Salmon Nigiri Sushi

This is very easy to make and  a good way to start making sushi if you are a first timer, nigirizushi is a kind of sushi made by pressing the rice with a hand and putting the topping draped over it. The popular toppings for this kind of sushi are salmon, tuna and shrimps. Let us start with salmon, I will post more about this soon with different topping.

Ingredients
some salmon fillet
cooked sushi rice
wasabi (optional)

Procedure:
1. With your hand get a certain amount of cooked sushi rice then form it into oblong by pressing it between the palms of the hand, then put a small amount of wasabi then put the salmon fillet.

2. Repeat the same process until you attain your desired number of nigiri that you want to serve. Very simple and easy to make, right?

3. Serve it with your favorite sushi sauce.

 

Here is how to cook the sushi rice:

1. Wash the rice then put water, vinegar and sugar let it boil and cook like the normal rice that we eat during our meals.

2. When the rice is cooked let it cool, then prepare other sushi ingredients.

if sushi rice is not available just mix 2 cups of glutinous rice with 3/4 cup of normal rice.

Chicken Mami

It was cold few weeks ago that's why I made this for my friends.
a little laborious to prepare but it's worth it because it is delicious and I know that my friends will like it.

Ingredients:
1 kilo fresh noodles (wash properly and blanch it)
1/2 kilo chicken breast
peppercorn ( pamintang buo)
2 knorr chicken cubes
1 onion
salt to taste

For Garnishing:

1/4 kilo spring onion (minced)
1/4 cup ground pepper
1/2 cup toasted garlic
hard boiled egg

Procedure:

1. In a big pot, put the chicken, peppercorn, onion, chicken cubes and salt then bring to a boil. ( Put water that is enough to make soup for everybody) It depends how many servings you wanna make.
2. Wait until the meat is cook, then remove it and cut into small pieces to put in each bowl of mami.
3. In a serving bowl arrange the noodles and all the garnishing ingredients then pour with the soup.

4. Serve it hot.

Paksiw sa Gata - Ulo ng Tilapia

I have a foreign friend who asked me if I eat the head of the fish,  I said YES! She said really? lol I asked her "do you want to see me eating it"? She just smiled. This is one of my favorite dish for fish head "paksiw sa gata". Maybe for some of you it is gross, but I wanna let you know that for Asians it is not.Do you want to eat it with me? :-)

Ingredients:

2 big tilapia head
1 medium size onion
thumb size garlic (sliced)
1/2 glass vinegar
1 glass coconut milk
chili
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure: 
1. In a cooking pot put the vinegar, all the spices and fish, cover and bring to a boil.
2. When the fish is already cooked, add the coconut milk and simmer for a minute, add salt and pepper to taste
 3.. Turn off the heat and serve it hot.

Potato and Carrot Soup

A simple and easy to prepare soup but tastes good. Try it!

Ingredients:
2 potatoes (diced)
1 carrot (diced)
1/2 cup chopped celery (optional)
4 cups water
2 tablespoon tomato sauce
a pinch of cayenne powder or chilli powder
1 onion (diced)
1 big tomato (diced)
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1.   In a pot put the water, tomato sauce, onion, and tomato then let it boil.
2. Once boiling add the  potatoes, carrot, chilli powder, then salt and pepper to taste, then simmer until tender.
3. Add the celery and simmer until done.
3. Serve it hot and do not forget to smile :-).

Binatog na may Mani

Binatog is made from matured corn that is patiently cooked to make it tender. A popular snack in the Philippines, the original recipe does not used coconut milk ( click here for the original version of this dish) this one I cooked it with a twist. It is yummy and and the aroma of the peanut is perfect for this. Try it.


Ingredients for 4 servings
1 cup white dry corn
3 cups water ( add if necessary)
3 cups coconut milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup crushed toasted peanuts

Procedure:
1. Put the corn and water in a pot then boil until tender ( it will take more than an hour to cook the corn)
2. When the corn is tender and water is almost dry, put the coconut milk sugar and peanut then mix well, allow to simmer for 20 minutes over low heat without covering the pot.
3. Finalize the taste then turn off the heat and serve.

Chicken Tinola (My style)

Chicken tinola is an original Filipino chicken dish with  horse radish (malunggay) and green papaya, but here in my place there is no malunggay and green papaya is very difficult to find in the market so I just replaced these 2 with cilantro leaves and chayote (sayote). Here is my style of chicken tinola.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo chicken
3 tablespoons ginger strips
3 cloves garlic
1 small onion
1 cup slice cilantro or coriander
1 chayote
spring onion
6 cups rice washing or plain water
salt and pepper to taste

chayote

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic, ginger and onion, add the chicken and braise for few minutes.
2. Put salt and pepper then simmer for few minutes
3. Add the rice washing and bring to a boil until the chicken meat is cook.
4. Add the chayote then simmer until tender.
5. Add the cilantro leaves then turn off the heat.
6. Serve it hot.

Banana Cue with Sesame Seeds

Banana cue  is a popular snack/street food in the Philippines, made from a banana that is called Saba.The common snack of Filipinos at 3:00 P.M or during afternoon break at works. Usually without sesame seeds, but since I loved the smell of sesame seeds I put some for this recipe.

Ingredients:

5 pieces Banana (Saba)
3 tablespoons sugar
3 cups oil ( because we need to deep fry the banana)
some toasted sesame seeds

Procedure:

1. Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan then put the banana .
2. When the banana is starting to be a little brownish put the sugar and mix constantly until the sugar is melted continue stirring until done removed from the oil then sprinkle the toasted sesame seeds.
3. Serve it on a bamboo skewer or just with a fork.