Simple Braised Pork Chop

This recipe is simple and easy to cook, you can use your creativity in cooking to improve this dish. Like adding a bell pepper and carrots. I made this simple for a friend to follow because she is just practicing how to cook and she asked me to post a simple dish for pork chop.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo pork chop
3 potatoes ( sliced to your desired size)
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
1/4 cup soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Saute he garlic and onion, add the pork chop, increase the heat and  braise the pork chop for few minutes until it is brownish.
2. Add the soy sauce then lower the heat , simmer for few minutes, add water if necessary  cover it until the meat is tender.
3. Add the potatoes then cover, stirring every now and then until it is cook.
4. Serve it with rice and a smile :-)

Sauteed Cellophane noodles

My family's all time favorite. I just cooked the simple way so that all the beginners in cooking can easily follow, but you can improve this and add some more ingredients to make it more special.

Ingredients:
1/4 kilo cellophane noodles ( sotanghon)
1/4 kilo ground beef
1/4 kilo cabbage ( sliced into strips)
2 carrots ( sliced into strips)
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 stalks spring onion for garnishing (minced)
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups water or as needed ( it depends upon the sotanghon)

Procedure:
1. Soak the sotanghon in a water until soft enough to cut.  Drain and set aside.
2. In a pan or wok saute the garlic and onion
3. Add the ground beef and simmer for few minutes, pour in the soy sauce simmer for a minute.
4. Add the water and bring to a boil, then add some pepper and salt to taste.
5. Put the carrots and sotanghon then  mix well , add the cabbage while stirring so that it will be mixed well.
6. Simmer for a minute then continue stirring until it is cook.
7. Serve hot and sprinkled with spring onion.

Exotic Paksiw sa Gata

The yummiest Fish paksiw sa gata ever! Try it!

Ingrdients:

1 kilo fish
1 unripe mango
1/4 kilo okra
1/4 kilo talong
1/2 kilo Squash
chilli pepper
thumb size ginger
4 cloves garlic
1 cup vinegar
2 cups coconut milk
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. In a pot arrange all the vegetables  properly including the ginger and garlic.

2. Next, put the fish, mango and chili peppers.

3. Pour in the vinegar, salt and pepper, cover and let it boil
4. When it is already boiling reduce the heat and simmer untill everything is cooked then add the coconut milk.
5. Simmer for a minute then serve it hot and with rice.

Crispy Chicken Fillet

One of the chicken dish that I like is crispy chicken fillet,  tender and juicy mmmmm, this is how I made it.

Ingredients:

1 kilo chicken breast ( sliced into fillet)
2 lime or 10 calamansi
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1 tablespoon chicken powder
salt to taste

For Breading:

 1 egg beaten
 2 cups flour

Procedure:

1. Mix all the ingredients and while mixing it, massage or press the meat so that the flavor can penetrate.
2. Then soak in the beaten egg and roll over the flour.
3. Deep fry until golden brown and serve it hot.

Linagpang

Nilagpang or linagpang  is a popular Ilonggo Dish, in Visayas region of the Philippines where this recipe originated this is always a very special treat for the whole family. There is even a novelty song about this dish sang by the late Yoyoy Villame. "Nilagpang ko nga turagsoy sa sabaw naglangoy langoy" :D that's all I can remember. The original recipe consist of grilled mud fish. My Dad who is an Ilonggo made this everytime he caught mud fish (dalag). I hope you will like this recipe :-)

Ingredients:

1/4 kilo fish  ( fried)I used tuna for this recipe but you can use any kind of fish that you like.
1 onion (sliced thinly)
2 tomatoes ( sliced thinly)
salt and pepper to taste
chili pepper
2 stalks spring onion ( minced)
1 small bitter melon (ampalaya)
 boiling water

Optional (you can add fish sauce )

Procedure:

1. In a big mixing bowl, put all the ingredients except the boiling water.

2. Then pour in the boiling water that is enough to cover all the ingredients and serve it.

Vanilla Pancake

Easy to prepare pancake for the whole family to enjoy :-).

Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
2cups milk
6 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg ( beaten)
1 tablespoon liquid vanilla
2 tablespoons butter or margarine ( melted)

Procedure:
1. In a big bowl sift (sala-in) together the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder
2. Then make a well or space at the center and put the beaten egg, milk, vanilla and melted butter. Mix it thoroughly until  smooth or firm.
3. In a pan heat a little oil and spoon a portion of the pancake mixture and cook until both sides are brown.
4. Serve hot with pancake syrup or butter on top.

Traditional Macaroni Salad

When I was young our macaroni salad is as simple as this one, but it is still the best macaroni salad for me, not so many ingredients but still yummy. I miss this every now and then that's why I made some for me and my friends.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo elbow macaroni
500 ml Nestle cream or light cream
1 cup mayonaise
1 cup diced cheese
3/4 cup raisins
1 cup condensed milk
1/2 cup evaporated milk

Procedure:
1. Cook the elbow macaroni according to its packaging procedure. Drained and set aside.
2. Combine all the ingredients and mix well.
3. Chill or put in the refrigerator before serving.