Simple Sisig

One of the most popular pork dishes in the Philippines, some considered it exotic because it's made of pork's innards, face, ears, etc. Originated in Pampanga but it's not only Kapampangans who loved this, it is also loved by most Filipinos across the country.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
1/2 kilo of pork's ear and cheeks
1/4 kilo pork liver ( small diced or chopped)
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
5 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons calamansi or lemon juice
1 small bell pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon minced ginger
spring onion for garnishing
salt to taste
1 egg ( optional)

Procedure:
1. Boil the pork's ear and cheek until tender, then grilled ( if you cant grilled it it's ok) and chopped.
2. Saute the ginger and garlic then the onion, then add the bell pepper and liver then simmer for a minute.

3. Add the the chopped pork's ear and cheek, soy sauce, lemon juice, and ground pepper then mix well and simmer for few minutes, add salt if necessary.
4. Continue to simmer until done, then put the egg at the center and garnish with spring onion, you can chopped some chili pepper and put it before serving. Enjoy!

Sinigang na Manok na may mustasa

I always wanted to have a delicious soup while eating during rainy days, and one of the yummiest soup is the sinigang soup ( tamarind based soup). You can use any kind of meat for this soup, and I used chicken for this recipe together with the mustard leaves, so yummy!

 Ingredients for 5 servings:
1/2 kilo chicken
1 bunch of mustard leaves (mustasa)
thumb size ginger
1 onion
6 cups water
1 small pack sinigang mix ( Tamarind powder)

 Procedure:
1.Saute the ginger then onion.
2. Add the chicken and braise for a while then add the water.
3. Bring to a boil stirring occasionally until the chicken meat is cooked.
4. Add the mustard leaves (mustasa) then simmer for a minute
5. Add  the sinigang mix then simmer until done.
6. Serve hot with rice and do not forget to smile ;-).

Puto Maya

This is a simple way of cooking puto maya, the original way of cooking this is more difficult but the taste is just the same with this version, I made this as simple as I can without jeopardizing the original taste. Try this and see it for yourself.

Ingredients for 4-5 servings:
2 cups violet glutinous rice ( tapol)
2 1/2 cups coconut milk
thumb size ginger ( crushed)
pinch of salt
1/4 cup sugar

Procedure:
1. Wash and drain the rice then put in a cooking pot together with the ginger and coconut milk. Let  boil then simmer until cooked like a normal rice.
2.Once cooked, wrapped with wilted banana leaves in a triangular shape, then serve with sugar, to make it more special you can serve it with mango. Some also like it with hot chocolate.

Puto Cheese

I love puto since I was young, and now I am glad that I can make it by myself . I thought it's difficult to do but I was wrong, because it is easy and ingredients are not hard to find. Have fun making it.

Ingredients for 6 servings:
2 cups all purpose  flour
pinch of  salt
1 1/2  tablespoon  baking powder
3/4 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups fresh milk
200 grams  cheese
1/2 cup grated coconut (optional)

Procedure:
1. Sift the first four ingredients then add the milk and combine well until fully mixed.
2. Pour in  the molders around 3/4 full because as the puto are cooking it will rise and expand.
3. Steam for 10 minutes or until done, then put the cheese and continue to steam until melted, then remove from the steamer and allow to cool, before unmolding it.
4. Serve it plain or sprinkle with shredded coconut.

Fried Rice with Lechon Kawali

I prepared this food when I was hungry after my window shopping galore :-) There's leftover rice in the pot so crushed 2 cloves of garlic then saute it and then I squeezed a cup of leftover rice and add into the sauted garlic, stirred it until done and sprinkled with salt and pepper to taste. Put the rice in a platter, add some chopped lechon kawali and tomatoes, abra cadabra th meal is ready. Let's eat!

For the lechon kawali I used 150 grams pork belly.
 ( click here for lechon kawali recipe ).

Orange Chicken Wings

Saucy chicken wings recipe with a natural orange juice blended with other condiments, making this dish delicious. The aroma of the toasted sesame seeds made this dish more enticing. Try it.

Ingredients for 5 servings
1/2 kilo chicken wings
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoons soy sauce
3/4 tablespoon cornstarch, dissolved in 2 tablespoon water
Salt and pepper to taste
a pinch of chili flakes ( if you want)
toasted sesame seeds ( optional)

Procedure:
1. Fried the chicken until brownish then set aside.
2. In a pan saute the garlic then add the water and vinegar then simmer.
3. Add the orange juice, sugar, and soy sauce then simmer , stir in the dissolve corn starch to thicken the sauce.
4. Add the fried chicken wings and simmer for few minutes to coat it with the sauce, add salt and pepper to taste.
5. Turn off the heat, sprinkle with sesame seeds then serve.

Suman Malagkit

Re-cooked October 24, 2014

Suman is a  delicious Filipino Dainty that is very popular in the Philippines, there are different types of suman and the ingredients varies from each type. This one is the common suman malagkit, delicious and can be served anytime.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
2 cups glutinous rice ( malagkit)
1 1/2 cup coconut milk
pinch of salt
wilted banana leaves

Procedure:
1. Combine the first three ingredients and leave it for 4 hours.
2. After 4 hours, we are now ready to wrap it with banana leaves. Scoop 1 1/2 tablespoon of the rice then wrap properly with banana leaves by rolling it several times.

3. Do the same process until you finish wrapping the rice. After wrapping it, tie them by pairs and put in a pot with enough water and cook for 80 minutes or until done.
4. Serve anytime you want it.