Fried Tilapia Fillet

Tender and juicy fried Tilapia fillet, that goes well with different vegetables. It will surely boost your appetite in eating :).

Ingredients:
2 tilapia
2 calamansi
salt and pepper to taste
4 tablespoons flour
1 egg beaten

Procedure:
1. Clean the fish and wash well. Remove the bones and cut into fillets.
2. Squeeze with calamansi and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Dip in the beaten egg, then roll over the flour.
4. Deep fry until cooked, then serve it.

Adobong Manok

The trademark of Filipino cuisine "adobo". An original Filipino recipe but according to the history its original name is not adobo but when the Spaniards conquered the Philippines they encountered this cooking process of stewing the ingredients/meat with vinegar which has similarity to their adobo, so since then they called the dish adobo.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
5 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon crushed peppercorn  (pamintang durog)
1 tablespoon of peppercorn
1 teaspoon hot chili pepper powder

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic
2. Add the chicken and soy sauce cover it and simmer, until the chicken meat darkens with the soy sauce color. Mix it well
3. Put the rest of the ingredients, cover well, and simmer for few minutes
4. Stirring occasionally until it is done.
5.  Serve with rice.

you can add laurel

Minatamis na Saging with Cinnamon

One of my favorite desserts, since banana is abundant in our farm, we always have this as a snack when I was young. My mom is good at making this. Now I cooked it with cinnamon out of my curiosity, I loved the roma of the cinnamon while eating this. Try it and see for yourself.

Ingredients:
4 ripe banana ( peeled)
3/4 cup sugar ( add if necessary)
2 cups water
1 cinnamon stick or 2 pinches of cinnamon powder

Procedure:

1.In a pot put all the ingredients and cook over medium heat, once it starts boiling, switch to low heat, continue to simmer until cooked.
2. Once cooked increase the heat to high, allowing the brine to almost caramelized. Turn off the heat then serve. One way of serving this is make it as banana con yelo.

Tokwa't Baboy with Black Beans

One of the best Filipino dishes!
Ingredients:
1/2 kilo pork belly
1/4 kilo tokwa
2 tablespoons black beans  or tausi
ground pepper
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
1 cup water( you can add if necessary)
1/2 cup flour

Procedure:
1. Boil the pork belly until tender, remove from the water, then cut into bite size, then fry it, sprinkle with flour so that the oil will not burst while we fry it, do the same with tokwa then set aside.

2. Saute the garlic and onion then add the black beans, simmer for few minutes.
3. Add the water and continue simmering, then pour in the fried pork and tokwa, stir well and simmer for few minutes until done.
4. Serve with rice.

Strawberry Flower

I have some strawberries given by my friend, just being creative today :D Actually I've got the idea from the picture that I saw few years ago, then I remembered it while eating my strawberries now. This is not perfect but I just want to share. Happy weekend everyone.

Ginataang Pritong Tulingan

I want to cook this like paksiw sa gata where in there is no need to fry the fish, but some of my friends begged me to cook it this way, and I can not refuse them. So here it is

Ingredients:
1 regular size skipjack tuna (Tulingan)
2 eggplant
2 cups pure coconut milk ( kakang gata)
2 tablespoons ginger strips
1/2 cup vinegar
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
spring onion
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1.  Clean the fish, sliced and fried, then set aside.
2. In a pot saute the ginger and garlic then the onion, once finished, add the fish and vinegar, let simmer for few minutes over low heat.
3. Add the eggplant and simmer until tender.
4. Add the coconut milk and the rest of the ingredients, then simmer until finish.
5. Serve it hot with rice. 

Banana Con Yelo

This is so refreshing, specially during summer. I've learned to loved this snack during my college days, its always available at the school canteen. :)

 Ingredients:
4 ripe banana ( peeled)
1 cup sugar ( add if necessary)
5 cups water
evaporated or condensed milk
ice cubes

Procedure:

1.Slice the banana diagonally into your desired size, then cook in water and sugar until done.
2.In serving bowls put the sweetened banana together with the ice and milk then pour some brine from the sweetened banana.

3. Serve and enjoy!