Meatballs with Ham and Cheese

I copied my embutido recipe and made it into meatballs then I stuffed it with ham and cheese. Awesome!

Ingredients:
1/2 kilos ground pork
1/2 cup raisins
1 big carrot (minced)
1 big potato (minced)
1 onion ( minced)
5 cloves garlic (minced)
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste
extra bread crumbs for breading

 filling:
cheddar cheese (diced)
sweet ham (diced)

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

2. Form into balls and insert in the cheese and ham then seal it by pressing and rolling the meatballs with your palms.

3.Roll over the bread crumbs then deep fry until golden brown.

4. Serve it hot and enjoy.

Orange Juice and Its Health Benefits

The most common juice that's available at the market either canned, bottled, or freshly squeezed. Popular for its high Vitamin C content, that's one of the reasons why I love this juice so much. Delicious and nutritious and available all year round. I read some information about the orange juice and here is what I can share.

This chart below is the nutritional value of an 8 ounces orange juice.

To obtain an 8 ounces juice we need 4 medium size oranges, slice into halves and press it in the juice extractor.

Following are some of its health benefits:

Decreases Bad Cholesterol Levels
Regular orange juice consumption may decrease low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in patients with high cholesterol, suggests a study published in the October 2010 issue of the “Nutrition Research.” However, the mechanism behind this blood cholesterol level improvement is still unclear. Further studies and clinical trials are necessary to further establish this fact.

Protects Against Inflammation
The intake of glucose and high-fat meals induces the development of inflammatory reactions within the body. Inflammatory reactions lead to the development of increased insulin resistance, a common cause of Type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis, the hardening of blood vessel walls due to fat deposition. As mentioned in a study published in the April 2010 “The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,” the intake of orange juice, together with a high-carbohydrate, high-fat meal, prevents the occurrence of inflammation within the body, making it a good preventive measure against the development of insulin resistance and atherosclerosis.


Read more by visiting the link- Health Benefits of orange juice

Simple Beef Mami

This is the simple way of preparing beef mami. I hope you will try this recipe and let me know.

Ingredients for 6-8 servings:
1/2 kilo egg noodles or pancit ( blanched and set aside)
400 grams beef
1 onion
1 teaspoon peppercorn ( pamintang buo)
salt to taste
10 cloves garlic ( crushed and toasted for toppings)
1 cup minced spring onion ( for toppings)
4 hard boiled eggs ( cut into halves for toppings)
3 liters water
ground pepper


Procedure:
1. In a pot, put the water, beef, onion, and black pepper then then let it boil until the meat is tender.
2. Add salt to taste then continue to simmer then get some beef and slice it for toppings.
3. In a serving bowl arrange the noodles, egg, garlic, spring onion, and beef then pour the simmering soup.

4. Serve immediately and you can sprinkle ground pepper or any condiments and spices that you like for a more exciting taste :-).

You might like this:
Special Beef Mami

Mely's Kitchen Macaroni Salad

Enjoy this macaroni salad from Mely's kitchen, economical yet yummy.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo macaroni ( cook according to its packaging procedure)
1 apple ( diced)
1 cup raisins
1 cup corn kernel
1 cup Pineapple
2 cups condensed milk
3 cups Nestle cream
1 cup diced cheese

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients and mix well, then refrigerate for few hours.
2. Serve and enjoy!

Bulcaching

During my college days ( Davao City)I remembered one eatery near my school where my friends and I used to eat because of their dish which they called "BULCACHING" the soup is really addicting, it is a combination of  beef shank and ox feet cooked until it i very tender, one of the food server said it's a combination of bulalo and balbacua, I am craving for that soup that's why I tried cooking it and wow gotcha! Yummy! You can try it too and see it for yourself.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo beef shank
1/2 kilo ox feet ( paa ng baka)
1 onion
thumb size ginger ( crushed)
1 teaspoon whole black pepper
1/2 kilo Chinese cabbage or petsay
1/4 cup fish sauce ( patis)
water ( enough to make the meat tender and soupy)
chili ( siling haba)
Spring onion as needed
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. In a pressure cooker put the onion, black pepper, ginger, fish sauce, chili, ox feet and beef shanks, then turn on the stove to medium heat and wait until it starts to simmer. Let simmer until the pinkish color of the meat is gone then mix well and simmer again for another 5 minutes.
2. after this process increase the heat then add the water and simmer  for 30 minutes (pressure cooker) or if pressure cooker is not available simmer it for 90 minutes or until tender.
3. When the meat is tender add the Chinese cabbage, spring onion, salt and pepper then simmer for a minute and turn off the heat.
4. Serve it hot.

Cheesy Spaghetti

 This is an all time favorite of my family, the cheesy flavor will make you ask for more. Try this recipe even if you do not like spaghetti I believed you will find this palatable when you taste it.

Ingredients for 6 servings
1/2 kilo spaghetti ( cooked according to its packaging procedure)
4 cloves garlic
1 onion
1/4 kilo ground beef
2  cups tomato sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup Nestle Cream
1 cup grated cheese
pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the ground beef and simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat.
2. Add the tomato sauce, sugar, and ground pepper then simmer for few  minutes
3. Add the Nestle cream and cheese then simmer until the cheese is melted then add the spaghetti and mix well.
4. Put in a serving plate then serve or you can  top with extra cheese before serving.

Prawns with Oyster Sauce

 This is simple and easy to prepare, but the oyster sauce made this dish so scrumptious. "Extra rice please " that's what we've said while eating this. :-)

Ingedients:
1/2 kilo prawn
1 onion
2 tomatoes
3 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
ground pepper to taste
some spring onion

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic, onion and tomatoes then add the prawns and stir until it turned dark oranged.
2. Add the oyster sauce, ground pepper and spring onion then simmer until cooked.
3. Serve it and do not forget to smile :-).

Fried Roe

 Roe or hard roe is the fully ripe internal egg masses in the ovaries, or the released external egg masses of fish and certain marine animals, such as shrimp, scallop and sea urchins. As a seafood, roe is used both as a cooked ingredient in many dishes and as a raw ingredient. The roe of marine animals, such as the roe of lumpsucker, hake and salmon, is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids.
Info from  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe

Today there are lots of roe at the market which is very fresh, so I bought some, since it's been a long time that I don't have it. I cooked it simply by just frying it.

Ingredients:
1/4 kilo roe
1 tablespoon lemon or calamansi juice
salt and pepper to taste
oil for frying

English = Roe
Tagalog= itlog ng isda
Visayan- bihod

Procedure:
1. Slice the roe into bite sizes then sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
2. Heat the oil then fry it until cooked.

3. Serve it with rice and enjoy!

Pork Chop Sinigang

Sinigang is one of the best Filipino recipes. The taste is distinctively delicious and the vegetables in it goes perfectly with the soup’s flavor. This is the dish that is number 1 in my list because the flavor is just perfect!

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork chop
1/4 kilo okra
1 onion ( sliced)
2 tomatoes ( sliced)
1 bunch swamp cabbage ( Kangkong)
8 cups water (add if necesssary
some cayenne pepper ( siling haba)
salt to taste
3/4 cup tamarind extract ( Boil 1/4 kilo of tamarind with 1 1/4 cup water then extract it)


Procedure:
1. In a pot,  put the pork chop, onion and tomatoes then allow to simmer for few minutes .
2. Add the water and bring to a boil, then simmer until the meat is tender.
3. Increase the heat then add the okra and simmer until almost cook.
4. Add the kangkong and chili then simmer until cooked.
5. Add the tamarind extract and salt to taste.
6. Serve it hot.

Pork and Beans

I loved pork and beans when I was a kid, so today I gave it a try to cook pork and beans and it's really delicious. I am smiling while eating this good dish while remembering my childhood memories eating this with my childhood friends. Try this recipe, it's better than canned ones.

Ingredients for 10 servings:
1/2 kilo Speckled or kidney beans
1/2 kilo pork ( any part that you like to use)
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste
water

Procedure:
1. Put the beans and water in a pan then boil until really tender. Make sure that the water 6 inches  above  the level of the beans. You can add water if necessary. When the beans are tender set aside.
2. Saute the garlic and onion then add the pork and simmer until cooked.
3. Add the beans, salt and pepper then simmer until the texture is perfect.
4. Serve it hot.