Frango Frito

Deep colored fried chicken with a strong tasty flavor from the spices that being used in marinating it. Brazilian dish.Muito saboroso.

Ingredients
1 kilo chicken ( cut into serving size)
1/2 teaspoon atsuete powder
1/4 teaspoon Paprika
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
3 tablespoon lime juice
4 tablespoon soy sauce
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Marinate the chicken with all the other ingredients for 3 hours or overnight.
2. Deep fry until cooked then serve it hot.

 Portuguese Version
 ingredientes
1 quilo de frango (cortado em tamanho da porção)
1/2 colher de chá de pó de urucum
1/4 colher de chá de páprica
Pimenta moída 1/4 colher de chá
3 colher de sopa de suco de limão
4 colher de sopa de molho de soja
sal

Procedimento:
1. Marinar o frango com todos os outros ingredientes por 3 horas ou durante a noite.
2. Fritar até ficar cozido e sirva quente.

Salmon with Spinach

No oil and loaded with zinc from spinach and protein from salmon what more could you ask for? Try this healthy salmon recipe and enjoy your food.

Ingredients:
400 grams salmon
1 tomato
3 stalks spring onion
1 teaspoon ginger extract( shred the ginger then extract the juice)
3 cups spinach
1 1/2 cups water
salt
pepper

Procedure:
1. Slice the tomato and put in a pot, then the fish, put the white part of the spring onion, ginger extract, salt and pepper, cover over low heat and allow to boil and simmer until the fish produce its own juice.
2. After few minutes of simmering the fish in its own juice, increase the heat and add the water then bring to boil.
3. Once boiling finalize the taste then add the spinach and spring onion, simmer until cooked.
4. Serve it hot and enjoy.

Chinese Cabbage with Sardines

Simple but satisfying.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo Chinese cabbage
1 can sardines
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic and onion.
2. Add the sardines and simmer for 3 minutes.
3. Add the Chinese cabbage and simmer for few minutes, stirring occasionally until done.
4. Add  salt and pepper to taste.
5. Serve it hot.

Pork Adobo Fried Rice

Simple way to save your leftover rice and one method of economizing is this way. I enjoyed this food while eating with fresh air near my secret garden :)

Ingredients:
2 cups leftover rice (bahaw)
1/2 cup shredded pork adobo with sauce
3 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon oil
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic then add the pork adobo, stir well, then add  the rice and stir for few minutes.
2. Add pepper and salt if necessary then continue to stir until done.
3. Serve hot with anything you want.
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Sweetened Banana with Raisins

A popular banana dish from Philippines called "minatamis na saging" ( sweetened banana) but I made a twist by adding raisins and it tastes good. Try it.

Ingredients:
4 ripe banana ( peeled)
3/4 cup sugar ( add if necessary)
2 cups water
2 tablespoons raisins


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 almost done.
2. Add the raisins then simmer for a minute.
2. Once cooked increase the heat to high, allowing the brine to almost caramelized. Turn off the heat then serve.

Crab stewed in Coconut Milk

Quick an easy to cook, yet super delicious, for seafood lovers out there, try this easy and quick cooking recipe.

Ingredients:
4 crabs
2 cups coconut milk
salt
ginger
onion

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the crabs, ginger, onion and salt, cover and cook over medium heat allowing to simmer for few minutes until the crabs turned reddish.
2. Add the coconut milk and let simmer until cooked.
3. Serve it with rice.

Fish Cardillo

My father's specialty from Negros, this fish dish is very delicious, you will really like the taste.

Ingredients:
2 slices fried fish
1 medium size tomato
1 bell pepper
1 beaten egg
2 stalks spring onion
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups water


Procedure:
1. In a pot put the water, tomato, salt and peppet and bring to boil.

2. Add the fried fish then simmer simmer for 5 minutes
3. Add the bell pepper and spring onion thenstir in the beaten egg and simmer until cooked.
4. Serve it hot.

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