Mashed Jacket Potato

There are lots of things you can do with potatoes. One of the most popular is the mashed potato. I made this one (mashed Jacket Potato) to be more presentable in serving. Here is how you can do it.

Ingredients:

3 big potatoes
2 tablespoons butter
a dash of salt and pepper

Procedure:

1. Microwave the potatoes for 15 minutes( let it cool)
2. Cut into halves and remove from the skin
3. Mash it well with the rest of the ingredients.
4. Spoon the mixture back into the potato skins.
5. Serve it :)

if microwave is not available, just boil it until its cook, while boiling prick it with fork so that it will not be deformed.

Pork 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. Try this and enjoy.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo ground pork
1/4 cup flour
1 beaten eggyolk
2 spoons pickle relish
1/2 cup cheese ( diced)
1 pc med. size carrot ( minced or finely chopped)
1/2 cup raisins
1 pc med. size potato ( minced or finely chopped)
1 small size bell pepper ( minced or finely chopped)
1 medium size onion ( minced or finely chopped)
4 cloves garlic ( minced or finely chopped)
salt and pepper to taste
12 pieces Quail eggs (hard boiled and peeled)

Ground Pork

Procedure:

1. Mix all the ingredients except  the quail eggs.
2. Place the meat mixture in an aluminum foil and flatten it.
3. Put in the eggs, roll the mixture until it covers the filling then lock the foil tightly by twisting each ends few times. After this procedure put in the steamer and steam for 40 minutes or until done.

4.Slice and serve it with love :)

add sausage for filling if you want. You can also use a little tomato sauce for a pinkish color

Sugar Cinnamon Donuts

I thought that making donut is not easy, until I tried and I said wow that's so easy.

Ingredients:
4 beaten eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup milk (fresh milk or evaporated milk)
1/3 cup butter( melted)
3 1/2 cups flour
3 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Procedure:
1. Beat eggs and sugar till light.
2. Add milk and butter.
3. Sift together dry ingredients. Add together to the first mixture. Mix well.
4. Chill thoroughly. On lightly floured surface, roll dough 3/8 inches thick.
5. Cut with floured cutter, let it stand for 15 minutes. Fry in deep hot oil until brown, turning once.
6. While warm, roll over the mixture of 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon if desired. Serve w/ a smile :)

If there is no donut cutter, just use the brim of a regular size glass, and use a smaller one to make a hole.

Baked Lasagna

Lasagna is a type of pasta that is long and wide. Traditionally the dough was prepared in Southern Italy according to the information that I’ve read and there are few theories about the origin of lasagna, one of it states that ” that lasagna comes fromGreek  λάγανον (laganon), a flat sheet of pasta dough cut into strips. The word λαγάνα (lagana) is still used in Greek to mean a flat thin type of unleavened bread”.  Wherever it originated, I will always like this delicious dish. Mmmmmmm cheesy and beefy baked lasagna. A special treat that you can serve to your loved ones. In the Philippines, this is how we prepare lasagna.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo Lasagna noodles ( cooked according to its packaging procedure)
1/2 kilo ground beef
3 packs tomato sauce ( 250g)
1/2 cup nestle cream
1 tablespoon white sugar
1/4 kilo Mozarella cheese ( grated)
1 med. size onion
6 cloves garlic
ground pepper

Procedure for the SAUCE:

1.Saute garlic and onion, then add the ground beef and ground pepper then simmer for few minutes until the pinkish color of the beef disappeared.
2. Add the tomato sauce and sugar, simmer for few minutes, ( add salt if necessary).
3. Add the Nestle cream and simmer for a minute then turn off the heat.

Procedure for Baking
In a tray where you are going to bake the Lasagna, arrange properly by putting alternately the lasagna noodles, sauce and mozarella cheese, then bake it.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C for 10 minutes.

Bake it uncovered, for 45 minutes or until cooked. Let it  stand for 15 minutes before serving.

Beef with peanut sauce

Yummy!

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo beef ( slice according to your desired size)
1/4 kilo cabbage ( sliced)
2 pieces carrots ( sliced)
1 med. size onion
5 cloves garlic
some olives

For Peanut sauce

3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1/4 glass orange juice

Procedure for peanut sauce:

In a bowl mix all the ingredients for Peanut Sauce, set aside

Procedure for cooking:
1. In a wok/pan saute the garlic then add the onion.
2. Add the meat, simmer for few minutes,( add water if necessary to avoid drying)
3. Add the carrots and olives,  cover it for 2 minutes.
4. Add the cabbage cover for 1 minute. Mix it well.
5. Add the peanut sauce simmer for 2 minutes and its ready to serve.


Tips: its better to use a tender meat and slice it for a bite size ( in the picture the slice of meat is big but i pressure cooked it)

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Onion Rings

I always like onion rings, but sometimes onion rings at restaurants are not that good, their batter is lumpy. I always look for the crispness of onion rings. I cook it every now and then but sometimes when it is already cold the crispness disappeared. So I searched what is good for it to retain the crispness and I found out the secret, and I want to share it to all of you.

Ingredients for 3-4 servings

2 big onions ( Sliced into rings)
1 cup flour for batter
soda water (the secret)
a dash of salt and pepper

Onions sliced into rings

Procedure:

1. In a bowl put 1 cup of flour and pour slowly the soda water, just calculate how sticky the batter should be
2. Add the salt and pepper, mix well.
3. Dip the onion in the batter then deep fry it until golden brown. (Make sure that the oil is very hot)
4.Serve hot.

This is good as a side dish or snack. I am sure everybody will love it.

Camote cue ( Sweet Potato with Sugar)

One of my favorite snacks is camote cue

Ingredients

2 medium size sweet potatoes ( sliced to your desired size)
oil for frying
sugar

Procedure:

1. Heat the oil
2. Put some slices of the sweet potatoes then cook until half cooked
3. Make a space in the middle by moving the sweet potatoes at the side the put sugar and melt it, then mix the fried potato and stir well until fully coated, then continue to stir until cooked.
4. Serve it as it is, or you can put it on the bamboo skewers.

Sweet Popcorn

I always want to treat my nephews and nieces with something new and delicious. So I decided to try a pop corn with a caramelized sugar. They loved it so much  more than the usual pop corn with salt. Since then , if pop corn is available they always want me to cook for them caramel popcorn.
Here is the recipe for it.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup popcorn
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup oil

Procedure:
1. Heat the oil, put the pop corn and wait until all popped (set aside)
2. Melt the sugar in a pan ( do not put water or oil)
3. When the sugar is totally melted or caramelized put the popcorn and mix it well. Presto! you have a caramel popcorn, sweet and yummy!

Lechon Kawali

It is late night now and my friend, Loida wanted to eat something heavy and special. I said why you are craving so much it is already late in the evening, she said because "I am so hungry", so please cook now the lechon kawali, because we both bought the pork belly yesterday, that is why she knew. So I made her wish came true. I cook the lechon Kawali as quick as I can and here is the way I did it.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo Pork Belly
1 small lemon or 2 calamansi
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients. Since there is no time to marinate the meat just prick it with fork so that the taste of the marinating sauce will penetrate the meat.
2. Deep fry the pork belly until it is cooked.
3. Cut into bite size and serve with your favorite sauce. :-)

IF you have time it is better also to boil the meat first, then after boiling put the marinating sauce then deep fry until golden brown.

Fish Sarciado

I love cooking fish this way, because the blending of the tastes of   tomatoes and eggs goes well together.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo fish
3 med. size tomatoes (sliced)
1 med. size onion ( chopped)
3 cloves garlic ( minced)
salt and pepper to taste
1 egg.( beaten)

Procedure:

1. Fried the fish. Set aside.
2. Saute the garlic, onion and tomatoes.
3. Add 2 glasses of water let it boil.
4. Add salt and pepper
5. Add the fried fish simmer for few minutes.
6. Add the beaten egg, stirring constantly so that the soup will thicken like in the photo. Let it simmer for 2 minutes, Serve it hot and with a smile:)