Braised Pork Belly

Easy to cook pork recipe, try it!
If soy sauce in your place is not that dark just add the measurement in the recipe but make sure it is not salty.

Ingredients:

300 grams pork belly
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1 onion

Procedure:

1. Slice the pork belly into bite size then put an oil in the pan and braise it until golden brown.
2. Add the onion and stir until the onion soften and blend well in the meat.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer until done.
4. Serve it hot.

Fresh Mushrooms with Shrimps

Simple and easy to cook, I developed this recipe when I have an extra ingredients from my tom yum goong

Try this recipe you might like it, here is the ingredients and procedure for it.

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh button mushrooms

1/2 cup shrimps (  cleaned and shelled)

1 onion

3 tablespoons soy sauce

dash of ground pepper

Fresh Button Mushrooms

Procedure:

1. Saute the onion then add the shrimps and ground pepper , stir well then add the mushrooms.
2. Simmer for few minutes stirring occasionally.
3. Add the soy sauce and mix well, simmer until done.
4. Serve it hot.

Tom Yum Goong

TomYum  is a typical soup of Laos and Thailand , we can use different main ingredients for this recipe but the most popular one is shrimps which they called in Thailand as Tom Yum Goong. Hot and sour soup with shrimps that will surely make you have a runny nose :-) so make sure you have a hanky when you eat this delicious Thai dish. I used the ingredients that's available in my place so if my Tom Yum Goong is not really complete for your judgement, then this is just my version, maybe you can get an idea from it. Enjoy your cooking.

Ingredients:

1 cup Shrimps
1 cup button mushrooms
1 cup straw mushrooms
3 sups water
3/4 cup coconut milk
1 stalk lemon grass
some lemon leaves
2 tablespoons sliced ginger
1 small onion
some cayenne or jalapeno pepper ( siling haba)
1 small packet Tom Yum Paste
salt or fish sauce to taste

Procedure:

1. Clean the shrimps, remove the shell and slit at the back side or buttterflied.

2. In a pot put the water , onion and ginger then bring to boil, after boiling for a minute put the lemon grass, lemon leaves and mushrooms then simmer for 3 minutes stirring occasionally.

3. After 3 minutes put the Tom Yum Paste, chillis, salt  then simmer for few minutes.

4. Add the shrimps and simmer for another few minutes, then add the coconut milk and simmer until done.
5. Serve it hot

Leftover Fried chicken and sausage with Chayote

 

I have some left over fried chicken and sausage, and I want to save it from going into a waste can so I decided to use it immediately before it will be rotten. 

 I bought 2 pieces chayote (sayote) and sliced it.

chayote

 I saute the the garlic and onion then put the leftover fried chicken and sausage. I put some salt and pepper to taste then add the chayote and simmered it stirring occasionally until it is cooked.

 Then I served it with rice.

Don't waste food!! It's part of God's blessings. Learn to recycle the leftovers.

Chicken Adobo with Sprite

If you want a little sweet taste in your adobo you must try this recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo chicken
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
1 cup Sprite
1/2 teaspoon peppercorn (pamintang buo)
6 cloves garlic
salt  to taste

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic then add the chicken and saute until brownish
2. Put the peppercorn, soy sauce and vinegar and bring to boil , then let it simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat stirring once in a while.
3. Add the Sprite then simmer and add salt to taste, when the adobo is almost dry ( or depends how much sauce you want in it.) Turn off the heat
4. Serve it hot.

Rice Noodles with Sprouted Beans

I love both rice noodles (bihon) and bean sprouts (toge) that is why I combined these 2, in one recipe. Superb! Try it!

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo bihon ( rice noodles)
1/4 kilo chicken ( cut into bite size)
1/4 kilo sprouted beans
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 small carrot
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste
4 cups water (add if needed)

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the chicken, soy sauce, salt and pepper then simmer for few minutes
2. Add water and bring to boil then put the carrots and bihon, cover for a minute before stirring it.
3. When it is almost done add the sprouted beans and mix well, continue stirring until done.
4. Put the spring onion and serve it hot.

Leftover Fried Fish with Squash and Cabbage

I have a leftover fried tilapia so I decided to make it soupy with some vegetables.
First I boil 3 cups of water with one medium size tomato and onion, then I put the leftover fried fish. I let it simmer for few minutes allowing the flavor of the fish be extracted.Then I put the squash and salt to taste, when the squash is almost half cooked I put the cabbage and let it simmer until done. Serve it hot.

Don't waste food!! It's part of God's blessings. Learn to recycle the leftovers.