Baked Embutido

Embutido is one of the most popular food in the Philiipines, this is Filipino's version of American meatloaf. It is very tasty and we considered it a  special dish for gatherings. I made for lots of guests so if you want to make just for few persons just adjust the ingredients.Try this and enjoy.


Ingredients for 50-60 servings:
1 1/2 kilos ground pork
1 cup raisins
3/4 cup green peas
2 carrots (minced)
3 potatoes (minced)
2 onions ( minced)
1 head garlic (minced)
1 cup bread crumbs
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1 cup ketchup
salt to taste

for filling:
5 hard boiled eggs (sliced)
10 pieces hotdog

Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients except - for filling.

2. Divide the mixture into 5 then place it in an aluminum foil and flatten it. Put the  hotdog & sliced boiled eggs in the middle of the flat meat mixture. Roll the mixture until it covers the filling then locked the foil tightly.

3. Put 2 cups of water in a baking pan then put foil then put the embutido and cover it with another foil and bake it for 40-60 minutes at 220 C. (Preheat the oven)

4. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before slicing it, then serve.

Note: Slice it when it is already cold for best result.
If oven is not available, of course you can steam this.

Caramelized Banana with Cheese

Simply yummy!

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo banana ( any cooking banana, but saba is the best if it is available in your place)
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon butter
1/2  cup shredded Muzarella cheese

Procedure:
1. Slice the banana to your desired size then fried it. Set aside.
2. Caramelized the sugar and butter.
3. When it is done pour over the banana, then top it with shredded cheese then serve.

Here is the link for the caramelized banana step by step photo
http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com.br/2013/01/caramelized-banana.html

Health Benefits of Garlic

HEALTH BENEFITS

                One of the most common ingredients in cooking is garlic. Awarded as the "Wonder Drug Among All Herbs", garlic is used to reduce high blood pressure and other heart related problems such as atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries.) It could prevent many types of cancer including colon cancer, rectal cancer, and stomach cancer. Garlic also builds the immune system preventing and treating bacterial and fungal infections. 

HOW TO PLANT:

                Garlic is an herb and is very easy to grow. It is perfect for kitchen garden and you can raise your own supply the whole year round. But in areas with 4 seasons, garlic is best grown in the fall.

Here are the easy steps:

                1. Pick a variety that you want to grow. I suggest you choose the native small ones because they're more aromatic and flavorful than those big varieties.

                2. Plant garlic cloves 8 inches apart, about 3 inches deep in a loose, very fertile soil. Water only if the soil gets dry. You will begin to see the shoots sprouting within a couple of weeks.

                3. When several of the lower leaves start to turn brown then that's the time to harvest. Gently pull out the whole plant to see the bulb. Store the garlic heads in a cool, dry place.

Contributed by the best gardener: Arcon Agbuya

Hot and Spicy Seafood

 If you love hot and spicy flavor, then you must try this recipe.

Ingredients:
3 crabs
1/4 kilo shrimps
1/2 kilo clams
1/2 cup Chili Sauce ( I used my homemade chili sauce)
4 cloves garlic
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste

seafood

Procedure:
1. Saute garlic and onion then add the seafood and stir until the color changed.
2. Add the chili sauce and simmer for 2 minutes then stir.

3. Add salt and pepper to taste then stir and cover until cooked.

4. Serve it hot.

Click the link for the chili sauce recipe.
 http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com.br/2013/11/how-to-make-chili-sauce.html

Tortang Talong With Giniling

I love the eggplant omelette without meat, but my companions  requested an eggplant omelette that's meaty, so I made this for them.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo eggplant

1/2 cup ground beef or pork

3 eggs

3/4 cup flour

1/4 cup water

salt and pepper tot taste

Procedure:

1. Boil the eggplants until cooked then peel it and flatten. Set aside.

2. Combine the eggs, flour, ground meat, water, salt and pepper, mix well until fully combined and smooth.

3. Put the eggplant and coat well with the batter and fry both sides until fully cooked.

 

4. Serve hot and enjoy.

Shrimp with Sprite

Simple and easy to prepare shrimp dish. The blending of the flavors from all the ingredients are perfect, so try this recipe and enjoy a good meal with your family.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo shrimps ( wash thoroughly)
1/2 cup Sprite softdrink
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
Salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the shrimps then simmer for 2 minutes.
2. Add the Sprite and simmer, stirring occasionally for 3 minutes then increase the heat to make the liquid almost evaporate.
3. Add salt and pepper to taste then simmer for few seconds and turn off the heat.
4.Serve it hot.

Fresh Vegetables Salad

A nutritious salad for the whole family.

Ingredients:
1 bunch lettuce ( Washed and sliced)
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 cup sliced cabbage
2 tomatoes ( sliced)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients and mix well.
2. Serve with a smile :-).

How to make Sampaloc Candy

My favorite candy when I was a kid, my friends and I loved this during our school recess, together with some snack items. Today, when I saw the tamarind at the market, I remembered those old days and made some for myself. Yummy!
Ingredients:
1 cup ripe tamarind/sampaloc
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
pinch of salt

Sampaloc

Procedure:
1. Prepare the tamarind by removing the pulp from its pods then put in a cooking pan together with all the ingredients.

2.Bring to a boil, once it is boiling lower the heat and simmer it until the texture is sticky and smooth.

3. When it is already chewy in texture remove from heat and allow to cool before forming it into balls.

4. Form into balls and roll over the sugar. Keep in an air tight container, and serve it anytime you want it.

Pork Steak

Simple pork dish that will surely capture your taste buds. Yummy!

Ingredients for 5 servings:
1/2 kilo pork ( tender loin is the best)
1/2 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons lemon or calamansi juice
salt and pepper to taste
2 big onion ( cut into rings)

Procedure:
1. Marinate the pork with the soy sauce, lemon juice, salt and pepper for few hours.
2. Saute the onion then add the marinated pork and simmer , stirring occasionally until cooked.
3. Serve it hot.

Salad Overload

I combined all my favorite base salad ingredients, tapioca pearls, buko (young coconut) and macaroni added with  fruit cocktail and other salad ingredients. Overloaded with yumminess!

Ingredients for 20 servings:
1/2 kilo Tapioca pearls ( cooked and drained)
1/2 kilo macaroni ( cooked according to its packaging procedure)
3 pieces young coconut (only scraped meat)
1 can Fruit cocktail (380 grams)
500 ml Nestle All purpose cream (2 tetra packs)
1 1/2 cans big condensed milk (585 grams)
1 can evaporated milk (370 ml)
2 cups  any color nata de coco

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients then refrigerate for few hours.
2. Serve with a smile :-).