Pinaupong Manok

Pinaupong Manok is a whole chicken cooked in a sitting position, there are various ways of cooking it.  I tried one today and it's good and delicious. Try it.

Hot and Spicy Squid Adobo

Squid adobo is yummier when it is hot and spicy, so I cooked some today to satisfy my craving for this dish.

Ingredients for 6-8 servings:
1 kilo squid ( cleaned and ink set aside)
1 onion (diced)
3 cloves garlic ( minced)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
3 chili pepper ( labuyo)
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
2 bay leaves/laurel
salt if needed

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the ink and continue to saute for few seconds then increase the heat and add the squid and give it a good stir.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well then simmer for 4 minutes over high heat then turn off the heat.
3. Serve it hot with rice.

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.

Giniling Guisantes

This ground meat ( giniling) with green peas ( Guisantes) dish is very easy to prepare and also economical, perfect this  weekend, I am sure that your loved ones will enjoy this.

Nutritional Value
Peas are starchy, but high in fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals, and lutien. Dry weight is about one-quarter protein and one-quarter sugar. Pea seed peptide fractions have less ability to scavenge free radicals than glutathionen but greater ability to chelate metals and inhibit  linoleic acid oxidation.
Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo ground pork
2 cups green peas ( guisantes)
1 onion ( diced)
3 cloves garlic ( minced)
1 red medium size bell pepper ( diced)
3/4 cup tomato sauce
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the ground pork and simmer until the pinkish color is gone.
2. Add the tomato sauce, bell pepper, soy sauce, salt and pepper then give a good stir and simmer until the meat is cooked then add the green peas and simmer for a minute and turn off the heat.
3. Serve with a smile :-).

Beanstek

A delicious string beans dish that's cooked like Bistek. Yummier than adobong sitaw, try it.

Ingredients:
2 bunches string beans
1 onion ( cut into rings)
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons calamansi or lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

string beans

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic then add the onion ( remove some onion slices to to garnish when serving)
2. Add the chicken and stir until pinkish color is gone, add the beans and give a good stir until half cooked.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well then simmer until done.
4. Put the reserve onion rings then serve.