Sauteed Mushrooms with pork

There's always a good reason to eat mushrooms. This food from nature gives us enough nutrition to sustain our overall health. Adding mushrooms on your daily meal as a side dish can provide you nutritional contents like B Vitamins, Riboflavin, Niacin as well as Potassium and has an excellent source of anti oxidant. In addition, Mushroom is also low in Sodium and fat. When you don't want to eat it alone, serve it with some pork or other meat. Here's a recipe that will make you love this food. Make room for mushroom!

Ingredients:

1/2 kl fresh mushrooms, washed, drained and sliced
1/4 c pork, sliced in small servings
1/2 c water
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 tbsp soy sauce
black pepper to taste
garlic powder to taste
cooking oil
chopped onion leaves

Procedure:

1. In a pan heat oil over medium heat then saute the garlic then add the pork. Saute until lightly brown then add the mushrooms. Cook for about 5 minutes.
2. Pour in the water. Then Add the soy sauce. Season with some pepper and garlic powder to taste. Mix well and cook until all the mushrooms begin to brown. Stir in some chopped onion leaves.
3. Remove from heat. Serve hot.

Chop Suey ala Jekris

We call it by our own version because of our choice of vegetables and how we cook it. We meant to half cooked the veggies except for the potatoes to retain its vitamins and minerals. The Chop Suey is popularized by Chinese American Immigrants and today it is now being a part of every cuisine around the world with different versions and techniques of cooking it. And now we are sharing our own style of Chop suey. Here it is.

Ingredients:

1 pc pork chop, cut into strips
5 pcs fish balls, cut into half
1/2 c Broccoli, cut into florets
1 medium carrot, peeled and sliced into 1/2 inch thick
4 small potatoes, peeled and sliced quarterly
5 pcs young corn, sliced lengthwise
1/4 c corn kernels
1 small cabbage, cut into strips
1 small red bell pepper, seeded cut into strips
1/2 c snow peas
1 small onion, sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp chopped celery stalk
1/2 c water for the slurry
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp brown sugar
salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp butter
water

Procedure:

1. In a pan, cook the pork strips until brown. Add the butter for an aromatic flavor. Then saute the onion and garlic with it.
2. Pour 1 cup of water then add the fish balls and potatoes. Cover and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Add the other vegetables, mix well and add some salt and pepper to taste. Let it simmer until half cooked. Add some water if needed.
4. While waiting for it, make the slurry by adding the oyster sauce, cornstarch and sugar into the half cup of water. Stir it well until the sauce has thickened. Give it a taste. The sauce must be slightly sweet but not too salty. Add more oyster and sugar if needed.
5. Pour it into the pan and give a good stir until the sauce has well distributed into the vegetables.
6. Remove from heat. Serve it while its hot. Enjoy!

Ginisang Sayote with Giniling

Technically speaking Chayote or Sayote is a fruit, a member of melon, squash and cucurbit family. But most of us used it as a vegetable ingredient. It's originally native to Mexico until it was introduced worldwide. Chayotes can be eaten as raw though some find it unappetizing. And now it's commonly served along with other veggies and seasonings. This vegetable is also used in some of stir fried dishes like this one. Another healthy dish with a good source of amino acids and Vitamin C courtesy of Sayote.

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef
2 large Chayotes/Sayotes, sliced
1 onion, sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 c water
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp ground pepper
salt
cooking oil

Procedure:

1. In a pan saute the Onion and Garlic in cooking oil over medium heat.
2. Add the ground beef. Saute until the beef turns light brown.
3. Add the Sayotes and season with fish sauce. Give a good stir. Then add the ground pepper. Cook for 3 minutes.
4. Pour the water, let it simmer for 5 minutes. Do not overcooked the Sayotes. Then add some salt to taste.
5. Remove from heat. Transfer to a serving bowl.

Cauliflower

The Cauliflower has a much similarity of a Broccoli in terms of its head but differs in flower buds. In fact, they belong to the same species of a vegetable. Only the white curd of the Cauliflower is eaten. It may be boiled, roasted, fried, steamed or may even eaten as raw. The florets should be broken into same sized pieces so it's cooked evenly. Our favorite dish with a cauliflower is Chop Suey. How about you? What's your favorite Cauliflower recipe?

Sautèed Asparagus

This is one of my favorite vegetable, the Asparagus. The delicate taste of every stalk makes it a favorite among some of fine dining restaurants worldwide. It is often served as an appetizer or a side dish. What we are going to show now is an easy to make Asparagus dish. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1/4 kl ground beef
1/2 kl Asparagus
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
2 tbsp cooking oil
salt and pepper

Procedure:

1. In a pan with medium heat saute the onion and garlic.
2. Put the ground beef and saute for about a minute.
3. Add the Asparagus and continue to saute until cooked.
4. Transfer to a serving dish. Enjoy.

Nilagang Okra

It's slimy yet its packed with fiber and nutrients. The Okra or others call it Ladies' fingers or Gumbo. How about try to boil the Okras and dip it to your favorite sauce. Not a bad idea right? Try it. Its good and yummy.

Ingredients:

1/2 kl Okra

3 c water

Procedure:

1. Pour the water into the pot and bring to a boil. While boiling put the Okras. Continue to boil until done.

2. Serve with your favorite sauce.

Ampalaya with egg

Most of us aren't fond of eating Ampalaya or Bittergourd because of its awful taste. But wait, this dish might change your appetite from bitter to a delightful experience. The secret to remove the bitterness of the ampalaya is to scrape off the white pith and the seeds in the middle and wash it well with running water before cooking it. And to add more flavors in it, we mixed it with some eggs and small shrimps. So, don't be bitter to try this very healthy recipe.

Ingredients:

3 pcs ampalaya
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 pc onion, diced
1/4 kl small shrimps, deveined
2 pcs eggs, beaten
2 pcs tomatoes, seeds removed and chopped
1 tbsp cooking oil
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Wash the ampalayas and slice it length wise. Scrape off the white pith in the middle and all the seeds. Wash it again on running water and place it in a bowl. Set aside.
2. In a skillet with medium heat, saute the garlic, onions and tomatoes until the tomatoes are soft. Add the shrimps, mix well until the shrimps turns red.
3. Add the ampalaya and toss it well. Add some salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer for 3 minutes.
4. Pour the beaten eggs and stir it well to distribute to all other ingredients. Continue mixing until the eggs are done. Remove from heat.
5. Transfer to a bowl and serve it with lots of rice! Enjoy your healthy meal.

Mixed Veggies with Shrimp

Health buff? If you're on a diet or just want to be healthy then this dish is perfect for you! Take a break from all the meat and go green! This is a must try! It's just easy to cook and delicious!

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo shrimp, deskinned
7 pcs. baguio beans, sliced about 1 inch
1 cabbage, sliced
300 grams bean sprouts
3 pcs. garlic, minced
1 pc. onion, sliced
1 tbsp. oil
1 tbsp. fish sauce
pepper

Procedure:

1. On a pan, heat oil.
2. Saute garlic and onion.
3. When garlic is a bit brown, add in shrimps. Mix for 1 minute.
4. When shrimp turns pinkish, add in baguio beans. Cover for 2 mins.
5. Add in bean sprouts and cabbage. Put fish sauce and pepper. Mix well.
6. Cover for 1 minute.
7. Serve and enjoy!

Onion Rings

Onion rings are commonly found around the world with different varieties and dips. It may be served as a snack or an appetizer or even for a midnight snack like what we did last night. We simply love the crispness of the crust and the nutritional amount we digested from a yellow onion.

Ingredients:

2 pcs. yellow onion, sliced into rings
2 cups flour
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup water
salt and pepper

Procedure:

For wet batter:

1. Combine flour, water and egg in a mixing bowl. Mix well until all blended.
2. Season with salt and pepper.

Onion rings:

1. Slice yellow onions into rings.
2. Dip onion rings in wet batter then in the flour.
3. In a pan, heat oil about half inch deep.
4. Flip onion rings if other side is golden brown.
5. Fry onion rings until both sides are golden brown.
6. Serve with thousand island dipping sauce!

Caramel Popcorn

This is just a simple recipe that anyone can do! I thought of this recipe when I was watching a movie and felt hungry. I was not looking for the common cheese popcorn when in cinemas, so I've decided to make this delicious caramel popcorn!

Ingredients:

5 tbps. oil
250 grams kernel popcorn
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup brown sugar

Procedure:

Brown Sugar Coating:

1. In a pan, melt butter.
2. When butter is completely melted, add in sugar.
3. Dissolve sugar until no more solid sugar is visible.

Popcorn:

1. Heat oil in a pot. (enough to coat the bottom of the pot)
2. Put kernels of popcorn and close the pot.
3. Wait for the popcorn to pop.
4. Pour popcorn in the pan with the melted brown sugar.
5. Enjoy a movie with this!

Adobong Sitaw

I was at the market and saw fresh string beans and thought of cooking adobong sitaw and here's what I made! I hope that you like this too!

Ingredients:

1/4 kilo pork, sliced to preferred size
1 bunch string beans (sitaw) cut in 2" length
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 medium onion, sliced
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup vinegar
1 cup water
cooking oil

Procedure:

1. Heat oil in a pan and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add the pork and cook until it turns brown.
3. Add the water, soy sauce and vinegar. Cover & simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Add the string beans and cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetable is tender.
5. Serve and enjoy!

Hash Brown

I've been eating a lot of hash brown from fast food chains and I thought of making my own so I can enjoy them with my own style of cooking it and here it is! I also want to share it with you!

Ingredients:

12 pcs. small potatoes
1 onion, minced
1 cup flour
2 tbsp buttermilk, room temperature
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tbsp salt
1 egg, beaten
1/2 tbsp Parmesan cheese

Procedure:

1. Peel potatoes and let it boil in water for 5 mins. Drain water and let it cool.
2. When potatoes have cooled, shred in a mixing bowl.

3. Combine all the ingredients and mix well.

4. Spread mixture in a foil or baking paper about half an inch thick. Brush with butter to avoid sticking in the foil.

5. Keep it in the freezer for 2 hours or until it's frozen.

6. Slice hash brown to your desired size.

7. Heat oil in a pan.

8. Fry hash browns until both sides are brown and crispy.
9. Serve hot and enjoy!

Tortang Talong

The Eggplant can be cook in a lot of ways. May it be fried, grilled, blanched or you can just mixed it with some beaten eggs and you can make a simple yet delicious Eggplant Omelette or Tortang Talong in Filpino. Try it, it's easy!

Ingredients:

4 pcs. eggplant
2 pcs.  eggs, beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt or according to your taste
1/2 cup oil

Procedure:

1. Grill eggplant until skin color changes to dark brown. (put holes on eggplant before grilling by pricking it with fork)
2. Let it cool and peel off skin. Set aside.
3. Beat eggs and add salt.
4. Dip and flatten peeled eggplant in the egg mixture.
5. Heat oil in a pan.
6. Fry eggplant for 3 to 4 minutes or until both sides are brown and cooked.
7. Serve hot!
 

Law-uy

This is a delicious Visayan dish, a healthy vegetable soup called Law-uy. You can put lots of veggies into it like, eggplant, string beans, okra, malunggay, and many more.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo squash
2 cups saluyot
2 cups takway ( Taro or gabi shoots)
1 small onion
2 tablespoons fish paste ( bagoong dilis)
2 cups water
salt to taste 


Procedure:
1. In a pot put the water, onion  and fish paste then bring to a boil. When boiling add the taro shoots,  simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Add the squash then simmer until half cooked then add the saluyot and salt to taste and continue to simmer until cooked.
3. Serve it hot.

Talbos ng Kamote Salad

I know some of you have grown Camote tops in your backyard. This green leafy plant is so easy to maintain as there is no fertilizer needed for this vegetable to grow. Camote tops or locally known as Talbos ng Kamote has an excellent source of anti oxidant property which protects us from diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer. It's rich in fiber, proteins and minerals. So better make it a habit to include this vegetable on your diet. Here's a good suggestion to make a delicious Camote tops salad.

Ingredients:

2 bunches sweet potato tops (talbos ng kamote)
1/2 cup vinegar
1 small onion
salt and pepper to taste 

Procedure:

1. Blanch the sweet potato tops and drain.
2. Mix the vinegar, onion salt and pepper then pour over the blanched sweet potato tops.
3. Serve and enjoy.