Baked Tomato with Egg

I copied the idea of this recipe from a buffet restaurant where my friends treated me last week. I will be cooking this soon for a special event.

Ingredients:
Tomatoes
eggs
crushed black pepper
oregano flakes
salt

You can use any spices of your choice
Procedure:
1. Remove the upper part of the tomatoes and all the seeds.

 2. Crack the egg into each tomato, then sprinkle with black pepper, salt and oregano flakes.

3. Preheat the oven at 200 degrees celcius and bake the tomatoes for 15 minutes.

4. Serve it hot.

Ginataang Sayote

Delicious and nutritious vegetable dish that is very easy to cook. I used pork, but you can replace it with any meat or seafood of your choice.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
1/4 kilo pork
2 sayote ( cleaned and sliced)
1/4 kilo talbos ng sayote ( cleaned and cut)
1 onion
3 cups coconut milk ( separate the 2 cups and 1 cup)
1 teaspoon crushed ginger
salt to taste

sayote at talbos

Procedure:
1. In a pot, put the 2 cups of coconut milk, ginger, pork and onion then bring to a boil, once boiling allow to simmer until the pork is cooked.
2. Add the sayote and simmer for 2 minutes then add the leaves then simmer until half cooked.

3. Add another 1 cup of coconut milk and salt to taste then simmer until done.
4. Serve it hot.

Baked Crispy Pata

The lesser the oil the better, right? That's why I did not fry this crispy pata, I baked it and it's still  delicious.

Ingredients:
1 pork leg ( pata)
1/2 teaspoon crushed black pepper
1 onion ( sliced)
4 cloves garlic ( crushed)
salt to taste
water
2 tablespoons lemon or calamansi juice
1 cup Sprite

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the pork leg, onion, black pepper, garlic and enough water to cook the pork leg until tender. Once tender, remove and set aside to cool.
2. Prick with a fork then put the sprite, lemon juice and sprinkle some salt then marinate for at least 30 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven at 200 degrees celcius then bake the pork leg for 40 minutes ( 20 minutes each side) or until done.
4. Serve it hot.

Ginisang Gulay

An easy to cook vegetable dish that is budget friendly. Yummy.

Ingredients for 5-6 servings:
1/2 kilo pork
1/2 kilo squash
2 eggplants
8 pieces okra
1/4 kilo string beans or green beans
salt and pepper to taste
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
2 cups water

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the pork and braise it, then simmer for few minutes.
2. Add the  water and bring to boil.
3. Add the squash and simmer for 2 minutes, then add the eggplant, beans and okra, mix well and simmer until tender.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste, simmer until cooked.
5. Serve hot.

Tinolang Tuna

A delicious fish soup to satisfy your taste buds.

Ingredients for 3 servings:
1/4 kilo Tuna
1/4 kilo Bok choy or pechay
2 tomatoes
1/2 onion
Cayenne Pepper or siling haba
thumb size ginger
3 cups water
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the water, salt, ginger, onion, tomatoes and pepper then bring to a boil and allow to simmer for 4 minutes.
2. Add the Tuna and simmer for 3 minutes then add the pechay and simmer until done.
3. Serve it hot.

Sarciadong Galunggong

A very simple fish dish that can be prepared in just few steps. So if you are just learning how to cook, try this recipe, I am sure that you will succeed :-).

Ingredients for 4-5 servings:
1/2 kilo Galunggong ( Cleaned and Fried)
2 med. size tomatoes (sliced)
1 med. size onion (sliced)
3 cloves garlic ( minced)
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs( beaten)
2 cups water
Spring onion

Fried galunggongong

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic, onion and tomatoes until soften.
2. Add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil.
3. Add the fried fish, salt and pepper to taste, then simmer for few minutes.
4. Add the beaten eggs, stirring constantly so that it will be distributed evenly, then add the spring onion and simmer until done.
5. Serve it hot.

Ginataang Santol

Ginataang Santol is a special dish in Bicol, Philippines. It's my first time to cooked  this dish and I was surprised, because it's so yummy. Thumbs up for this recipe.

Ingredients:
2 cups chopped santol pulp
2 cups thin coconut milk
1 cup pure coconut milk
1 canned tuna flakes
1 tablespoons minced ginger
salt to taste
chili flakes (optional)

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the 2 cups coconut milk, tuna flakes including the brine, ginger, chopped santol then bring to a boil, once boiling reduce the heat and let simmer until the santol flesh is tender and the coconut milk almost gone dry.
2. Add the pure coconut milk and salt to taste then simmer until done.
3. Sprinkle with chili flakes then serve.

Buttered Crab

A quick and easy to prepare crab dish. The buttery taste and the flavor of the Sprite made this dish so tempting plus the aroma of the garlic that will surely boosts your appetite.

Ingredients:
4 crabs
1/2 cup Sprite
2 tablespoons butter
3 cloves garlic
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Heat the butter then saute the garlic.
2. Add the crab and Sprite then simmer.
3. Add the salt and pepper then continue simmering until done.
4. Serve hot with rice.

Caramelized Sausage

I love sweet sausage, so every time I bought sausage from the market I cooked it like this and for us it is yummy.

Ingredients:
1 kilo sausage ( longganisa)
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup water
1/4 cup oil

Procedure:
1. In a pan put the sausage, sugar and water then simmer until the water evaporates.
2. Once the water dried out, put the oil then stir until the sausage are cooked and coat with caramelized sugar.
3. Serve hot, this is also a good appetizer during parties by slicing it and serve with a toothpick like in the picture below.

Green Beans with Sausage

I have a leftover sausage from yesterdays breakfast, that's why I cooked this so that I can used my leftover sausage before it will be rancid. Since the green beans are on sale at the supermarket nearby, I decided to used it. Here is the simple recipe that I cooked today.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo green beans/Baguio beans ( cleaned and cut)
2 leftover sausage -longganisa-( sliced)
4 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil or any cooking oil

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic then add the sausage.
2. Increase the heat then add the green beans, sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste then  stir fry until done.
3.  Serve it hot.

 Don't waste food!! It's part of God's blessings. Learn to recycle the leftover.