Sweet Spiced Fried Pork

I love this pork dish because the taste is like a sweet ham.

 Ingredients for 4 servings:
1/2 kilo pork ( slice according to your desired thickness)
1 tablespoon grated ginger
2 tablespoons calamansi or lemon juice
3 cloves garlic ( minced)
salt and pepper to taste
sugar for coating


Procedure:
1. In a mixing bowl combine the meat, ginger, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper then mix well. Set aside for an hour.
2. Coat each piece of the meat with sugar then fry it.
3. Serve it hot.

Roasted Turkey

This delicious and succulent turkey was roasted for 6 hours. I cooked this with love to ensure that the inner part will not be raw, that's why I applied the slow roasting, and the result is amazing! A tender and juicy roasted turkey, beyond compare.

Ingredients:
1 whole turkey ( this one is almost 6 kilos)
1/2 cup oregano flakes
1/2 cup lemon or calamansi juice
1 litre Sprite
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1.Marinate the turkey overnight with Sprite, salt and pepper.
2.Remove from marinade then sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and pepper, massage well then spread evenly the oregano flakes.

3. Roast in a preheated oven at 100C for 4 hours, then after 4 hours increase the temperature to 150C then roast for an hour and a half, then after this increase the temperature to 200 and roast for 20 minutes then turn off the heat.

4. The result is a well cooked,  tender and juicy turkey that is now ready to be served. Enjoy!

If you have a special way of cooking turkey do not hesitate to share it with me.

Creamy Shrimps

Make sure that the rice is enough for everybody when you serve this creamy shrimps because it will surely boost your appetite, the cream made the dish so irresistible .You will crave for more.

Ingredients for 5 servings:
1/2 kilo shrimps
1 onion
1 teaspoon ginger strips
4 cloves garlic
3/4 cup Nestle cream or all purpose cream
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup water
some spring onions

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic, then add the ginger and onion, continue to saute until soften then add water and simmer then add the shrimps and simmer until cooked.
2. Add the cream, spring onion, salt and pepper to taste then simmer for a minute then turn off the heat.
3. Serve it hot.

Orange Glazed Duck

My bestfriend from London shared this recipe. Mouth watering!

Ingredients:
1 whole duck
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon chopped ginger
chili flakes according to your taste


Procedure:
1.Preheat oven to 200C then put the duck in, without basting it for 20 minutes.
2. In a saucepan mix the orange juice, honey, ginger and chili flakes then simmer for few minutes. Remove form heat and this is now ready to be used for basting.
3. After 20 minutes decrease the oven temperature to 180C then remove the duck and brush it with the basting sauce,  continue this process of basting the duck every 15 minutes for an hour and 10 minutes.
4. When cooking is done, serve it with rice.

Contributed by Vince  O'Malley

Ground Pork Omelette

 I have few guests today and this is one of the viands that I prepared for them because this is so economical yet yummy.

Ingredients for 8 servings:
1/4 kilo ground pork
1 onion ( minced)
3 cloves garlic ( minced)
1/2 cup flour
4 eggs
1/2 cup water
salt and pepper to taste.

Procedure:
1.In a big bowl combine all the ingredients and mix well.
2. Spoon a portion and fried in the enough amount of oil until golden brown.
3. Serve it hot.

Note: you can add minced carrots and potatoes for this recipe

Yakisoba ( Pinoy Style)

I love any kind of noodles, regardless of shapes, textures and sizes, but one of my favorite noodle is Yakisoba, because it is firm and easy to prepare.

Ingredients:
1/2 kiloYakisoba ( boiled and drained)
5 crab sticks
1/4 kilo shrimps
1small size onion
4 cloves garlic
1 piece carrot ( strips)
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 cups water
1/4 kilo cabbage
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. In a pan saute garlic and onion then add the shrimps and simmer for a minute then add the water and let simmer.
2. Add the carrots, soy sauce and sugar and simmer for a minute and  add the cabbage, crab sticks, salt and pepper to taste.
3. Add the cooked yakisoba and stir well until fully mixed then turn off the heat.
4. Serve it hot with calamansi.

Leche Flan with Vanilla

 A delicious and aromatic leche flan that's really  smooth and delicious, the scent of the vanilla in every bite is really an appetizer, you will crave for more.

Ingredients:
 1 can  condensed milk ( big size)
 1 can  evaporated milk ( big size)
8 eggyolks
1 1/2 tablespoon vanilla syrup

For caramel:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water


Procedure:
1. Put the water and sugar in the mould then melt it over medium heat until caramelized, then let it cool.
2. Mix well  the condensed and evaporated milk and eggyolks, then pour in the mould with caramel then steam for 1 hour or until done or  to bake it, get a big baking pan then put water in it then put the mould with the leche flan mixture, cover it with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour or until done.
 See pictures of Baked Leche flan to get an idea about baking it. click here
3.When it is cooked, refrigerate before serving.

   

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

A common asparagus and bacon recipe but still a special treat for me. :-).

Ingredients for 4 servings:
12 stalks of asparagus
24 strips of bacon
Oil for frying

Choose a nice bacon

Procedure:
1. Wrap each asparagus with the bacon ( use 2 strips of bacon for each asparagus)

Asparagus

2. Deep fry until golden brown then serve it hot.

Ginisang Sotanghon at Ampalaya

This was my lunch yesterday without rice and it's so yummy and satisfying. I want to eat more :-).

Ingredients for 4 servings:
1/4 kilo pork cut into strips
2 cups sliced bitter melon (ampalaya)
20 grams sotanghon ( Boiled, drained and cut)
4 cloves garlic
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the pork and simmer until cooked.
2. Add the ampalaya and stir over high heat then add beaten egg and stir well then add the cooked sotanghon and mix well.
3. Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer until done.
4. Serve it hot.

Rocky Road No-Bake Cake

I like the rocky road flavor of the ice cream, that's why today I was busy at the kitchen formulating a unique rocky road cake that is no-bake. Simple and easy but very yummy.

Ingredients for 6-8 servings:
1 pack Chocolate chips cookies
2 cups whipped cream ( but it is better if you have more) See link on how to make whipped cream
some chocolate sprinkles
some chocolate syrup
1/4 cup chopped marsmallow


Procedure:
1. Put a whipped cream in each cookies then stack together ( make 3 batches of stacked cookies)

 2. Connect all the cookies to create 1 piece of cookie log.

 3. Add the chopped marshmallow in the remaining whipped cream then mix well and cover the cookies with it.When you are finished covering the cookies with the whipped cream refrigerate it for few hours or overnight.

4. Decorate with chocolate syrup and sprinkles then slice it slantly and serve.

Click link on how to make whipped cream
http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com.br/2013/12/how-to-make-whipped-cream.html