PORK BINAGOONGAN

Pork Binagoongan Ingredients:

1 kilo pork liempo; cut in serving pieces
1/2 cup shrimp bagoong
4 cloves garlic; minced
1 small onion; chopped
1 medium tomato; sliced in 8 pcs.
1 teaspoon Philippine bird's eye pepper (siling labuyo)
5 tablespoon vinegar
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1 eggplant; cut in slices

Pork Binagoongan Cooking Preparation:

• Boil pork until tender and cut into cubes. Set aside.
• Sauté garlic, onion, and tomato. 
• Add pork and shrimp bagoong. 
• Stir fry for few minutes until pork starts to render fat and edges turn to brown. 
• Add vinegar and siling labuyo. 
• Simmer for 5 minutes. Season with sugar and drop the eggplant.
• Continue cooking in low fire until the eggplant is done. 

Serve hot!

SPECIAL BANGUS SISIG

Not all of us here eat pork. It might be because of choice or religious belief – we totally respect that. But for us who indulge in pork, most will probably say that Sisig has been one of the greatest creations. Who can resist the inviting scent of this dish once you smell the aroma oozing from the hot plate? And Wait till you add some hot sauce and seasoning – magnificent isn’t it? Although Pork Sisig might sound so perfect, we should still control our consumption because it can have negative effect on our health sooner or later. It was because of these not so good effects that other meat alternatives were tested to assemble this dish; one of them is bangus or milk fish – thus we have Bangus Sisig.

So what exactly is bangus sisig? What you see is what you get: a delicious concoction of fried (almost toasted) milkfish, onion, ginger, chili, scallions, and seasonings cooked in perfection. The good thing with this dish is the fact that it is lower in fat and cholesterol compared to the pork counterpart (unless you add more chicharon), and it is also lower in calories. As for the taste, it is heavenly.

Are you ready to make your Bangus Sisig? This recipe is easier than you think. Before following all the steps listed below, you will need to prepare the milk fish first; this can easily be done by following our Fried Bangus Recipe. Once the fish is marinated and fried then you can start making this dish right away.

I tried having this with rice. In my opinion, it is best eaten with sinangag or garlic rice. Of course, this is also good to eat as it is – especially for pulutan. Aside from pork and fish, have you tried other sisig varieties? What are they and what do you think about them?

Try this Bangus Sisig Recipe and let me know what you think.

Bangus Sisig Recipe

Ingredients:

1 large boneless fried bangus, meat segragated and chopped

1 large red Onion, chopped

1/2 cup scallions, chopped

1 tablespoon chopped chili (labuyo or Thai chili)

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 tablespoon soy sauce

2 teaspoons ginger, minced

1 cup crushed chicharon (pork rind)

1/2 tablespoon mayonnaise

1/4 cup unsalted butter

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

Cooking Procedure:

1. Melt-in butter in a large pan
2. Add the onion and cook for 3 minutes
3. Put-in the ginger. Stir and cook for 2 minutes in low to medium heat.
4. Add the bangus and then stir.
5. Put-in the garlic powder, salt,ground black pepper, and soy sauce. Stir and cook for 5 minutes.
6. Add the chicharon, scallions, and chilli. Stir and cook for 3 minutes more.
7. Put-in the mayonaisse. Stir.
8. Transer to a serving plate. Serve.

Share and enjoy!

Number of servings (yield): 4

HOW TO COOK SPECIAL CHAMPORADO

A simple and easy steps to cook.

Champorado is a sweet chocolate rice porridge that uses sweet glutinous rice (locally known as malagkit) and cocoa powder as main ingredients. A more traditional approach would be using tableya (pure cocoa blocks) instead of cocoa powder.

Ingredients:
8 tbsp cocoa powder (or about 4 pieces tableya)
1 cup glutinous rice (malagkit)
1/2 cup sugar
3  1/2 cups water
condensed milk (optional)

Cooking procedure:
1. Pour 2 1/2 cups of water in a pot and bring to a boil
2. Put-in the glutinous rice and allow water 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 glutinous rice is cooked (about 12 to 18 minutes of cooking with constant stirring), add the sugar and cook for another 5 minutes or until the texture becomes thick.
5. Remove from the pot and place in a serving bowl.
6. Serve hot with a swirl of condensed milk on top.

Now you can enjoy your yummy champorado.

PORK MEATBALLS

How to make your favorite yet affordable Meatballs.

Ingredients

• 3 Lbs Ground Pork
• 2 Carrots, grated
• 2 Sweet Potatoes, grated
• 4 Stalk Green Onions, finely chopped
• 3 Tbsp Soy Sauce
• 3 well beaten eggs
• 1 Teaspoon Sugar
• Ground Pepper and salt

Procedure:

1. Mixed all the ingredients into a Bowl.
2. Form into balls according to what size you want.
3. Heat oil in a pan.
4. Deep Fry until become golden brown.
5. Drain in a plate with a paper towel.
6. Best serve with catsup.

TUNA CREAM SOUP

TUNA CREAM SOUP

 Try to put another twist on your regular soup dish. Follow this simple steps and you'll surely surprise yourself.

Ingredients:

1/2     cup          butter
2        cloves      garlic (minced)
1        piece       onion (sliced finely)
2        cups        evaporated milk
1        box         250ml all purpose cream
1        can         200g tuna flakes in water (drained)
2        tsp          cornstarch

Procedure:

1. Heat sauce pan in a medium fire. Add butter stir until melted. 
2. Add garlic and onions until slightly brown then add tuna. Stirring constantly for 2 minutes or until tuna is cooked.
3. Add on all purpose cream. Stir.
4. Dissolve cornstarch in evaporated milk then add on the recipe. Stirring constantly for 5 minutes or until soup texture is thick.
5. Add a pinch of salt and pepper to satisfy your taste.
6. Pour in large soup bowl. 

Its also good if you'll paired it with toasted garlic bread.
This recipe can also be used as sauce for you to have a TUNA CARBONARA.

HOMEMADE CHOW-FAN

HOMEMADE CHOW-FAN (Special Fried Rice)

Fried rice had already been part of every Filipino breakfast. To make it more special try to add some drama. You can even use some left-over viands that would turn-out to be a beginning of another delectable treat.

 Ingredients:

•      3     tbsp.        cooking oil  
•      2     cloves     chopped garlic 
•      1/4  cup          chopped onoins 
•      1     tsp           fine salt 
•      1     cup          cooked longanisa, hotdog, ham, roast pork/chicken meat (diced) 
•      3     eggs        beaten (with a pinch of salt)
•      2     pcs.        onion leaves (finely chopped)
•      4     cups       cooked rice

Procedure:

1.  Heat wok / pan in a medium fire. Add 1 tbsp. cooking oil and eggs to be cooked as scramble eggs. Break into small pieces then remove and put to plate. (set aside)
2. Heat wok/pan then add the remaining cooking oil. Add garlic and chopped onions.
3. Put on the meat Ingredients. Saute for 2 minutes.
4. Add the rice, salt and a pinch of pepper. Stir constantly over low heat. Then add the eggs and the onion leaves. Stir for 1 minute. Serve.

• Shredded cabbage can also be added at this point.
• You may also use only one kind of meat. 

     
    

GINATAANG SANTOL

Here's how to make Ginataang Santol.

Ingredients:

9 pcs santol pulp, peeled, seeded and diced
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup kakang gata
1 pc siling pang sigang or long green chili, sliced diagonally
chopped onions, garlic, salt and pepper


Procedure:

* To prevent darkening, soak the santol in water. Set aside.
* Combine water and 1/2 cup kakang gata in a casserole or pan. Bring to a boil with constant stirring.
* Add santol, it mus be drained and squeeze out of water.
* Add the onions, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook over low heat with constant stirring until thick.
* Add the remaining gata and cook for a minute. (Don't over cook to avoid curdling the sauce).
* Best serve when it's hot.

Makes 4-5 servings.

TINAPA SPREAD

A very easy steps for a yummy "Tinapa spread".

Here's the ingredients:

* 1 bar cream cheese, softened.
* 400gm Tinapa, must be Fried then flaked.
* 1/4 cup cream
* Salt and Pepper to taste

Steps to prepare Tinapa Spread:

1. Beat the Cream of Cheese until it becomes Light & Fluffy in a bowl.
2. Transfer to a Food Processor or Blender and puree the misture until it become smooth.
3. Put in a small covered container or ramekins and chill for a few hours.
4. Serve it with toasted bread, crackers, or scones.

In just 20-30 Minutes have your delicious and healthy Tinapa Spread.

HOW TO COOK YOUR FAVORITE HOTDOGS

It is no doubt that hotdogs are the the most favorite food every morning, especially partnered with fried eggs. But did you know that many still doesn't know how to cook hotdogs. Here are some tips on how to cook your favorite hotdogs.

1. Select the kind of hotdog you are going to cook. It can be chicken hotdogs, beef hotdogs or the regular red hotdogs.
2. Prepare the pan where you are going to cook the hotdogs.
3. Set the fire in a normal cooking temperature and place the pan on top of it.
4. Pour around 1/4 cup water in the pan. Instead of using cooking oil, water is the best alternative for it brings out the goodness of every hotdog. Just the adjust the volume of water depending on the number of hotdogs that you are going to cook. This cooking process is called water steaming for it uses no oil.
5. Seasoned the hotdogs with salt and pepper to taste.
6. The cooking process would take around 3 to 5 minutes. Serve with catchup or your favorite soy sauce.

Cooking is fun when you know how to cook hotdogs.