Diet Meal Recipes

Buchi or Butsi

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Filipino Style Recipe: Buchi is another typical Filipino meryenda(mid-afternoon snack). It is usually made up of sticky rice balls filled with sweet red bean paste. Rolled in sesame seeds then deep fried until golden brown.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sweet rice flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup sweet red bean paste
1/2 cup sesame seeds
cooking oil for frying

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine flour, salt and water. Mix well until dough like.

Part 2
1. Divide a dough into small pieces and make a ball shape.
2. Flatten the center of the dough using your thumb and scoop in at least 1 tablespoon of sweet red bean paste.
3. Fill in the center of dough, seal and roll it until the shape is round.
4. Roll the dough over sesame seeds.

Part 3
1. In a pan, heat oil and deep fry the dough for 3 minutes or until golden brown.
2. Drain on paper towel then serve.

Notes:
1. Sweet red bean paste is available in grocery stores. But if you prefer to do it by yourself, here’s the recipe on how to make a sweet red bean paste.

Fiesta Float Graham

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Filipino Style Recipe: Fiesta Float Graham is another variety float graham. It is usually made with a layer of graham crackers, condensed milk, cream and different fruits. This dish is one of the easiest and favorite dessert of Filipinos specially during Holidays.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes(plus draining time)
Good for 5-7 persons

Ingredients:
1 can(850 grams) fruit cocktail(add more fruits if desired)
200 grams graham crackers
50 grams crushed graham crackers
1 big can condensed milk
1 big can all purpose cream

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In the strainer, drain the fruits thoroughly for at least 30 minutes.
2. In bowl, combine all purpose cream and condensed milk. Mix well.

Part 2
1. Prepare a rectangular container.
2. Dip the graham cracker into cold water and arrange a layer at the bottom.
3. Spread a layer of cream mixture.
4. Arrange fruits over cream.
5. Repeat layering using remaining ingredients up to the desired thickness.
6. Add a final layer of cream and fruits mixture then sprinkle with crushed graham crackers on top.
7. Store in refrigerator for 3 hours or overnight. Served cold.

Pinaputok na Tilapia

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Filipino Style Recipe: pinaputok na tilapia is a grilled/fried stuffed fish, popular on every occasion served as finger food(pulutan). Like Grilled Stuffed Milkfish, tilapia comes grilled or fried with onions and tomatoes inside then wrapped with banana leaves or aluminum foil.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 1-2 persons

Ingredients:
1 large tilapia
4 tomatoes, diced
2 onions, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
butter(optional)
banana leaves or aluminum foil for wrapping

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Scale and clean the fish.
2. With a sharp knife, slits the fish both side.
3. Rub the skin with salt. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a bowl, combine tomatoes, onions, salt and pepper. Mix well.
2. Stuff the mixture inside the fish.
3. Grease the banana leaf with butter then wrap the fish tightly.
4. Grill or fry the fish for about 10 minutes each side or until fish is tender.
5. Serve with soy sauce and calamansi.

Gising Gising

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Filipino Style Recipe: gising gising is an easy and simple Filipino dish. It is made up of chopped green beans cooked in shrimp paste and coconut milk. This dish is popular in Bicol region. Like bicol express, gising gising has a spicy and salty taste.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 4-5 servings

Ingredients:
500 grams green beans, sliced into small pieces
300 grams ground pork or pork meat with fat, sliced into small pieces
2 tbsp sauteed shrimp paste(bagoong alamang)
1 cup coconut cream(1st extract)
2 cups coconut milk(2nd extract)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
4-5 pieces red hot chillies(labuyo), sliced into small pieces(optional)

Part 1
1. In a saucepan, cook pork meat until color turns to light brown and start to render oil.
2. Add garlic and onion then saute until translucent.
3. Add shrimp paste and continue sauteing for a minute or until it’s cooked.
4. Pour coconut milk, simmer for 15 minutes or until reduced and thick.
5. Pour coconut cream, green beans and chopped chili, cook for 3 minutes or until tender and crisp.
6. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper then transfer to serving plate then serve.

Chicken Tapa

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Filipino style recipe: chicken tapa or tapang manok is another variety of popular Filipino tapa. Normally we use beef but in this recipe we will use chicken. The chicken meat prepare in thin slices and marinated for an hour then fry until done. Often served with fried rice and egg, together with achara(picked papaya strips).

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes(plus marinating time)
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
500 grams chicken fillet, cut into serving pieces
1/4 cup cooking oil

Marinade:
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper(optional)
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine chicken and all ingredients except cooking oil. Mix well then marinate for at least an hour inside the fridge.

Part 2
2. In a pan, heat cooking oil over low heat. Fry marinated chicken for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
3. Drain and transfer to serving plate. Serve with fried rice.

Seafood Fried Rice Mixed

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Filipino Style Recipe: seafood fried rice mixed is another rice dish. It is mainly made up of leftover rice, stir fried with seafood and scrambled egg.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 10-12 minutes
Good for 4-6 servings

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked rice(preferably leftover)
400 grams prawns, peeled and deveined
200 grams squid, cut into bite sized pieces, boiled
3 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 cup carrot, thinly slice
3 stalks green onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup butter
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan, heat oil and pour egg mixture and scramble until slightly cooked.
2. Transfer to separate plate and set aside.

Part 2
1. In the same pan, melt butter and saute garlic, green onion and carrots.
2. Add shrimp and squid, saute in a minute.
3. Pour soy sauce and sesame oil. Add cooked rice and continue stirring.
4. Add scrambled egg, salt and ground pepper. Mix well until rice is well coated.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
6. Transfer to serving plate and garnish with chopped green onions.

Batchoy

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Filipino Style Recipe: batchoy is another noodle soup dish that usually served specially during rainy season. Normally the miki noodles blanch in boiling water then drain and arrange in a bowl. Top with strips of pork meat and liver then pour with pork broth.Garnish with crushed chicharon, spring onions and toasted garlic.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 5 servings

Ingredients:
500 grams fresh miki noodles

Toppings:
200 grams pork meat
200 grams pork liver
300 grams pork intestines(optional)

Broth:
1 onion, quartered
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon shrimp paste(bagoong)
2 tablespoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
8 cups water

Garnishing:
1 pack pork cracklings(chicharon), crushed
2 tablespoons spring onions, chopped
2 tablespoons garlic, toasted

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, blanch miki noodles in boiling water. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pot, pour water and bring to boil.
2. Add onion, sugar, shrimp paste, salt and pepper. Stir and bring to boil.
3. Add all pork meat and innards and cook for about 20-30 minutes or until tender.
4. Remove the innards and meat from broth. Let it cool then slice int strips.
5. In a bowl, arrange miki noodles and put pork meat and innards on top.
6. Pour enough broth and garnish with crushed chicharon, spring onions and toasted garlic.
7. Serve hot

Sinigang na Ulo ng Salmon

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Filipino Style Recipe: sinigang na ulo ng salmon or salmon head tamarind soup is another simple and easy Filipino dish. This is similar to other sinigang that has a sour broth. Normally the salmon head cooked in a combination of rice washing, onions, tomatoes, vegetables and tamarind which gives a sour taste.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 2-3 persons

Ingredients:
2 pieces salmon head
1 pack sinigang sa sampaloc mix
6 cups water or rice washing
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, sliced
1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced thinly
3 tomatoes, diced
1/2 bunch of string beans(sitaw), cut into 3inch
a bunch of kangkong or pechay
3 tablespoons olive oil
salt or fish sauce to taste
1 teaspoon ground pepper

Procedures:
1. In a pot, heat olive oil and saute garlic, onion, ginger and tomatoes.
2. Add salmon head and pour water. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.
3. Add tamarind juice or sampaloc mix. Simmer for 3 minutes.
4. Add vegetables then season with salt or fish sauce according to taste.
5. Add kangkong and simmer for another 1 minute.
6. Transfer to serving bowl and serve hot.

Notes:
1. You may add other kind of vegetables.

Chicken Steak

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Filipino style recipe: chicken steak or chicken bistek tagalog is normally the chicken marinade and stir fried until tender and garnish with onion rings. This is similar to beef steak and pork steak.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 40 minutes.
Good for 3-4 persons.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken fillet
1 tablespoon calamansi juice
3 gloves garlic, minced
1 onion, sliced in rings
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
3 tablespoons cooking oil

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine chicken, calamansi, garlic, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Marinate for 30 minutes inside the fridge.

Part 2
2. In a pan, heat cooking oil over medium heat. Lighty fry the onion rings. Remove from pan and drain. Set aside

Part 3.
3. In the same pan, Add the marinated chicken, stir-fry until tender and start to sizzle.
4. Transfer to a serving platter including the oil and sauce.
5. Garnish with onion rings.
6. Serve hot and enjoy!

Nilasing na Hipon

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Filipino Style Recipe: nilasing na hipon is a simple but tasty shrimp dish, the shrimps marinated in wine or liquor then sauteed in butter with onion and pepper.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 5-7 minutes

Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
500 grams prawns
1 onion chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups white wine(you may also use sake, tequila, gin, vodka or beer)
salt and pepper to taste
4 tablespoon olive oil

2 red hot chili(siling labuyo),chopped(optional)
1 tablespoon rosemary(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine 1 tablespoon olive oil, wine, rosemary, salt and pepper. Marinate shrimps for 1 hour.
2. Drain on paper towel.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat olive oil and melt butter.
2. Saute onion, bell pepper and red chili.
3. Add shrimps and stir fry for 3-5 minutes. Drain on paper towel.
4. Serve with spicy vinegar.