Simple Chicken Afritada

Chicken Afritada is one of the most popular chicken dishes in the Philippines, rich and creamy in taste, that is why most of the kids loved this. The various ingredients of this dish made it looked attractive.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken
2 potatoes cut to your desired size
2 carrots cut to your desired size
1 bell pepper
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup tomato sauce
2 cups water
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the chicken, and simmer for a minute.
2. Add the soy sauce and tomato sauce then simmer for few minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add water and let it boil, then add the carrots and  potatoes, simmer  until tender.
4. Add the bell pepper, salt and pepper to taste then simmer until done.
5. Serve it hot.

re-cooked today June 12,2015

Stir Fried Bean Sprouts

I saw fresh bean sprouts at a Japanese shop last week that is why I cooked this dish for my friends. Delicious and nutritious  stir fried bean sprouts!

Ingredients:
250 grams bean sprout ( 1/2 kilo toge)
200 grams shrimps
2 squares tokwa ( fried and diced)
1/2 cup sliced fish stick ( the one with pink color) optional
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
1 bell pepper ( cut into strips)
1 carrot ( cut into strips)
3 tablespoons soy sauce
4 stalks spring onion
salt and pepper to taste

some of the ingredints

Procedure:
1.Wash the bean sprouts properly and set aside.
2. Saute the garlic and onion, then add the shrimps, fish stick then simmer for a minute.
3. Add the soy sauce, carrots, salt and pepper  then simmer for  a minute.
4. Increase the heat then add the bean sprouts and bell pepper then stir fry for 2 minutes, add the rest of the ingredients simmer until cooked.
5. Turn off the heat and serve it hot.

Orange Pear Juice

This variety of orange called laranja pera in Portuguese or Orange pear in English is very abundant in my place and very affordable that is why I grabbed the opportunity to include it in my juicing. I am happy that even if this fruit is affordable the health benefits of it is very amazing because  it can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes. This fruit contains high antioxidant substance, phytochemicals and flavanoids, which have anti-inflammatory, antitumor and inhibits the formation of blood clots. Have a glass of orange pear juice now. :-)

We need 4 orange pears for a glass of juice.

Orange Pear

Extract the juice and enjoy drinking.

Fried Chicken with Powdered Milk

When I cooked this, there were lots of powdered milk in the cabinet, an idea came out "what if I will put this on fried chicken?" I tried and it is just fine. Wanna try? Here is the recipe for it.

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken cut into serving sizes

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup powdered milk

1/4 cup soy sauce

4 tablespoons lime or calamansi juice

1 beaten egg

salt and pepper 

Procedure:

1. Marinate the chicken with lime juice, soy sauce and put salt and pepper as needed. 

2. Prepare the breading by combining the flour and powdered milk.

3. Remove the chicken from the marinating sauce then pour in the beaten egg and mix well so that the breading mixture will stick well.

4. Roll over the chicken in the breading and deep fry in a hot oil until golden brown.

5. Serve it hot. 

Tips for frying: Make sure that the oil is hot, when the chicken is already brownish reduce the heat to low allowing the chicken to be cooked evenly, do not make the heat so high because it will make the chicken almost burnt outside but raw inside.

Special Sotanghon Soup

A light creamy soup that is very tasty.

Ingredients:
200 grams sotanghon noodles
200 grams shrimps
1/2 cup corn
1/2 cup diced fish stick ( optional)
8 cups water
4 crab sticks
1 bell pepper
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
spring onion
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion, then add the shrimps and simmer.
2. Add the water and corn, then let it boil and simmer for few minutes.
3. Add the sotanghon noodles, salt and pepper then simmer for 3 minutes, add water if necessary.
4. Add the rest of the ingredients then simmer until cooked.
5. Serve it hot.

Carrot and Tomato Juice

This is my first juice for today, a combination of  tomatoes and  carrot, yummy! A  perfect combination for anti cancer  and also loaded with vitamins and minerals. Make one for yourself now. Enjoy juicing.

For a glass of tomato and carrot juice we need the following:
2 tomatoes
1 carrot

Wash it very well and by using a juicer, extract the juice.

Kiwi Juice

Try this unique tasting kiwifruit juice that is rich in vitamin C, magnesium, potassium and other minerals and nutrients. I am even surprise that the vitamin C content of kiwi is higher than orange.  This juice is good for the lungs and preventing high blood pressure. Therefore, it is good to include this in your diet.
To make a glass of kiwi juice we only need 4 kiwifruits. Peel it and extract the juice.

Happy drinking.

Suco Delicia

A great tasting juice from a combination of 1 apple, 1 beetroot and 4 carrots. So refreshing! Try it.

Extract the juice and enjoy.

Lettuce Juice

Not a lot of taste in it but lettuce is a good source of iron and magnesium, iron helps in normal functioning of  bodily system while magnesium is good for muscles and nervous system.  Lettuce also has an energizing and blood rebuilding abilities from the chlorophyll that it contains. These are only few good reasons why lettuce juice is very good. So have a glass now :-).

For a glass of lettuce juice we need 2 bunches of lettuce ( the greener the better) and a juicer.

Extract the juice and enjoy drinking it.  :-)

Seafood Tinola

Seafood Tinola is one of the popular dishes in the Davao Region of Philippines, where seafood is abundant. The soup of this dish is distinctively yummy because the flavors of each ingredients are blending well, specially if there are some shells, but it is not available in my place so I prepared this simple one. 

Ingredients:
250 grams fresh fish fillet ( either flounder, tuna, salmon)
200 grams crab
200 grams shrimps
2 tomatoes
5 cups water
1 onion
some chilis
spring onion
salt

Procedure:
1. Clean all the seafood then set aside.
2. In a pot put the water, onion and tomatoes, cover and let it boil.

3. When it is already boiling put all the ingredients then simmer until done.

4. Serve it hot. :-).