Sauted String Beans

Sauteed String Beans is one of the most common string beans dish that I loved so much since I was young.  I cooked this for lunch last Saturday (Dec. 1, 2012).  Simple and easy to do.

Ingredient:
String Beans ( cut into an inch and a half long)
pork
soy sauce
garlic

Cut String beans

Procedure:
1.Heat the oil then put the pork to toast a little.

2. When the pork is brownish add the garlic then saute.
3.Increase the heat to high ( to avoid discoloration of the beans) add the string beans and soy sauce then  combine well and do not cover, stir until done.
4. Serve it hot.

Fried Egg with Celery

I was almost my dinner time and I was so hungry shopping from  Japanese stores. I bought lots of cooking stuffs that I am going to use for my weekend cooking. "I am so hungryyyyyy" I shouted kiddingly, no leftover food from lunch, so I just grabbed the eggs and chopped some celery, after eating I said wow that's a good one, celery goes well with egg. Here is the simple recipe for it.

Ingredients:
2 beaten eggs
1/4 cup chopped celery
salt and pepper to taste

Celery

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients.
2. Heat the oil, then fry the egg.
3.Serve when done.

Palabok ( Mama Sita's Recipe)

A friend of mine send me a Mama Sita's palabok mix that's why I cooked this recipe. Very simple and easy because I just follow the procedure from the packet :D. I used sotanghon ( transparent noodles) because bihon ( rice noodles) is not available in my place.

Ingredients:
200 grams sotanghon or bihon (boiled according to packaging procedure then drained)
200 grams shrimps ( deshelled and sauted in garlic)
2 hard boiled eggs
2 cans smoked tuna
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
1/2 cup mince spring onion
1 big packet Mama Sita's palabok mix ( dissolved in 3 cups water)

some of the ingredients

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the smoked fish let simmer.
2. Add the dissolved Mama Sita's Palabok Mix then simmer until the sauce thickens, turn off the heat and set aside.

3. In a serving platter arrange all the ingredients, put the pre-cooked sotanghon first.

4. Top it with the sauce and and put the rest of the garnishing ingredients, arrange well for a better presentation. :)

Sotanghon Guisado

Sotanghon guisado is one of the easiest sotanghon recipe that you can try. You can use different ingredients for this and be creative as you can. I just make the simple and I used the ingredients available during the time when I am cooked this.Try this complete meal for the whole family.

Ingredients:

1/4 kilo cellophane noodles ( sotanghon)
1/4 kilo shrimps ( deshelled)
1/4 kilo cabbage ( sliced into strips)
1 carrot ( sliced into strips)
1 onion
3 cloves garlic

10 hard boiled quails egg
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 cup broccoli
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups water or as needed ( it depends upon the sotanghon)

Procedure:

1. Soak the sotanghon in a water until soft enough to cut.  Drain and set aside.
2. In a pan or wok saute the garlic and onion, add the shrimps and simmer for a minute,  add the soy sauce simmer for a minute.
3. Add the water and bring to a boil, then add  pepper and salt to taste.
4. Put the broccoli, carrot and sotanghon then  mix well , add the cabbage while stirring so that it wont stick at the bottom.
5. Simmer for a minute then continue stirring until it is cook,  add the quails egg.
6 Serve hot.

re-cooked April 20, 2014

To add color you can use 1 tablespoon  atsuete powder

Chicken Spaghetti Soup

It was raining and I want to cook chicken macaroni soup but unfortunately elbow macaroni is not available, so I just used the spaghetti. It is still the same procedure with macaroni soup, no need to worry because it is not difficult to cook :).

Ingredients:
200 grams spaghetti
200 grams chicken breast
1 cup evaporated milk
1 carrot ( strips)
1 cup broccoli ( optional)
1 cup cabbage
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
spring onion
salt and pepper to taste

Proceudre:
1. Saute garlic and onion then add the chicken, salt and pepper then simmer for few minutes.
2. Add water that is enough to soup the spaghetti until the cooking is done. Stir occasionally  so that the spaghetti will not stick at the bottom of the pot.
3. When it is almost done, add the broccoli, carrot and cabbage then simmer for few minutes.
4. When the vegetables are done add the milk let it boil once and turn off the heat.
5. Serve it hot and sprinkled with minced spring onion

Ginger watermelon Juice and Its Health Benefits

A delicious and nutritious juice with a kick of minty flavor from ginger that will make you say ahhhhhhhhhh.
This juice is good for blood flow, abundant with anti oxidant that can help repair our damaged cells, and it contains an amino acid citrulline that converts to arginine in our body. Arginine is necessary for healthy cardiovascular and immune functioning. Plus ginger has important healing properties and is good in boosting our immune system. So what are you waiting for? Grab a glass of  this juice now. :)

For this glass I used a thumb size ginger and 400 grams watermelon

By using a juicer extract the juice then serve.

Oriental Style Bean Sprouts

Oriental style Sauted bean sprouts is one of the best bean sprouts recipes, its fully loaded and the blending of the taste is perfect! For vegetable lovers have a go for this dish, I am very sure that you will like this. :)

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo Bean sprouts
1/4 kilo Shrimps
2 squares tofu ( cubed and fried)
1 carrot ( sliced into strips)
1/2 cup celery stalks
1 red bell pepper
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Bean Sprouts

Procedure:
1.Wash the bean sprouts properly and set aside.
2. Saute the garlic and onion, then add the shrimps then simmer for a minute.
3. Add the carrots, bell pepper and celery, then simmer for another minute.
4. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer until done.
5. Turn off the heat and serve it hot.

Prawns with Tomatoes

A friend in the church gave these prawns and I decided to cook it with tomatoes so that it will not take a long time to cook because it is almost dinner time.

Ingredients:
1 kilo prawns
1/2 kilo tomatoes
5 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic then the tomatoes, let simmer until soften.
2. Add salt and pepper to taste then the prawns, simmer until done.
3. Serve hot.

Kinamatisang Isda

 Today is June 20,2013 and I just cooked this kinamatisang isda that is why I added in this post.This time I used salmon.

I cooked this dish for a person who loved soup so much :) I am thankful that I was able to cook for him. This is a savory fish soup.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo fish fillet
5 tomatoes
2 cayenne pepper or siling haba
1 onion
spring onion
1/4 cup fish sauce (patis)
2 cups water

Procedure:
1. Put all the ingredients in a cooking pot except the water, then cover and let simmer over medium heat.

2. Simmer until the tomatoes are liquify then add the 2 cups of water and let boil and simmer for 5 minutes
then add the spring onions.

3. Continue simmering, add salt if  necessary then serve hot.

Special Lechon Kawali

For  me lechon kawali is one of the best pork belly dishes and easy to do. By using a deep frying pan and oil, the pork belly is roasted until crispy, then served with a delicious dipping sauce.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo Pork Belly( cut into an inch thick, boiled)
1/4 cup lime or calamansi juice
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 cup sprite (this will make the meat tender)
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients, then marinate for few hours or overnight.
2. Deep fry the pork belly until it is cook.
3. Cut into bite size and serve with your favorite sauce. :)