Biyernes, Mayo 11, 2012

SPAGHETTI ALA FILIPINO

                                SPAGHETTI ALA FILIPINO STYE

MGA REKADO:

·     1 kg. spaghetti noodles
·     1/2 kg. ground beef
·     1/2 kg. ground pork
·     1/4 kg. hotdogs, diagonally sliced
·     1 kg. tomato sauce (or 3/4 kg. tomato sauce and 1/4 kg. banana catsup)
·     3 pieces laurel leaves (bay leaves)
·     1/4 cup brown or white sugar (reduce to 1/8 cup if using banana catsup)
·     2 green bell peppers, diced
·     2 onions, chopped
·     1 head garlic, minced
·     3 tablespoons of cooking oil
·     1 cup of water
·     Salt and pepper to taste
·     1/2 cup grated cheese

PAANO LUTUIN:


·     Cook spaghetti noodles according to package instructions.
·     In a sauce pan or wok, sauté garlic and onions in cooking oil.
·     Add ground beef, ground pork, laurel leaves, bell pepper and a cup of water. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 10 minutes.
·     Add tomato sauce or combination of banana catsup and tomato sauce, salt and pepper to taste then let simmer for another 10 minutes
·     Add brown sugar and hotdogs. Continue to simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
·     Optional: add hot sauce e.g. Tabasco for more spice if desired.
·     Serve with the cooked spaghetti noodles and grated cheese on top.

CHOPSUEY

                                                    CHOPSUEY
MGA REKADO:

·     1/4 kilo pork, sliced into small pieces
·     1/4 kilo shrimps, shelled, deveined and halved
·     1/4 kilo chicken liver and gizzard, sliced to small pieces
·     1/4 kilo cauliflower, broken to bite size
·     1/4 kilo string beans
·     1/4 kilo snow peas (sitsaro)
·     1/4 kilo cabbage, cut into squares
·     2 stalks of leeks, cut into 2" long pieces
·     3 stalks celery, cut into 2" long pieces
·     5 cloves garlic, diced
·     2 onions, diced
·     1 carrot, sliced thinly
·     1 piece red bell pepper, cut in strips
·     1 piece green bell pepper. cut in strips
·     2 tablespoons of cornstarch, dissolved in 1/4 cup of water
·     2 cups chicken stock (broth)
·     3 tablespoons of sesame oil
·     3 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)
·     4 tablespoons of corn oil or vegetable oil
·     Salt to taste

PAANO LUTUIN:

·     In a big pan or wok, sauté garlic, onions then add in the pork. chicken liver and gizzard. Add 1 cup of stock, pinch of salt and simmer for 15 minutes or until pork and chicken giblets are cooked.
·     Mix in the shrimp then all the vegetables. Add the remaining 1 cup of stock, patis and the dissolved cornstarch. Cook for about 10 minutes or until the vegetables are done. Add the sesame oil.
·     Salt and pepper to taste.
·     Serve hot with rice.


RELLENONG MANOK

                                         RELLENONG MANOK
MGA REKADO:

·     1 whole chicken, deboned with shape kept
·     2 tablespoons calamansi juice
·     2 tablespoons soy sauce
·     1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
 
Stuffing
 
·     1/2 kilo ground pork
·     1/2 cup bacon, diced
·     1 cup ham, diced
·     1 can Vienna sausage, drained and sliced
·     1/4 cup sweet green peas
·     1/4 cup carrots, minced
·     1/4 cup breadcrumbs
·     1/4 cup pickle relish
·     1/4 cup raisins
·     1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
·     5 whole eggs, beaten
·     1/2 cup butter
·     2 tablespoons soy sauce
·     1 tablespoon sugar
·     Salt and pepper to taste

PAANO LUTUIN:

·     Marinate chicken in calamansi juice, soy sauce and sugar.
·     In a bowl, mix all stuffing ingredients well.
·     Stuff the chicken in all parts.
·     Sew the cavity opening and truss the chicken.
·     Wrap chicken in aluminium foil.
·     Heat oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake breast-up for an hour or until chicken is cooked.
·     Open the foil an rub chicken with butter and put back in oven until golden brown.

ROASTED CHICKEN

                                          ROASTED CHICKEN

MGA REKADO:

·     2 kilo dressed chicken (broiler)
·     2 cups of lemon grass (tanlad)
·     3 tablespoons of cooking oil
·     2 tablespoons of salt

PAANO LUTUIN:

·     Make sure the chicken is clean with no remaining small feathers and no insides.
·     Wash thoroughly and pat dry with a paper towel
·     Rub the whole chicken with cooking oil as well as the inside cavity.
·     Next apply salt all over, again, including the insides.
·     Fill the cavity with lemon grass
·     Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
·     Place the chicken on an oven rotisserie.
·     If you don't have a rotisserie put the chicken on an elevated rack on a baking pan - breast side up (so the bottom of the chicken does not touch the baking pan).
·     Bake for 1 hour or until the chicken is golden brown. When you prick between the chicken thigh and body and the juice runs clear (not bloody) the chicken is done.
·     Serve with mashed potatoes, rice or corn on the side.

FRIED CHICKEN

                                                               FRIED CHICKEN

MGA REKADO:

·     1 1/2 kilo chicken, cut into pieces
·     1/4 cup of white vinegar
·     5 cloves of garlic, crushed
·     1 cup of water
·     2 cups cooking oil
·     Salt and pepper to taste

PAANO LUTUIN:

·     In a pot, simmer chicken in vinegar, garlic, water, salt and pepper.
·     Remove just before the chicken is fully cooked.
·     Strain off liquid.
·     In a frying pan or wok, heat oil and deep fry the chicken until golden brown
·     Place on paper towel to remove excess oil
·     Serve hot with rice and sliced cucumber or atchara (pickled & grated green papaya) on the side.

SWEET AND SOUR PORK


                                                        SWEET AND SOUR PORK

MGA  REKADO:

·     1/2 kilo pork loin, sliced into pieces
·     1 small can pineapple chunks
·     1 large onion, quartered
·     1 red & 1 green bell peppers, sliced into strips
·     2 tablespoons of soy sauce
·     3 tablespoons of peanut oil
·     4 tablespoons of cornstarch
·     3 tablespoons of ketchup
·     1 tablespoon of sugar
·     1 teaspoon of salt
·     3 cloves of minced garlic

PAANO LUTUIN:


·     In a pot, boil pork in 2 cups of water with 1/2 teaspoon of salt until tender, then drain (keep the pork stock for later).
·     Mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and soy sauce then coat the pork with the cornstarch mixture.
·     Fry the pork in a skillet until golden brown, set aside.
·     Dissolve the remaining 2 tablespoons of cornstarch on 1/2 cup of pork stock - set aside.
·     Sauté garlic and onions on oil, then add the bell peppers, pineapple chunks (including the syrup), ketchup, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the dissolved cornstarch. Stir until sauce thickens.
·     Pour over fried pork then serve with rice.


ADOBONG MANOK AT BABOY


                                         ADOBONG MANOK AT BABOY

MGA REKADO:

·     1/2 kilo pork cut in cubes + 1/2 kilo chicken, cut into pieces or
·     choice of either 1 kilo of pork or 1 kilo of chicken
·     1 head garlic, minced
·     1/2 yellow onion, diced
·     1/2 cup soy sauce
·     1 cup vinegar
·     2 cups of water
·     1 teaspoon paprika
·     5 laurel leaves (bay leaves)
·     4 tablespoons of cooking oil or olive oil
·     2 tablespoons cornstarch
·     Salt and pepper to taste
·     3 tablespoons water

PAANO LUTUIN:

·     In a big sauce pan or wok, heat 2 tablespoons of oil then sauté the minced garlic and onions.
·     Add the pork and chicken to the pan. Add 2 cups of water, 1/4 cup of soy sauce, vinegar, paprika and the bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or when meat is tender.
·     Remove the pork and chicken from the sauce pan and on another pan, heat cooking oil and brown the pork and chicken for a few minutes.
·     Mix the browned pork and chicken back to the sauce and add cornstarch dissolved in water to thicken.
·     Add salt and/or pepper if desired
·     Bring to a boil then simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
·     Serve hot with the adobo gravy and rice.