Pork Teriyaki

This is the first time that I tried cooking Pork Teriyaki. Unfortunately, I cannot find sesame seed anywhere near my place so I decided to still cook it without it. Haha. It still taste the same though, I think.

Here's what you need:

1/2 kg pork, medium cut

1 sachet of Mama Sita's Barbecue marinade (good for 1/2 kg of meat)

2 cups of togue

knob of ginger, sliced thinly

1 medium carrot, sliced thinly

1 tbsp soy sauce

pinch of ground pepper

Here's how to prepare:

- Marinade pork with Mama Sita's Barbecue marinade for 20-30 minutes. Fry pork and then set aside.

- In a separate pan, saute ginger and carrots in oil. Add togue and stir. Add soy sauce and pepper to taste.

- You can definitely add toasted sesame seeds on top of pork if you want. 

Happy Cooking and Happy Eating!

Pork Stew

I was running out of recipe to cook my family and my husband was complaining that I cook the same dish every week haha. So I browsed over to one of my favorite food blog and found this yummy dish. This was supposed to be "Beef Stew" but since I don't have pressure cooker and it will take so much time for the beef to be tender, I used pork instead, hindi naman nagreklamo ang pork, in fairness. :)

Here's what you need:

1/2 kg pork, cut in cubes

3 tbsp. flour

cooking oil

1 white onion, quartered

2 beef cubes, dissolved in 1 cup of water

4 cups water

1 tbsp. worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp soy sauce

2 star anise

ground black pepper

10 small potatoes

2 large carrots, cut into large squares

2 celery sticks, cut in 1/2 inch

10 pcs baguio beans, cut into 2 inches

How to prepare:

- Coat pork with flour, then fry. Set aside.

- Combine all ingredients except for the veggies in a casserole. Simmer for 20-30 minutes or until pork is tender.

- Add the veggies and simmer for 5-10 more minutes.

I just love how the aroma of star anise makes my tummy hungry and how it makes the dish so yummy and flavorful. My husband said this is by far the most yummy dish I've ever cooked! Woohoo!

Pork Balls with Misua and Sayote

I'd like to share with you what I cooked last night for dinner. This is easy, healthy and yummy. This is the first time I cooked this and my husband loved the taste. :)

Here's what you need:

1/2 ground pork
1 beef cube
fish sauce
1 pack misua
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, minced
salt
magic sarap
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
6 cups water
oil
1 sayote, sliced thinly

Here's how to prepare:

- In a bowl, mix ground pork, magic sarap, black pepper, onion, flour and egg. Set aside.
- Heat the pan. Add oil.
- Saute garlic and then add beef cube. Add fish sauce.
- Pour water and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
- Scoop 1 tablespoon of the ground pork mixture and then form it to a ball shape. Drop this to the hot water. Do this with the rest of the mixture. Let it simmer for 15 minutes until pork balls are cooked.
- Add sayote and simmer it for another 2 minutes.
- Turn of the heat and put misua. Cover the pan until ready to serve.

Home Made Burger Steak

I wanted to share with you this yummy home-made burger steak, a recipe I got from my sister-in-law. Okay, before you move that eyebrow, the burger patties are not home-made but if you know how to make one, the better!

Here's what you need:

6 pcs. burger patties 

1 beef cube

1 small can mushroom

1 pack of Nestle Cream

How to prepare:

- Fry the burger patties. Set aside.

- Heat a pan and add Nestle Cream. Once the the cream is hot, add the beef cube and stir it until the cube is dissolved.

- Add mushroom and continue stirring for 5 minutes.

- Pour to the burger patties, or serve separately.

It's so easy! You can also add a small amount of water, depending on your taste. I actually bought a fail burger patty so I will do this again next week using CDO Burger patties. :)

Pork with Mushroom in Creamy Sauce

Today's lunch, pork with mushroom with creamy sauce. I also got this recipe from the forum I am in. Thank you to my sisses who shared this recipe. My husband haven't tasted this yet but I love the creaminess of this dish.

Here's what you need:

80 pesos pork, cut into wide strips

1 medium onion, sliced

4 cloves garlic, chopped

butter

1 small evaporated milk

1 small can of mushroom (I used Jolly)

salt

pepper

How to prepare:

- In a pan, put butter and saute onion and garlic.

- When garlic is slightly brown, add pork and continue sauteeing until pork is tender.

- Add mushrooms. Saute for 3 minutes.

- Add milk. Lower the heat. You can add generous amount of milk but make sure it's not too much that it's already a "sabaw".

- Add pepper and salt to taste.

- Serve.

You can also try beef instead of pork. 

Rellenong Pusit

I recently learned new recipes from the forum I am in. This is the same forum where I found Pork Kinamatisan recipe which was so popular and delicious.

I will share with you a seafood recipe using pusit (squid). Let's start.



What you will need:
1/4 kilo squid, cleaned
1 small carrot, diced
1 small onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
magic sarap
30 pesos ground pork
pepper
oil for frying
1 beaten egg
flour
toothpick

For marinade:
soy sauce
kalamansi

How to prepare:

- Marinade squid in soy sauce and kalamansi for 30 minutes.
- Saute garlic and onion.
- Add ground pork. Saute until the ground pork is brownish.
- Add carrots, magic sarap and peppper.
- Set aside. Let it cool.
- Drain soy sauce from the squid and then stuff the squid with     sauteed ground pork with carrots.Put toothpick on the edge of the squid so that the stuff will remain intact.
- Dip in egg and then drench in flour.
- Fry the squid 3-5 mins each side.

Here's the finish product. The squid became smaller. I didn't know it would shrink when you fry them. But it still tasted good.

Chicken Deli

Yesterday, my family had lunch to this newly opened Chicken Deli in Naga Road, Las Pinas City. They opened last August 15 and I was so eager to try out their food. I was so thrilled also because this is just a walking distance from our village so we don't have to ride a cab or jeep or tricycle, but sidecar is an option if you want.

Here's what we ordered:

This is what I ordered, Pork Sisig and this is for P99.00

This is what we ordered for my daughter, chicken bbq and rice for P59.00

They call this Bacolod Express. I must say this is tasty and I like the hot feeling of this. This costs P49.00

I super love ensaladang talong! The bagoong here is so tasty. This is for P39.00

This is what my husband ordered, Liempo with rice for P99.00

We also ordered Iced Tea, priced at P35.00 per large glass and we ordered Tropicana Juice for my daughter for P39.00. Overall, we were satisfied with the service and the food. The people here are attentive, especially when you are running out of rice! Haha. They do have unlimited rice, by the way for the meals they offer like what me and my husband ordered.

This are good deals they offer for family or groups who wants to eat here and try different food they offer.

Like the other Inasal food stores, they also offer free "sinigang" soup while you're waiting for your food.

Took photos of their menu posted on their cashier section.

We will definitely go back here because, one, it's so near to our place it's so accessible. Two, they have nice food selection and I have yet to try their merienda and panghimagas food which I will try on my next visit.

I am sure of the branches they have in Metro Manila but you can check their FB page for more information.

Chicken Deli

Naga Road, Pulanglupa Las Pinas City

(Between PNB and Petron}

Lumpia Patties

We had leftovers of lumpia mix when my husband made this the other day. So we put it in the freezer and told my husband to buy lumpia wrapper so I can cook it the next day. The next day, he forgot to buy lumpia wrapper so what I did is what my sister-in-law called "Lumpia Patties". :)

Here's what you need:

leftover lumpia mix
oil for frying

How to prepare:

- Scoop a spoonful of the lumpia mix and press it and make it like the burger patties.
- Fry.

This is great partnered with sweet chili ketchup. I really love the idea of leftovers reinventing new dishes! Try this one too! If you want the recipe for Lumpiang Shanghai, you can get it here: Lumpiang Shanghai

Sauteed Pork and Baguio Beans

Since I am a fan of Del Monte, I tried one of their recipes I saw on their Facebook account, it's called Sauteed Pork and Baguio Beans.

What you need:

4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 pc medium onion, sliced
2 tbsp DEL MONTE Tomato Paste
150 grams pork kasim, sliced into strips
1 ½ tbsp patis
¼ kg Baguio beans, sliced

How to Prepare:

- Saute garlic, onion and DEL MONTE Tomato Paste in 2 tbsp oil. Add pork and cook until tender.

- Add patis, ¼ tsp pepper, ½ cup water and Baguio beans. Cook for 3 minutes or until Baguio beans are almost tender.

For some reason, what I cooked seems to lack patis on it so I suggest that you check the patis you will put to this dish. This is a very easy recipe and I hope you enjoy it!

Sauteed Sayote with crunchy pork bits

When I had my veggie week here, I cooked Sayote Guisado and I again, cooked sayote but with a little twist. This time, it tastes like the one I ate when I was at my brother's house. Finally was able to cook the exact taste, but mine's not a bit crunchy, but it's still somewhat crunchy. :)

What you need:

3 pcs medium size sayote, sliced into small strips
3 sachets of oyster sauce
1 medium size ginger, chopped
1 medium size onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
P40 pork, chopped in small bits
pepper
salt
1/2 cup water

How to prepare:

- In a pan, fry the pork. Do not put oil as oil will eventually come out from the pork. Fry it until crunchy. Set aside.
- In a separate pan, saute garlic, onion and ginger. Add sayote. Add water and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add oyster sauce, pepper and salt.
- Add the crunchy pork bits. Simmer for 2 minutes.

Super easy, right? My husband loved this recipe! Yeay!

Red Sinigang

Since today is a rainy Wednesday, I tried cooking Red Sinigang of Del Monte recipes. I've been meaning to cook this because it is a must-cook in Facebook page. Finally, I get to taste this popular dish. It was so easy to do! 

You will need:

P80 pork, sinigang cut
5 pieces okra, sliced
1 medium radish, sliced
1 medium onion, sliced
200g pack Del Monte Tomato Sauce
1 sachet Knorr Original Sampalok mix
4 1/2 cups of water
2 bunches of kangkong 
1 tbsp of patis
2 pcs finger chilis (siling haba)

How to prepare:

- Combine pork, patis, onion, Del Monte Tomato sauce and water.
- Bring to boil until pork is tender.
- Add raddish and finger chilis. Allow to simmer.
- Add okra. Allow to simmer.
- Add sinigang mix and kangkong. Simmer for 2 minutes.
- Serve.

Pinakbet

I was not successful in my "Veggie Week" last week and I was so frustrated because I was only able to cook for three days. Oh well.

Here's the third dish, "Pinakbet".

Here's what you need:

50 pesos worth of pork, cut into strips
2 pcs eggplant, sliced
4 pieces okra, sliced
20 pesos worth of squash, cubed
5 pesos bagoong
1 medium size ampalaya, seeded and sliced
3 pcs tomatoes, cubed
1 Knorr pork cube
1 medium onion
4 cloves garlic
1 cup water

Here's how to prepare:

- Saute onion and garlic. Add pork, bagoong and tomatoes.
- Add okra, eggplant and ampalaya and squash.
- And pork cube and 1 cup water.
- Simmer for `5 to 20 minutes until veggies and pork are tender.

Ginisang Pechay (Sauteed Bok Choy)

Since it's veggty week (I started yesterday), here's another dish that I super love and cooked for lunch today.

Here's what you need:

4 bunch of pechay or bok choy, chopped
P50.00 worth of pork, chopped and thinly sliced
3 small size tomato, diced
1 medium size onion, chopped
4 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 cup water
black pepper

How to prepare:

- Heat the pan and put in the cooking oil.
- Saute garlic, onion and tomatoes.
- Add pork and cook for 5 minutes
- Put in fish sauce and black pepper.
- Add water and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes
- When the pork is tender enough, put in pechay or bok choy. Cook for a few seconds, turn off the heat  and wait for 5 minutes before serving.

So far, this is the best veggies I ever tasted and this is in my opinion. Go try this :)

Sayote Guisado

This week is veggies week! I just learned that the Pinoy Food Recipes app I downloaded a couple of weeks ago had lots of easy recipes which my husband loves so much! Let me just remind you that most of these recipes have meat on them because I can't eat just veggies alone, there has to be meat on it. Forgive me, this is me. :)

I want to share with you first the recipe I made the yesterday, it's called Sayote Guisado. It was so easy to make but I was not able to make the meat super crispy like the one I tasted when I visited my brother last weekend. So let's start.

What you need:

2 large sayote, sliced thinly
P50 worth of pork, chopped into small pieces
1 Knorr Chicken cube dissolved in 1 cup water
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
fish sauce
black pepper
oil

How to prepare:

- In a wok, add oil and fry pork pieces until golden brown and crispy. Remove pork and set aside.
- Add onion and garlic then stir fry until onion becomes soft.
- Add sayote and stir fry for one minute.
- Add dissolved Knorr cube and pork and bring to boil and simmer for five minutes or until sayote is tender.
- Season with fish sauce and black pepper.


Easy and yummy!!!

Menudo

Here's what you need:

1 pack of Del Monte Quick n Easy Menudo
1 small pack of Del Monte Tomato Sauce
P100 worth of pork, menudo cut
3 medium size potatoes, cut in cubes
1 medium red bell pepper, cut in strips
1 medium onion, sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced

How to prepare:

- Saute garlic and onion in oil. Add pork. Saute for 10 minutes or until brown.
- Add 2 cups of water and red bell pepper. Allow to simmer until pork is tender.
- Add Del Monte Quick and Easy Menudo and Del Monte Tomato sauce. 
- Add potatoes and simmer for 10 more minutes.

I did not put garbanzos or green peas because I don't eat those in Menudo but you can definitely add those and even carrots.

Lumpiang Shanghai (Spring Rolls)

We have been cooking this for so many times and my daughter loves this so much. Let me share with you the recipe for Lumpiang Shanghai.

Here's what you need:

P70 worth of ground pork
1 medium carrot, grated
1 medium onion, chopped
1 egg, beaten
pepper
garlic powder
2 sachet of Aji ginisa
20 pcs of lumpia wrapper
2 stalks of kinchay, chopped
sugar
oil for frying

How to prepare:

- Mix all the ingredients. Just put pepper and sugar according to your taste. 
- Scoop a spoonful and put it in lumpia wrapper.
- Fry.

You may also try using Mama Sita's Lumpiang Shanghai mix because it also tastes good! 

Adobong Sitaw with Pork

My husband cooked this dish last night. As usual it tasted so good. :)

What you need:

3 bunches of sitaw, sliced

P70 worth of pork, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

soy sauce

vinegar

sugar

water

pepper

How to prepare:

- Saute garlic and onion. Add pork. Saute until pork is brown.

- Add soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and water. ( you can just adjust it according to your taste)

- Add sitaw. Let it simmer until it is half cooked.

- Add pepper to taste.

Happy Eating! :)

Gising Gising

I was looking for a new recipe to cook for my hubby. I always check out other blogs I follow to see if there's a yummy recipe I can cook. I always look for easy recipe and those ingredients that are easy to find.

I landed on my friend's blog and this recipe is so easy! I never thought Gising Gising was easy to prepare. I also was intrigued about this recipe because I tried Dencio's Gising Gising when we were in Baguio. So let's start.

What you need:

P80 worth of ground pork
15 pcs baguio beans, sliced 1/2 inch
2 tbsp uncooked bagoong alamang
2 cups coconut milk
10 siling pangsigang, sliced
1 medium onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 sachet Aji Ginisa mix
1 cup water
pepper
oil

How to prepare:

- Saute garlic and onion. Add ground pork. Saute until pork is brown.
- Add bagoong, ginisa mix, siling pangsigang and dash of pepper
- Add coconut milk and water. Let it boil for 5 minutes.
- Add baguio beans and let it simmer for 5 more minutes.

Pork Sinigang

Oh I love this dish! Super!! Let me share to you my hubby's pork sinigang. :)

Here's what you need:

1/2 kg pork, sinigang cut
1 Knorr Sinigang powder
1 pc raddish, sliced
2 pcs eggplant, sliced
10 pcs sitaw, cut into 4 inches
2 bunches of kangkong
2 pcs siling pangsigang
1 medium onion, sliced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
oil for sauteeing

How to prepare:

- Heat oil in a pan. Saute onion and garlic. Then, add pork, saute for 3 minutes.
- Add water. Let it simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add Knorr pang sigang mix. Add raddish and sitaw. Let it simmer for 3 minutes.
- Add eggplant and siling pang sigang. 
- Once the meat is tender, add kangkong.

Best serve with bagoong or patis with siling pang sigang! Lots of rice too!!

Kare Kare

Whenever I cook a dish for the first time, I always get nervous of the outcome. As you know, my hubby knows how to cook and he's my number 1 critic when it comes to my cooking.

I was in a supermarket one day, and I saw Del Monte Kare Kare mix. I was looking at this recipe for quite a while but was hesitant because of the outcome. I picked up the mix and decided to pay for it and cook it. 

Verdict: My husband loved it! Yeay!!
So let me share the recipe and try it for yourself. I thought Kare Kare is hard to prepare, but I was wrong, it was so easy!

What you need:

1/2 kg pork, sinigang cut (this is what I did, you can choose your own cut)
1 Del Monte Kare Kare mix
2 bunches of pechay
2 pcs eggplant, sliced
2 bunches of sitaw
1 medium onion, sliced
3 cloves of garlic, minced
3 cups water
oil

How to prepare:

- Boil water (about 4 cups) and put the pork for 5 minutes.
- Drain and discard the water. Put 3 cups of water and boil for another 5 minutes.
- Set aside 2 cups of water, drain the rest of the water.
- Saute onion and garlic in oil. Add pork.
- Add 2 cups of broth and the kare kare mix.
- Simmer for 5 minutes, lowering the heat.
- Add sitaw and eggplant. Simmer for another 3 minutes.
- Add pechay. Simmer for 2 minutes.
- Serve with bagoong.

You can also add banana heart. Kare kare is best served when veggies are not overcooked.

Enjoy!!