Low Budget Meal Recipes

Garlic Cream Dory

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Ingredients:
500 grams cream dory, sliced
1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced
salt and pepper to taste
1 bulb garlic, minced
chopped spring onions for garnishing

Sauce:
3 tablespoons light soy sauce
2 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon sesame oil

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Rub the fish with salt and pepper.
2. In a steamer, line with parchment paper so the fish won’t stick to the bottom.
3. Arrange fish then top with ginger then steam for 10 minutes or until cooked.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil then saute garlic until light brown. Remove and set aside.

Part 3
1. In a sauce pan, combine the sauce ingredients then bring to boil and simmer until almost thicken. Turn off the heat.

Part 4
1. In a serving plate, arrange fish then pour the sauce on top then garnish with toasted garlic and spring onions. Serve with steamed rice.

Broccoli Flower with Toasted Garlic

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Ingredients:
1 medium-sized broccoli flower, cut into serving pieces
1 head garlic, minced
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2/3 cup chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch (dissolved in 1/4 cup water)
a dash of dried chili flakes (optional)
sugar, salt and pepper to taste.
2 teaspoons sesame oil

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil then saute garlic until light brown. Remove and set aside.
2. In a same pan, add broccoli, chili flakes, chicken stock and oyster sauce then adjust seasoning according to taste.
3. Simmer for 2 minutes then transfer to serving plate.
4. Top with toasted garlic. Serve immediately.

Kangkong Gising Gising

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Ingredients:
2 bunch of kangkong(water spinach), cut into small pieces
250 grams pork belly, cut into small pieces
1 tablespoon sauteed shrimp paste(bagoong alamang)
1 cup coconut cream (1st extract)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 thumb-sized ginger, julienned
1 tomato, chopped (optional)
3 pieces red hot chillies(labuyo), sliced into small pieces
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Procedures:
1. In a sauce pan, heat oil then saute garlic, onion, ginger and tomatoes.
2. Add shrimp paste then continue sauteing for a minute or until it’s cooked.
3. Add pork then stir cook until tender.
4. Pour coconut cream then bring to boil over low heat.
5. Add kangkong stalks and chopped chili, cook for 3 minutes or until tender and crisp.
6. Adjust seasoning according to taste then cook until the sauce is reduced and thick. Add kangkong leaves then gently stir.
7. Remove from heat then transfer to serving plate. Serve and enjoy!

Ginisang Black Eyed Beans

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Ingredients:
1 cup black eyed beans
250 grams pork belly, sliced
5 cups water
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 bunch ampalaya leaves or malunggay leaves
1 pork cube
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup pork rind(chicharon), crushed

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Soak beans in water for 1-2 hours or overnight before boiling.
2. In a pot, boil water and add beans, simmer for 30 to 45 minutes or until beans is cooked.

Part 2
1. In a saucepan, cook pork until color turns to light brown and start to render oil.
2. Add garlic, onions and tomatoes, saute until it’s cooked.
3. Pour in boiled beans, broth and pork cube. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Bring to boil and simmer until slightly thick.
5. Add ampalaya leaves and pork rind. Cover and remove from heat. Serve.

Milkfish in Tamarind Soup

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Ingredients:
1 medium-sized milk fish(bangus), cut in about 4-5 slices
6 tamarind(sampaloc) or 1 pack(22grams) sampaloc mix
6 cups water or rice washing
3 pieces tomatoes, quartered
1 onion, chopped
1 bundle kangkong leaves or sweet potato leaves
1 cup string beans(sitaw), cut into 2 inches long
2 pieces green pepper(siling haba)
Salt or Fish Sauce(patis) to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, pour water and add onion and tomatoes. Bring to boil.
2. Add milk fish, cook and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Add tamarind juice or sampaloc mix. Simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Add green chili, string beans then kangkong leaves.
6. Season with salt or fish sauce according to taste.
7. Serve hot.

Notes:
If using tamarind instead of sinigang mix, here’s the procedure:
1. Boil tamarind until soften.
2. Pound and extract the juices.

Chicken Salpicao

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Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken fillet, cut into bite size
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1 small can sliced mushrooms, drained
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons olive oil
chopped spring onions for garnishing

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine chicken, soy sauce, oyster sauce, worceshire sauce and ground pepper. Marinate for an hour.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat olive oil and toast the garlic until colors turn to golden brown and crispy. Remove from the pan and set aside.
2. In a same pan, stir fry mushrooms until light brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Part 3
1. In the same pan, melt butter then cook chicken for 20-30 minutes or until light brown.
2. Put back mushrooms then adjust seasoning according to taste.
3. Cook until it turned into an oily thick sauce.

Part 4.
1. Transfer into serving plate then sprinkle with toasted garlic and spring onions. Serve.

Button Mushroom in Coconut Milk

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Ingredients:
400 grams button mushrooms, whole
1 cup coconut cream
4 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 gloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
parsley or spring onions for garnishing(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic and mushrooms until lightly browned.
2. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Pour vinegar and simmer for 1 minutes.
4. Add coconut cream and simmer until thicken. Stir constantly.
5. Transfer to serving plate and garnish with chopped parsley. Serve immediately.

Szechuan String Beans and Ground Pork

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Ingredients:
1 bunch string beans(sitaw), cut into 2-inch lengths and ends discarded
1/4 kilo ground pork
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, sliced
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Szechuan Mixture:
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon dried chili flakes
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Procedures:
1. In a box, combine szechuan mixture then stir until well blended. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil then stir fry string beans for 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove and set aside.
2. In a same pan, saute garlic and onion until translucent.
3. Add ground pork then cook for 2 minutes.
4. Put back string beans then pour szechuan mixture. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
5. Simmer for 3 minutes or until almost reduced and thickened.
6. Transfer to serving plate then serve hot immediately.

Honey Ginger Garlic Salmon Steak

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Ingredients:
2 pieces sockeye steaks salmon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste
chopped parsley for garnishing
green beans, steamed (optional)

Sauce:
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Season salmon with lemon juice, salt and pepper then set aside for 15 minutes.
2. In a separate bowl, combine sauce mixture then mix well.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil then fry salmon until light brown.
2. Pour the sauce mixture then simmer until reduced and thickens.
3. Transfer into serving plate then drizzle with remaining sauce.
4. Sprinkle with chopped parsley then serve with steamed beans.

Caramelized Kamote Fries

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Ingredients:
1 kilo kamote (sweet potatoes), peeled and slice into strips(about 1/2 inch thick)
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups vegetable oil

Procedures:
1. In a pot, heat oil until boiling.
2. Add the sliced sweet potatoes and fry for 3 minutes.
3. Add brown sugar and stir cook until the sugar has caramelize.
4. Remove and drain excess oil. let it cool and serve.