   Chopped Onion
                   2 Shrimp Cubes
                   Salt and Pepper
                   Snow Peas, sliced thinly
'                  Cilantro, chopped
                   Carrots, sliced thinly
                   Stringbeans, thinly sliced
                   Extra Firm Tofu, Chopped
                   Bean Sprouts
                   Lumpia Wrapper

Procedure:  1.  Saute garlic, onions and shrimp cubes
                  2.  Add in Shrimps season with salt and pepper.
                  3.  Add in ingredients as follow, leaving bean Sprouts last.  Let vegetables cook
                      but don't over cook.  Then add in the Bean Sprouts.  Cook for 3 minutes more.
                      Mix well.
                 4.  When done, drain liquid from vegetables.  Let it cool down.
                 5.  Get a spoon full and wrap with Lumpia Wrapper.
                 6.  Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
                 7.  Fry till brown.
                 8.  Mix vinegar, a little crushed garlic and salt for dipping.
                 9.  You can freeze the rest for future cooking.

Easy Gyudon

July 9, 2012:  Monday Dinner

Easy Gyudon (Good for 1 person)

Ingredients: 1/2 tsp Cooking Oil
                   1/2 Sliced Onions
                   4-6 oz Ground Beef
                   Salt and Pepper to taste
                   1 stalk of spring Onions
                   1 TBSP Sugar
                   1 TBSP Soy sauce
                   2 TBSP Water
                   Hoisin Sauce
                   Rice for serving

Procedure:  1.  Heat oil.
                  2.  Add onions, cook till translucent in color.  Add beef.
                  3.  Season with salt and pepper, let it cook.
                  4.  Combine in a bowl; sugar, soy sauce and water.  Mix well.
                  5.  Pour mixture.  Let it cook, simmer till sauce thickens.
                  6.  Pour to a bowl of rice.
                  7.  Pour a little Hoisin sauce and garnish with spring onions.

             

Sizzling Bulalo

July 7, 2012: Saturday Dinner

Sizzling Bulalo

Ingredients:  1 k shank, boiled until tender
                   2 TBSP Butter
                   2 TBSP Olive Oil
                   1 can sliced Button Mushroom or Fresh
                   1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
                   1 can water
                   Salt and Pepper to Taste
                   Knorr Seasoning
                   Butter and Olive Oil for browning the meat

Procedure:  1.  Heat butter and olive oil in a cooking pan. Brown garlic, set aside.
                  2.  Saute mushrooms, add in mushroom soup and water.
                  3.  Season with salt, pepper and knorr seasoning.
                  4.  Stir until thick, set aside.
                  5.  On a non-stick pan, heat butter and olive oil.
                  6.   Brown the beef shanks, then pour the mushroom sauce.
                  7.  Let it sizzle until big bubbles appear.
                  8.  Transfer onto a serving dish or sizzling plate.
                  9.  Top with Fried Garlic.

                 

My Chicken Alfredo and My Garlic Shrimps

July 6, 2012 Friday Dinner

Chicken Alfredo

Ingredients:  2 Breast chicken, cooked and shredded
                   1/4 cup Butter
                   1 cup Heavy Cream
                   Crushed Garlic
                   1 1/2 cup Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
                   1/4 cup Chopped Fresh Parsley (Optional)
                   Any noodles (Cooked according to package)


Procedure:  1.  Melt butter in a medium pan over low heat.
                  2.  Saute garlic, but do not burn. Add in chicken,  Let it cook 5 minutes.
                  3.  Add in cream and simmer for 5 minutes.
                  4.  Add in cheese and whisk quickly, heating through, Stir in parsley.
                  5.  Pour sauce over Noodles, Serve with Garlic Bread.


And side dish....


Garlic Shrimps
             
Ingredients:  1 lbs Shrimps, peeled and deveined
                    Lemon Juice
                    Knorr Seasoning
                    Butter
                    Crushed Garlic.


Procedure:  1.  Marinate shrimps with lemon and Knorr seasoning (To your taste)
                   2.  Saute garlic in butter.
                   3.  Add in shrimps, add a little knorr seasoning if you need more flavor.
                   4.  Cook till Shrimps turn pink.
                 

Palitaw

Today's Merienda

Palitaw

Ingredients:  2 cups Glutinous Rice Flour
                   1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
                   1 cup water
                   1/2 cup sesame seeds, roasted (Bottled)
                   1 cup grated Coconut


Procedure:  1.  Combine rice flour with water and mix until a dough is formed.
                   2.  Scoop about 2 TBSP of dough then mold it into a ball-shape figure.
                   3.  Flatten the ball using the palm of your hands.
                   4.  Boil water in a cooking pot then put in the flattened dough.
                   5.  When dough floats up, remove from the pot and set it aside allowing water to drip.
                   6.  Combine Sugar and sesame seeds, mix well.
                   7.  Coat the cooked dough in grated coconut then in the sugar-sesame seed mixture.
                   8.  Arrange in a platter, then serve.

Bulgogi Rice

July 5, 2012: Thursday Dinner

Bulgogi Rice

Ingredients:  1/3 cup Soy Sauce
                   3 TBSP Sesame Oil
                   3 Cloves Garlic, Chopped
                   3 TBSP Sugar
                   1/4 tsp Red Pepper Flakes (Optional)
                   1/4 cup onions, slivered
                   2 TBSP Sesame Seeds
                   Pinch of Black Pepper
                   1 K Beef Sukiyaki Cut
                   1/2 cup cooking Oil

Procedure:  1.  Combine all marinade ingredients in a bowl.  Mix well.
                   2.  Marinate beef slices in marinade, making sure all pieces are covered with sauce.
                   3.  Let it marinate for 30 minutes.
                   4.  Heat oil on a non stick frying pan.
                   5.  Pan fry beef a few slices at a time for about 1-2 minutes.
                   6. Top over steamed rice. Serve.

Pork Adobo II

July 4, 2012 Wednesday Dinner

Pork Adobo II  (I marinated this overnight so I can cook it today)  

Ingredients:  1/2 k pork Liempo, cut into cubes
                   1/4 cup Vinegar
                   2 TBSP Soy Sauce
                   1 TBSP Knorr Seasoning
                   1/2 tsp Rock Salt
                   1 head Garlic, crushed
                   10 whole Peppercorn
                   1 cup Water


Procedure:  1.  Marinate the pork in vinegar, soy sauce, peppercorn, salt and garlic overnight.
                  2.  Use a non-aluminum cooking pot.
                  3.  Simmer with water until the pork is tender.
                  4.  Transfer in a wok, over low heat, let the sauce reduce until lard is rendered
                       from the meat.
                  5.  Fry in it's own fat until browned.
                  6.  Transfer onto a serving dish, pour over the oil and browned bits.

Creamy Beef Steak

July 3, 2012 Tuesday Dinner

Creamy Beef Steak

Ingredients:  Beef slices
                   Soysauce
                   Pepper
                   Onion, sliced
                   Flour
                   Milk
                  Butter
                  Pinch of Sugar

Procedure:  1.  Fry meat in butter, set aside.
                  2.  From the same pan, add in onions.
                  3.  Mix Flour and Milk.  Pour into pan, add in sugar and  let it cook.
                  4.  When sauce thickens , add in the meat.

Home-made Champorado

For Merienda

Champorado

Ingredients:  8 TBSP Cocoa Powder
                   1 cup Sweet Rice
                   1/2 cup Sugar
                   3 1/2 cups water
                   Evaporated Milk or Condensed Milk


Procedure:  1.  Pour 2 1/2 cups of water in a pot and bring to boil.
                  2.  Put in Sweet rice and allow to re-boil for a few minutes.
                  3.  Dilute the cocoa powder in 1 cup warm water then pour in the pot.
                       Stir continously.
                  4.  Once the rice is cooked with constant stirring (12-18 minutes), add
                       sugar and cook for another 5 minutes or until the texture becomes thick.
                  5.  Remove from pot and place in a serving bowl.
                  6.  Serve hot with a swirl of Evaporated Milk or Condensed Milk on top.
   

Easy Arroz Con Pollo

July 2, 2012: Monday Dinner

Easy Arroz Con Pollo

Ingredients:  2 TBSP Olive Oil
                   4 Chicken Thighs, skin on
                   2 Chicken Drumsticks, skin on
                   1 Onion, diced
                   Garlic, minced
                   3 Roma Tomatoes, peeled and minced
                   1 Red Pepper,chopped
                   1/4 tsp Paprika
                   1 tsp Saffron
                   1 3/4 cup Rice
                   Salt
                   4 cups of Chicken Stock

Procedure:  1.  In a dutch pan, heat olive oil.
                  2.  Brown chicken, both sides, transfer to plate and set aside.
                  3.  Saute onion, garlic, tomatoes and red bell pepper.
                  4.  Season with salt, paprika and Saffron.
                  5.  Place in Rice,mix well with the tomato mixture.
                  6.  Place chicken and pour in chicken stock.
                  7.  Simmer to 30-45 minutes.
                  8. Make sure to check every 15 minutes, to see if more stock is needed
                      (1/2 cup) taste if rice is cooked and if more salt is needed.

Easy Tuna Cheese Melt

I served this as a snack for my Hubby:

Easy Tuna Cheese Melt

Ingredients:  2 cans Tuna in water, drained
                     Mayonnaise
                     Salt
                     Pepper
                     2 stalk Celery, chopped
                     4 Toasted Bread
                     Grated Cheddar Cheese

Procedure:   Preheat Oven 350 F
                    1.  Combine in a bowl all ingredients except Bread and cheese.
                   2.   Get a baking pan, arrange 4 toasted bread. Toast to brown.
                   3.   Scoop each tuna spread over bread.
                   4.   Top with Cheddar Cheese.
                   5.   Bake until cheese melts.

Longsilog (Vigan Longanisa)

July 1, 2012: Sunday Dinner

1.  Fried Egg - fry egg in a little oil and sprinkle salt - set aside.

2.  Garlic Fried Rice

     Ingredients:  Cold Rice (left over rice)
                          Crushed Garlic
                          Salt
                          Knorr Seasoning

    Procedure:    1.  Brown garlic in oil.
                         2.  Add in the rice, sprinkle salt and seasoned with Knorr.
                         3.  Mix well, Let it cook for about 6-8 minutes.  Set aside.


3. Skinless Vigan Longanisa (I prepared yesterday, need to marinate overnight)

     Ingredients:  1 k Ground Pork
                          1 TBSP Sweet Paprika
                          1 TBSP Salt
                          1 TBSP Ground Pepper
                          1 1/2 Head Chopped Garlic
                          2 tsp Annatto Powder
                          2-3 Stalk Chopped Kinchay (Cilantro)
                          1/3 cup Cider vinegar
                          1 TBSP Sugar
                          3 TBSP Cornstarch

   Procedure:     1.  Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
                         2.  Shape any way you want, ball or sausage like.
                         3.  Refrigerate over night.
                         4. Fry  (I crumble mine when I fry, we like it a little bit crunchy)