Sunday, December 30, 2018

Friday, December 28, 2018

mechado vs kaldereta

mechado - larded meat to make it less dry and tough
kaldereta - stewed meat in a pot or 'caldera'

Monday, December 10, 2018

Friday, December 7, 2018

Ginisang bagoong isda na may gata

Mula sa isang kaibigan na taga Mindoro. Nalaman daw niya ito sa mga mangingisda sa kanilang lugar.

mag gisa ng bawang at sibuyas.
lagyan ng gata hanggang magsimulang lumabas ang mantika
ihalo ang bagoong na isda at iluto sa mahinang apoy hanggang umibabaw ang mantika.
hanguin at ilagay sa malinis na bote.

maaaring lagyan ng ilang aromatiko tulad ng tanglad, kafir o paasim na suka o prutas

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

itik confit

fried itik prepared confit style, simmered to soften in own fat then fried/ can be a whole duck splotch cock style

Saturday, October 27, 2018

kushari, non vegan version, pinoy style

instead of lentil, use ground meat. season and cook with rice/ or pre cook rice and add to sautéed, seasoned ground meat. cook pasta separately -

sauce: tomato sauce - fresh or canned, if fresh use plenty of tomatoes, saute in garlic and onions, fried in high temp to caramelize tomato sugar

garbanzo topping: season with salt, pepper, cumin, coriander, oil, chili flakes, garlic/poweder

fried onions

Assembly: fluff rice, mix with pasta. plate, pour sauce. top with garbanzo and onion

side dish: protein - fried egg or fried meat

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Sunday, September 16, 2018

chicha-rice

cooked rice, flattened, dried and fried. Paired with minced foods or thick sauces

Thursday, September 6, 2018

puso at utak

puso at dugo, puso at atay etc

gumawa ng puso rice at savory sauce mula sa internal organ meats

Monday, August 27, 2018

multi mushroom sisig

- use straw, oyster, milk, shiitake, button mushroom
- saute in oil with garlic and onion
- add slice hot pepper to taste
- when done, add chopped raw onion
- add mayonnaise and citrus juice
- pinch of sugar if necessary/preferred
- season with salt and pepper to taste

if presenting as sambal, replace mayonnaise with sambal. Add raw egg just before adding citrus. Allow egg to cook a little before removing from fire.

Friday, August 24, 2018

Adobacon

dry marinate pork belly in brown sugar for 24 hours, then add vinegar, garlic and peppercorn and spice. Marinate for another 24 hours.

on third day, rinse off marinade, rub pork belly generously with sea salt and and set aside for at least twelve hours. Drain the liquid drawn out from the meat and sprinkle belly with fresh coating of salt.

Repeat for at least three - six days until pork seemed to have dried out.

Rinse pork belly with water to remove salt. Wipe dry. Cut into strips and fry.

* best if pork belly can be pre-cut into desired thickness before curing

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Friday, July 20, 2018

Turon a la pie

turon prepared like the fast food mini pies

make banana in syrup - with cinnamon and thickener
add chopped lanka

put in pastry dough

deep fry in hot oil

Saturday, July 14, 2018

Dry sinigang

pakuluan ang pork na hiniwa ng maninipis hanggang lumambot. timplahan ng asin habang pinapakuluan

pasingawin ang tubig hanggang matira ang mantika

ihalo ang sibuyas, kamatis at sahog na gulay, haluin hanggang maluto

timplahan ng paasim, patis, sili at paminta

Thursday, July 5, 2018

salted egg biscocho

- ihanda ang maalat na itlog na pang coating
- ikalat sa tinapay na gagawing biscocho.
- lagyan muna ng mantikilya at asukal ang tinapay bago lagyan ng itlog na maalat

Monday, June 25, 2018

Saluyot sheets a la nori

Just wondering if this will work

- boil saluyot leaves
- pound to a pulp or shred
- boil water and add seaweed gelatin
- pour saluyot pulp
- season to taste with fish sauce or salt
- pour on screen covered with cheesecloth
- dry

Saturday, June 9, 2018

cocktail hotdog and pineapple

cocktail hotdogs sautéed in onions and pineapple

preparation to extract pineapple juice, cut fresh pineapple  into bite size pieces. sprinkle with salt and set aside for 15-30 minutes. collect juice to pour on frying/pan grilled hotdogs

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Ho-pie

large round flat pastry with traditional hopia fillings

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Thursday, March 29, 2018

tinolang itik sa dinilawang gata

idea after having regular chicken tinola sa gata at Kuya J

twist - use duck, shred raw papaya and use to tenderize duck, add turmeric, add sili leaves and chili flakes or dried chilies

Monday, March 26, 2018

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

coconut cake/pineapple cake/mango cake/kondol cake souvenir foods

idea from Taiwanese pineapple cake
coconut cake is actually with pan de coco filling
kondol cake is hopia baboy filling

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Crispy Curried Tapa Flakes

- boil meat till fork tender
- flake
- season with curry, sugar
- dry marinate at least overnight
- deep fry to a crisp

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Tamarind juice

Panahon ng sampaloc. Gawa tayo ng puree at juice nito.

Friday, February 23, 2018

'Chichani' -Lardon and peanuts pulutan

this is an idea thought of by a foodie nephew

it is pulutan peanuts with crispy lardons. the peanuts fried in rendered pork fat

Monday, February 5, 2018

Benham Rice

mixed seafood with lusot/ with pickled seaweed

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

ginataan kamote cake

camote jam/ instead of milk, add coconut milk and mix in ginataan ingredients - sago, lanka

Thursday, January 18, 2018

dinengdeng soup with puso rice

Kanin baw version (recalls to mind minestrone)

cut vegetables into small cubes and cook as dinengdeng

cut puso rice into small cubes and lay at bottom of bowl

ladle with dinengdeng

Thursday, January 11, 2018