Paano Lutuin Ang Puso Ng Manok

Ang puso ng manok ay hindi gaanong binibigyan ng pansin, pero kung alam mo paano ito ihanda, masarap ang puso ng manok. Sa bansang Brasil isa ito sa mga parte ng manok na common gamitin bilang inihaw sa paraan nila na ang tawag ay "churrasco". Sa mga restaurant ay siniserve din ito sa mga a la cart. Ang paraan na maluto ito ng madali ay sa kawali. Pero kung may oras kayo pwede rin itong ilagay sa barbecue stick saka iihaw. Sa susunod ilalagay ko dito kung paano ang inihaw nito.

How To Cook Crispy Pork Head

Crispy at masarap. Madali lang itong gawin, sa pamamagitan ng slow cooking method napapalambot nito ang karne. Subukan nyo po.

 

How To Cook Chicken Liver

Isa sa mga parte ng manok na paborito ko ay ang atay, Kumakain din nito si Malley (asawa ko) kapag wala ng iba ( laughing) but I always convince him to eat because it is nutritious, high in iron that can help in preventing anemia, at marami pang iba't ibang uri ng bitamina ang makukuha dito (vitamins B12, A, B6) at marami pang iba. Kaya kumain na tayo ng atay ayon sa pangangailngan ng ating kalusugan.

Mga sangkap:

• 1 kilo atay ng manok
• 4 kutsara toyo
• luya kasing laki ng hinlalaki (hiniwa)
• 1 sibuyas (hiniwa)
• 1 pulang bell pepper (hiniwa)
• 1 tali sibuyas dahon (hiniwa)
• 3 butil ng bawang (dinikdik)
• asin at paminta na panimpla

Paraan ng Pagluluto:

1. Igisa ang luya, bawang at sibuyas, ilagay ang atay at igisa sa loob ng 5 minuto o hanggang sa lumabas ang katas ng atay.
2. Ilagay ang toyo at bell pepper, haluing maigi at timplahan ng asin at paminta. Takpan at ituloy ang pagluluto sa mahinang apoy hanggang sa matapos saka ilagay ang dahon ng sibuyas at patayin ang apoy.
3. Ihain kasama ng kanin.

English Version

Ingredients:

• 4 kilos chicken liver
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• thumb size ginger ( sliced into strips)
• 1 onion (sliced)
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 bunch spring onion
• salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Saute ginger, garlic and onion, add the liver then simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Add the soy sauce and bell pepper, mix well then season with salt and pepper. Cover and continue to cook in low heat until it is done, put the spring onion then turn off the heat.
3. Serve with rice.

How To Cook Chicken Heart

Masarap! Dito sa Brasil ang puso ng manok ay isa sa mga kumon na pagkain, at sa mga street food nila tinutuhog ito sa barbecue stick at iniihaw o kaya ay parang sinasangag. Madali lang itong lutuin, ito ang ibabahagi ko kung paano.

Crispy Chicken Nails

A friend challenged me if I can make the chicken nails eatable, I said "yes! of course!" So here is what I did and all of them who tasted it were convinced and said it's unbelievable that it tasted like corn chips :-).

Chicken Liver Adobo

Exotic or not? that is the question. :-) Of course this recipe is not exotic if this is an ordinary food for you, but for those who do not know that chicken liver can be eaten, it is really weird or exotic for them, I cooked this because I challenged one friend from U.K that chicken liver can be eaten, he said yuck! Then we laughed! As I am about to put it in my mouth he said throw it away! I said noooooooooooooo it is really yummy hahahahaha, funny. Anyway liver is rich in iron therefore it is good for our health. Eat it.

Kilawin na Tainga ng Baboy

Lets go exotic today, I learned this recipe from my father. He makes a very good one of this, and everybody in the family loves it. It is  the best partner of bean curd (tokwa), but this combination ( tokwa't baboy) is most popular in Manila, and not in Davao city, that is why this  dish is serve as a viand and Dabawenyos called this Kilawin nga dalunggan sa baboy in their vernacular.

Pritong Camaro ( Fried Cricket)

It's my first time to cook and taste this exotic Filipino food that is popular in Pampanga, Philippines. All I can say is yummy!!!. Are you brave enough to try?

Kambing Sari-sari

I went to a nearby meat shop and found a good ingredient for a delicious dish which we called "sari-sari"  the typical sari-sari is made from the innards of pig,when I saw the goat's innards I bought a kilo because I wanna try cooking sari-sari using the goat's innards, here is the recipe my family loved it.

Frog Steak

Frog meat really tastes like chicken, have you tasted it before? I cooked this when I visited my brother. After a heavy rain he went frog hunting with his friends and when they returned they brought around 2 kilos of live frogs. They cleaned it and I cooked it for them and here it is.

Ingredients:
1 kilo cleaned Frog
8 cloves Garlic
2 big Onion ( sliced into rings)
1/4 cup calamansi or lime juice
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion and add the frog meat and ground pepper  cover for 3 minutes over medium heat, then stir to mix well.
2. Add the  calamansi juice and soy sauce then stir well then continue to simmer until done while stirring every now and then.
3. Serve with a smile.

Fried Frog

Rainy days are here again, edible frogs are everywhere :-). My brother (Edward) caught frogs last night and he gave me some. I fried it, yummy! Lami!

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo cleaned frog
4 calamansi or 1 big lime
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients and marinate for an hour.
2. Deep fry until golden brown.
3. Serve with a smile :-)

Sinabawang Ulo ng Tuna

I was tempted to cook this because while I am at the market this morning, the vendor of this is a very good one and was able to convinced me to buy this. I'm glad that I bought it, the soup is yummy, I am the one who ate the eye, that's extra yummy for me. Have you eaten tuna's eye before?

Bopis

Today we cooked lechon ( whole roasted pig) and I asked the butcher to give me the innards that I can use for "bopis".  One of the ingredients for bopis is lungs but since most of my siblings will not eat it, I decided not to include it. Here is my simple way of cooking bopis.

Ingredients:
1 piece pork's heart ( boiled and chopped)
1/2 kilo pork's intestine ( fully cleaned, boiled and chopped)
1/4 kilo pork's liver ( chopped)
1 big tomato (diced)
1 small carrot ( minced)
1/2 cup minced radish
3 cloves garlic (minced)
thumb size ginger (minced)
1 onion (minced)
3 tablespoons vinegar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 laurel/bay leaves
chopped chili according to your taste
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure
1. Sauté garlic, ginger, tomato and onion then add the pork's heart, liver and intestines, increase the heat, then give it a good stir.
2. Add all the ingredients then simmer until fully cooked stirring every now and then.
3. Serve hot and do not forget to smile :-)

Hot and Spicy Adobong Adidas

My friends requested this dish because they are craving for hot and spicy chicken feet. I served them a regular chicken feet adobo few weeks ago but they want it hot and spicy, so here it is.

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.

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..

Crispy Adidas

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

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.

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.