Ground Pork Omelette

 I have few guests today and this is one of the viands that I prepared for them because this is so economical yet yummy.

Ingredients for 8 servings:
1/4 kilo ground pork
1 onion ( minced)
3 cloves garlic ( minced)
1/2 cup flour
4 eggs
1/2 cup water
salt and pepper to taste.

Procedure:
1.In a big bowl combine all the ingredients and mix well.
2. Spoon a portion and fried in the enough amount of oil until golden brown.
3. Serve it hot.

Note: you can add minced carrots and potatoes for this recipe

Mely's Kitchen Lechon Kawali

A special pork dish loved by pork lovers because of its delicious crispy taste and texture. A little difficult to cook because the oil will really blast during frying, but covering it while frying is a good idea. Here is the recipe that I cooked for 15 persons.

Ingredients:
3 Kilos pork belly
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 big onion
8 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to taste
4 tablespoons calamansi or lemon juice
water ( level with the meat)

Procedure:
1. In  pot put all the ingredients except for the lemon juice. Bring to a boil, then simmer until the pork is tender. Make sure that the salt and pepper is enough to flavor the meat.

2. Remove from the water and set aside to drain the water then slice into an inch thick then sprinkle with lemon juice and deep fry until golden brown.

3. Chop into bite size then serve.

Note: Be careful when frying because the oil will really blast so make sure you cover it.

Kare-kare na Pata

It's been a long that I dreamed of cooking this dish but it's only today that my ingredients were completed. I'm glad that at last I can cook my favorite dish, I used pork leg instead of ox tail and tripe, but I will cook the beef version soon, God willing.

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork leg (pata)
6 cups water ( add if necessary)
2 eggplant
1 bunch string beans
1 bunch pechay or bok choy
1/2 cup ground peanut or peanut butter
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon atsuete powder
salt and pepper to taste
Some shrimp paste for dipping sauce ( sawsawan)

Procedure:
1. Saute the onion until brownish then add the atsuete powder and saute for few seconds then add the pork leg and simmer until pinkish color is gone then add the water and boil until the pork leg is tender. ( If using a pressure cooker boil it for 10 minutes).
2. When the pork leg is tender, saute the garlic and add the peanut then saute for few seconds and mix it with the tender pork leg and continue to simmer for a minute.
3. Add the eggplant and string beans then simmer until half cooked

 then add the pechay, salt and pepper to taste and simmer until done.
4. Serve it hot with shrimp paste for dipping.

You can add banana blossom for this recipe.

Hot and Spicy Nilagang Pata

Make sure you have a hanky while eating this hot and spicy pork hock stew. A real food adventure experience that is satisfying specially if you like hot and spicy taste. Try it.

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork leg (pata)
1 small onion
1/2 kilo cabbage
1 teaspoon crushed ginger
1/2 teaspoon whole black pepper
10 pieces chopped chili pepper (labuyo)
10 cups water ( add if necessary)
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the meat, water, black pepper,chopped chili, ginger and onion, bring to a boil then simmer until the meat is tender.
2. Add the cabbage and salt to taste then simmer until done.
3. Serve it hot with rice.

Baked Pork Belly

This is just a sample recipe because I want to know if the result is ok if I will bake the pork belly instead of lechon kawali. I found out that it's just fine but still the lechon kawali is crispier, but for me this is ok and lesser oil too.

Ingredients for 2 servings:
1/4 kilo pork belly
salt and pepper to taste
water ( enough to cook the pork belly)

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the pork belly, water, salt and pepper then boil  the pork belly until tender, then set aside.
2. Preheat the oven at 200 degrees for 10 minutes then bake the pork belly for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

3. Sliced and serve it hot .

Crispy Pork Belly

This recipe is related to lechon kawali but this one is coated with flour making it lesser oil blasting while frying it.  I boiled it before frying it and the result is, crispy outside, tender and juicy inside. Try it this way and let me know about the result.

 Ingredients:
1 kilo Pork Belly
5 cloves garlic
1 onion
2 tablespoons calamansi or lemon juice
salt
black pepper
water ( enough to make the meat tender)
flour


Procedure:
1. In a pot put the garlic, onion, pork belly, salt, pepper and water then bring to a boil, simmer until the meat is tender.
2. Remove from water, sprinkle with lemon or calamnsi juice then coat it with flour, deep fry until golden brown.

3.Slice into bite size then serve with or without a sauce.

Pork Liver Steak

 An 85 grams (3 oz.) pork liver is abundant in protein and other nutrients like phosphorous, vitamin B-6, zinc, vitamin C, thiamin, niacin and folate with 140 calories.
Take note that as little as 85 grams we can get  abundant nutrients, so do not eat too much of pork liver to maintain a healthy diet.
Here is a simple recipe to enjoy.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo pork liver ( sliced to your desired size)
2 tablespoons calamansi or lemon juice
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
1/2 piece bell pepper
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Pan fried the liver until half cooked then set aside.

2. Saute the garlic and onion then add the pan fried liver, bell pepper, lemon or calamansi juice, salt and pepper to taste then simmer until cooked.
3. Serve it hot with rice.

Meatballs with Ham and Cheese

I copied my embutido recipe and made it into meatballs then I stuffed it with ham and cheese. Awesome!

Ingredients:
1/2 kilos ground pork
1/2 cup raisins
1 big carrot (minced)
1 big potato (minced)
1 onion ( minced)
5 cloves garlic (minced)
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste
extra bread crumbs for breading

 filling:
cheddar cheese (diced)
sweet ham (diced)

Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients except - for filling.

2. Form into balls and insert in the cheese and ham then seal it by pressing and rolling the meatballs with your palms.

3.Roll over the bread crumbs then deep fry until golden brown.

4. Serve it hot and enjoy.

Pork Chop Sinigang

Sinigang is one of the best Filipino recipes. The taste is distinctively delicious and the vegetables in it goes perfectly with the soup’s flavor. This is the dish that is number 1 in my list because the flavor is just perfect!

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork chop
1/4 kilo okra
1 onion ( sliced)
2 tomatoes ( sliced)
1 bunch swamp cabbage ( Kangkong)
8 cups water (add if necesssary
some cayenne pepper ( siling haba)
salt to taste
3/4 cup tamarind extract ( Boil 1/4 kilo of tamarind with 1 1/4 cup water then extract it)


Procedure:
1. In a pot,  put the pork chop, onion and tomatoes then allow to simmer for few minutes .
2. Add the water and bring to a boil, then simmer until the meat is tender.
3. Increase the heat then add the okra and simmer until almost cook.
4. Add the kangkong and chili then simmer until cooked.
5. Add the tamarind extract and salt to taste.
6. Serve it hot.

Pork and Beans

I loved pork and beans when I was a kid, so today I gave it a try to cook pork and beans and it's really delicious. I am smiling while eating this good dish while remembering my childhood memories eating this with my childhood friends. Try this recipe, it's better than canned ones.

Ingredients for 10 servings:
1/2 kilo Speckled or kidney beans
1/2 kilo pork ( any part that you like to use)
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste
water

Procedure:
1. Put the beans and water in a pan then boil until really tender. Make sure that the water 6 inches  above  the level of the beans. You can add water if necessary. When the beans are tender set aside.
2. Saute the garlic and onion then add the pork and simmer until cooked.
3. Add the beans, salt and pepper then simmer until the texture is perfect.
4. Serve it hot.

Baked Embutido

Embutido is one of the most popular food in the Philiipines, this is Filipino's version of American meatloaf. It is very tasty and we considered it a  special dish for gatherings. I made for lots of guests so if you want to make just for few persons just adjust the ingredients.Try this and enjoy.


Ingredients for 50-60 servings:
1 1/2 kilos ground pork
1 cup raisins
3/4 cup green peas
2 carrots (minced)
3 potatoes (minced)
2 onions ( minced)
1 head garlic (minced)
1 cup bread crumbs
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1 cup ketchup
salt to taste

for filling:
5 hard boiled eggs (sliced)
10 pieces hotdog

Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients except - for filling.

2. Divide the mixture into 5 then place it in an aluminum foil and flatten it. Put the  hotdog & sliced boiled eggs in the middle of the flat meat mixture. Roll the mixture until it covers the filling then locked the foil tightly.

3. Put 2 cups of water in a baking pan then put foil then put the embutido and cover it with another foil and bake it for 40-60 minutes at 220 C. (Preheat the oven)

4. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before slicing it, then serve.

Note: Slice it when it is already cold for best result.
If oven is not available, of course you can steam this.

Pork Steak

Simple pork dish that will surely capture your taste buds. Yummy!

Ingredients for 5 servings:
1/2 kilo pork ( tender loin is the best)
1/2 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons lemon or calamansi juice
salt and pepper to taste
2 big onion ( cut into rings)

Procedure:
1. Marinate the pork with the soy sauce, lemon juice, salt and pepper for few hours.
2. Saute the onion then add the marinated pork and simmer , stirring occasionally until cooked.
3. Serve it hot.

Pochero A La Pobre

Pochero from the Luzon region of the Philippines is always rich with tomato sauce, this version looked like it has tomato sauce but the reality is, N-O-N-E, yes none. This is a la pobre version so I cooked it in a very affordable way. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients for 5 servings:
1/2 kilo pork
2 ripe cooking bananas ( sliced and fried)
2 potatoes (sliced and fried)
1 Carrot (sliced and Fried)
1/2 cup green peas
1 tomato
3 cloves garlic
1/2 bell pepper
1 teaspoon annatto powder ( atsuete)
2 cups water
salt and pepper to taste

 Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic, onion and tomato then add annatto powder and continue to saute for 30 seconds then add the pork and continue to saute for 2 minutes.
2. Add the water and simmer until the pork is tender, then add the rest of the ingredients and simmer until done.
Serve it hot.

Mely's Kitchen Breaded Pork Chop

My way of cooking my breaded pork chop, easy way and very quick to fry ( for me ) :-).

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork chop
1 cup bread crumbs
1 beaten egg
salt and pepper to taste
4 cloves garlic crushed
1 onion
3 tablespoons lemon or calamansi Juice

Procedure:
1. Put the water, pork chop, garlic, onion and salt and pepper in the pot and boil it until the pork chops are tender.
2. Remove from water, then sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and pepper then dip in the beaten egg then roll over the bread crumbs.

Dip in beaten egg

Bread brumbs

3. Deep fry until golden brown.
4. Serve it hot.

Adobong Liempo

Oh no, we are excited to eat the adobo and almost forgot to take the picture, I'm glad I remembered before it's gone. :-).

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork belly ( liempo)
1/2 cup soy sauce
3/4 cup vinegar
2 bay leaves ( laurel)
4 cloves garlic
1 cup water
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1.Saute the garlic then add the pork then saute until the pinkish color is gone.
2. Add the soy sauce and bay leaves then increase the heat making the soy sauce almost dry to enhance the color, then adjust the heat to medium and add the vinegar, cover and let simmer. Do not mix until the vinegar boils so that the texture of the meat will be nice and smooth.
3. Once boiling mix will then simmer for few minutes until the pork  absorbed the flavor and color.
4. Add the water and simmer until tender.Add salt and pepper if necessary. If it is already tender and still has a lot of water increase the heat to make the soup evaporate making the adobo just saucy like the one in the picture.
5. Serve it hot.

Pork and Shrimp Lumpia

I like Siomai with pork and shrimps, so I thought of making lumpia with the same ingredients and it is really delicious! Try this recipe and see it for yourself.

Ingredients:
1/4 kilo shrimps ( cleaned and de-shelled then chopped)
1/4 kilo ground pork
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1 carrot ( minced)
1 onion (minced)
4 cloves garlic (minced)
1/2 bell pepper (minced)
1 egg beaten
1/2 cup flour
salt to taste
30-40 Lumpia wrapper

Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients except for the wrapper.
2.Spoon a portion and wrap with the lumpia wrapper
3. Deep fry until cooked.
4. Serve hot with your favorite dipping sauce.