Baked Mussels

Make this baked mussels the center of attraction  at your dining table, easy to prepare but looked special and delicious, that will surely capture the eyes of the diners. Try it.

Ingredients for 3 servings:
12 pieces green  mussels ( tahong) Cleaned and boiled ready in half shell
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup thick cream or all purpose cream
1 teaspoon minced carrots
1 teaspoon minced red bell pepper
1/2 cup grated quick melting cheese
ground pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Combine the cheddar cheese, cream cheese, all purpose cream, carrots, bell pepper and ground pepper,mix very well, then put the mixture on top of every mussel meat in a shell.

2. Preheat the oven at 180C, sprinkle grated quick melt cheese on top of each mussels then bake for 15 minutes or until done.

3. Serve it hot.

Singkamas na may Bagoong

A succulent turnip or jicama partnered with shrimp paste is a nice treat for me, this is also sold as street food in some cities in the Philippines together with green mangoes. The vendors put the slices of turnips (singkamas) on the skewer and spread a shrimp paste on it.

 This is easy to prepare, just wash the turnips properly then remove the skin and slice to your desired size put some shrimp paste then serve and enjoy. :-)

Tapioca Corn Salad

I was invited for a restaurant opening, so I prepared this for a dessert, feedbacks from the people were overwhelming, thanks be to God. This salad is creamy and just right to satisfy your sweets craving after a good meal. Try this recipe and you will not regret :-).

Ingredients for 12 servings:
1/2 kilo tapioca pearl
2 cups corn kernel
2 cups Nestle cream or all purpose cream
1 1/2 cup condensed milk



Procedure:
1. Cook the tapioca pearl then drain and wash it with running water then set aside for few minutes allowing the water to be drained fully.

2. Combine all the ingredients then refrigerate.

3. Serve with a smile :-).

Rellenong Talong

Relleno means stuffed, and in the Philippines there are different kinds of relleno and here is one kind of relleno that I liked. The rellenong talong ( stuffed eggplant).

Ingredients:
2 big eggplants
2 hot dog ( I used vegetarian hotdog for this) optional
2 eggs beaten
1/4 cup ground beef or pork
1/2 cup flour
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Boil the eggplants until soft, then let cool and remove the skin then flatten and set aside.
2. Combine the eggs, flour, salt and pepper then mix well until the batter is fine, soak the eggplant in the batter, press to absorb the flavor.Make a space in the middle of the eggplant then put the hot dog, ground meat and onion, then flip both sides to cover the stuffs.

3. Fry until done then serve it hot.

Bagoong Alamang Sawsawan

One of the common dipping sauces ( sawsawan) of Filipinos is the shrimp paste ( bagoong alamang) with calamansi. Shrimp paste is made from shrimplets that has been fermented, it has a strong odor but a nice appetizer. It goes well with fried fish, meat, steamed vegetables, etc.
Have you tried this before?

Mely's kitchen Pork Binagoongan

 Try the Mely's kitchen version of pork binagoongan, mmmmm really yummy. Frying the pork first makes the taste more delicious because it is crispy outside and juicy inside. Try it and let me know.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
1/2 kilo pork belly
2 tablespoons shrimp paste ( be careful with the saltiness of the bagoong that you are going to use)
3 cloves garlic
1/4 cup lemon or calamansi juice
1 onion
1/4 cup water
some chilli pepper


Procedure:
1.Combine the lemon juice and pork then fry it until golden brown.Set aside.

Fried pork belly

2.Saute the garlic, onion and chilli pepper, then add the shrimp paste and continue to saute for a minute.
3. Add the fried pork then simmer for 2 minutes then add the water and let simmer for few minutes.
4. Serve hot with rice.

Daing na Bangus

Daing na Bangus ( marinated milkfish) is the most popular dish for milkfish in the Philippines, it tastes so good specially if your marinade is strong and tasty.

Ingredients:
3 regular size milkfish ( cleaned)
1/2 cup vinegar or calamansi juice
1 head garlic ( crushes)
1/4 teaspoon crushed  black pepper
1/4 teaspoon peppercorn
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients and mix well then let it stand for an hour.

 

 2. After marinating it,  fry until golden brown.

 3. Serve hot with rice and enjoy :-).