How To Make Homemade Tocino

Try this recipe and let me know.

Ingredients:
1 kilo either pork, beef or chicken ( just choose the part that you like to use)
2 cups sprite
1/2 cup ketchup ( to add color)
3 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup pineapple juice
3 tablespoons calamansi or lemon Juice
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tablespoon Lea and Perrins
3 teaspoon soy sauce
 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste


Procedure:
1. Slice the pork and marinate with all the ingredients, overnight or at least 4 hours.

2. In a pan or wok put the meat and the marinating sauce then cook over medium heat, continue to simmer until the sauce dries out.
3. When the sauce dries out put an oil that is enough to fry the meat.

 4. After frying serve it with rice, or a combination of fried rice and fried egg for a delicious TOSILOG :-)

Sarciadong Dalagang Bukid

Yellow tail fusilier or dalagang bukid is a kind of fish known for its tangy and delicious taste. This dish made the dalagang bukid even yummier. My mom and sisters who ate this gave me thumbs up. I hope you will try this recipe.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo dalagang bukid
2 med. size tomatoes (sliced)
1 med. size onion (sliced)
3 cloves garlic ( minced)
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs( beaten)
2 cups water (add if needed)
Spring onion
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic, onion and tomatoes until soften.
2. Add the water and bring to a boil when boiling, add the fried fish, salt and pepper to taste, then simmer for few minutes.
3. Add the beaten eggs, stirring constantly so that it will be distributed evenly, then add the spring onion and simmer until done.
4. Serve it hot.

Sinabawang Danggit

Rabbitfish (Danggit) is a nice fish for, soup, paksiw, fried and many more, smaller rabbitfish are best for drying. The regular size like the one that I cooked today is good for soup, this is my father's favorite and I learned to cook it from him. Very tasty, a bit of sweet and creamy taste is the soup will surely boost your appetite. Try it.

Ingredients:
1 kilo Danggit
3 cups water
1 cup malunggay
1 tomato
1 onion
chili finger ( siling haba)
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the water, onion and tomato then bring to a boil, when boiling add the danggit and simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Add chili finger, salt and pepper to taste then simmer for a minute and turn off the heat.
3. Add the malunggay, stir and leave for a minute then serve it hot.

Fried Frog

Rainy days are here again, edible frogs are everywhere :-). My brother (Edward) caught frogs last night and he gave me some. I fried it, yummy! Lami!

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo cleaned frog
4 calamansi or 1 big lime
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients and marinate for an hour.
2. Deep fry until golden brown.
3. Serve with a smile :-)

Kambing Sinigang

One of the best meat according to my family is the goat's meat, because its not too fatty and the taste is excellent. Aside from goat caldereta, goat sinigang is the next favorite in our list. It's yummy and addictive.

Ingredients:
4 goats feet ( Cut according to your desired size)
1 onion
thumb size ginger ( crushed)
2 stalks lemon grass
water ( level the water with meat then add if needed)
chili finger ( siling haba)
1 pack small sinigang mix or according to your taste
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. In a pot, put the water, ginger, lemon grass, onion and goat's meat then cook over medium heat, boil until the meat is tender.
2. Add the sinigang mix, salt and pepper then simmer until done.
3. Add the chili and serve hot.

Pork Liver Afritada

Liver provides macronutrients you need for energy and tissue maintenance, including protein and fat. It also comes loaded with vitamins and minerals, with a single serving providing your entire recommended daily intake of some nutrients. While it can boost your health and fight nutrient deficiencies, consuming large servings of pork liver might increase your risk of an accidental nutrient overdose, so you should consume it in moderation.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo pork liver
3 medium size potatoes ( sliced to your desired size)
2 carrots (sliced to your desired size)
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
1 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup water
1 teaspoon cornstarch
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the liver and continue to saute for a minute.
2. Add the carrots, potatoes, tomato paste and  soy sauce, give a good stir and simmer for 5 minutes while stirring once in  a while.

3. Add water, salt and pepper to taste then simmer until fully cooked, then thicken with cornstarch.
4. Serve it hot.

Sinabawang Ulo ng Tuna

I was tempted to cook this because while I am at the market this morning, the vendor of this is a very good one and was able to convinced me to buy this. I'm glad that I bought it, the soup is yummy, I am the one who ate the eye, that's extra yummy for me. Have you eaten tuna's eye before?

Ingredients:
1 kilo sliced Tuna head
3 cups water ( add if needed)
2 tablespoons fish sauce (optional)
1 onion
1 teaspoon ginger strips
1/4 kilo Chinese cabbage or any green leafy vegetables for soup
some chili fingers
salt to taste

Sliced Tuna Head

Procedure:
1. Saute the ginger and onion then put the tuna head and fish sauce then simmer for 2 minutes then add the water and bring to a boil, when boiling reduce the heat and simmer until the fish is fully cooked.
2. Increase the heat to high then add the Chinese cabbage, chili and salt to taste then simmer for a minute, turn off the heat.
3. Serve it hot and enjoy.

Easy Pork Sisig

A recipe shared by a loving father of 2 kids, Mr. Orville Pañares. What I liked about this recipe, is the simple and easy way of doing it, good for all the beginners in cooking to follow. Thank you Mr. Pañares for sharing this.

Ingredients: 

1/4 kl. pork face (maskara) 

1/4 kl. pork ears 

6 cloves garlic (chopped) 

2 med. size red onion (chopped) 

3 pcs. thumb size ginger (crushed)

 1 small can liver spread
1 litre water ( add if needed)

mayonaise

 kalamansi

Procedure:

1. Saute half of the onion and garlic, together with all the ginger. 

2. Add the pork face and ears. lightly brown to extract flavors. 

3. Add the water, bring to boil then simmer till the meat is tender. 

4. Remove meat from water, then cut into small pieces. 

5. Heat ample amount of oil in a pan, pan fry sliced meats to add crisp to the meat. drain excess oil after frying. 

6. Saute remaining garlic and onions together with the meat. (optional: add chopped chili finger if desired) 

7. Add in the liver spread, mix well then serve while hot. (option: may use sizzling plate if available). 

8. Drizzle mayonaise on top and kalamansi on the side then serve.


Contributed by: Mr. Orville Pañares

Boiled Eggplant Salad

This is very easy to prepare by just boiling the eggplants and mix all the ingredients. I made this today because we will go to the river for a picnic, this is perfect with the grilled pork and fish that we have.

Ingredients:
4 eggplants
1 onion (diced)
2 tomatoes (diced)
3 tablespoons vinegar
1/4 teaspoon sugar (optional)
salt and pepper to taste

Boiled eggplants

Procedure:
1. Boil the eggplant and dice, then combine all the ingredients:
2. Serve and enjoy.

Sago and Gelatine Salad

Enjoy this affordable yet delicious salad. Both kids and adults will surely enjoy this treat.

Ingredients:
1/4 kilo white small sago ( cook the sago then drain)
10 grams red gelatine powder (cooked and diced)
10 grams white gelatine powder (cooked and diced)
1 1/2 cup condensed milk
250 ml Nestle cream
1 small can evaporated milk

Procedure :
1. Combine all the ingredients then refrigerate.
2. Refrigerate before serving.