Frog Adobo (adobong Palaka)

re-cooked August 9,2014

Have you eaten an edible frog ( palakang bukid)?  I have eaten it 20 years ago, it tasted like chicken,  I ate the legs because it's the only meaty part. During rainy season my brothers and their friends will hunt for frogs and cook it  when they are done cooking they  will call the neighbors to feast on it. The sound of happiness is what you can hear while they're eating and sharing good chats.

Ingredients:
1 kilo cleaned Frog
8 cloves Garlic
thumb size Ginger
1 big Onion
3/4 cup Vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon crushed black pepper
3 bay leaves/laurel

Cleaned frogs

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and ginger then the onion and add the frog meat, laurel and black pepper then stir to mix well then simmer over medium heat until the pinkish color is gone.
2. Add the vinegar and soy sauce ( do not mix) just cover and wait until it starts to boil then simmer for few minutes before mixing.  Continue to simmer until done while stirring every now and then.
3. It is done when it is almost dry but still saucy.
4. Serve with a smile.

Exotic Porridge

It's my friend who requested this recipe, but I made this not only for my friend but also for all the followers of my blog who would love to try this exotic porridge. If you have a glutinous rice, it is better to use it.

Ingredients for 3 servings:
1/2 cup rice
1/2 cup ginger strips
3 cloves garlic
1/2 piece onion
3 pieces chicken liver
3 pieces chicken feet
3 pieces chicken gizzard
5 cups water ( add if necessary)
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the ginger, garlic and onion until brownish then add the gizzard, feet and liver, then simmer for few minutes, then add the rice, salt and pepper then simmer for a minute.

2. Add the water nad bring to a boil, once boiling, lower the heat and simmer stirring constantly until done.
3. Serve with hard boiled egg, spring onion and toasted garlic.

Adidas Humba

The other day I cooked a lot of crispy adidas that's why there are some leftover, to save it, I cooked it into humba and here is how..

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken feet ( cleaned and fried)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon atsuete powder
5 cloves garlic
1/2 cup vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
salt to taste
hard boiled eggs ( optional)

Fried Adidas

Procedure:
1.Saute the garlic then add the fried adidas, black pepper, vinegar sugar and atsuete powder then stir and simmer for few minutes.
2. Add the water and simmer until the adidas is really tender, add hard boiled egg if you want season it with salt then simmer until done.
3. Serve it hot and enjoy.

Crispy Adidas

Are you a chicken feet lover? Try this crispy adidas, and enjoy munching it with your "dabarkads" (friends).

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken feet ( adidas) cleaned
1 cup sll purpose flour
1 teaspoon atsuete powder
3 garlic crushed
water (level with the chicken feet or enough to make the adidas tender)
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. In a pot put the garlic, chicken feet, atsuete powder, water, salt and pepper then boil until the chicken feet are tender then remove from water.

2. Coat with flour, salt and pepper to taste, then deep fry until crispy.

3. Serve it hot and enjoy!

Fried Chicken Butt

Have you tried this before? I know for some people this is exotic, for me this is a special treat once in a while. This is a collection from the whole chicken that my friends were chopping today for a big event, I told them to keep the butts and I will prepare it for them to taste, at first they hesitated, but I insisted, so they agreed to keep it for me. Then I cooked it and here is how.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken butt ( cleaned very well)
2 tablespoon lemon or calamansi juice
1/2 cup flour
salt and pepper to taste
oil for frying

Procedure:
1. Marinate the chicken butt with lemon juice, salt and pepper for an hour.

2. Roll over the flour then deep fry until golden brown.

3. Serve hot and enjoy :-).


My friends liked it and asked for more :D

Adobong Balumbalunan

There is a pleasure in chewing this, I am speaking from my own opinion, because I love this dish, I love gizzard or balumbalunan and I love to chew it. Yummy for me. :-).

Ingredients for 4 Servings
1/2 kilo gizzard ( balumbalunan) cleaned well
1/4 cup vinegar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 cloves garlic
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 onion
1 cup water
chili finger (siling haba)
salt if needed



Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion, add the gizzard then simmer for 2 minutes.
2. Add the soy sauce, ground pepper and vinegar then simmer for 2 minutes.
3. Add water and simmer until tender, when the gizzard is already tender and still has a lot of water , increase the heat to high allowing the water to evaporate making the adobo gizzard just saucy. Add the chili finger then add salt if needed, simmer for a minute and turn off the heat.
4. Serve hot with rice.

Crispy Pork Tail

Exotic crispy pork tail, who will dare to eat this? I can eat this! I know there a lot who will like his recipe, so this is for all of you.

Ingredients:
5 pork tail
2 tablespoons lemon or calamnsi juice
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
2 tablespoons soy sauce
salt

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients and marinate over night.
2. Deep fr until golden brown and crispy.
3. Serve hot with your favorite dipping sauce, yummy!!