menudo

Fish Menudo(Maya-Maya)

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Filipino Style Recipe: fish menudo(maya-maya) is another variety of mouth-watering tomato-based dish. Fish should be boiled in vinegar with salt to get rid the fishy smell and taste. Then drained and cooked in tomato sauce together with potatoes, carrots and other vegetables.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 30 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
3/4 kilo snapper fillets(maya-maya), cleaned and cut into cubes
2 potatoes, cut into cubes
1 carrot, cut into cubes
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 thumb-sized ginger, minced
1 green bell pepper, diced
2 cups tomato sauce
1 cup water
2 bay leaves(optional)
3 pieces calamansi, juice
3 tablespoons soy sauce
5 tablespoons cooking oil
a dash of dried chili flakes
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a casserole, arrange fish then add 1/4 cup vinegar, 1/2 water and salt then bring to boil. Drain and set aside.(This will help to get rid the fishy smell and taste of the fish).

Part 2
2. In a large pot, heat cooking oil and fry potatoes and carrots until light brown. Drain and set aside.

Part 3
1. In the same pot, reduce oil then saute ginger, garlic and onion.
2. Add fish then continue sauteing for 2 minutes. Stir occasionally.
3. Pour tomato sauce, water, soy sauce and calamansi juice then simmer for 3 minutes.
4. Add potatoes, carrots, bell pepper and bay leaves then simmer for another 5 minutes or until almost cook.
5. Adjust seasoning with dried chili flakes, salt and pepper according to taste.
6. Remove from heat then transfer to serving bowl.Serve immediately with steamed rice.

Pork and Egg Menudo

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Filipino Style Recipe: pork and egg menudo is another simple yet delicious tomato-based pork dish. The pork marinated and cooked in tomato sauce together with sweet peas, bell pepper and hard-boiled eggs.

Estimated time of preparation: 10-12 minutes(plus marinating time)
Estimated time of cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
3/4 kilo pork, cut into cubes
10 pieces quail eggs
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 green or red bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup sweet peas
2 cups tomato sauce
1/2 piece lemon or 4 pieces calamansi
4 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons cooking oil
1 cup water
brown sugar, salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a large bowl, marinate pork in calamansi juice and soy sauce for an hour. Set aside.
2. In a pot, boil water then cook quail eggs for 15 minutes. Drain and let it cool then remove shells and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a large pot, heat cooking oil then saute garlic and onion.
2. Add marinated pork and water, simmer for 15 minutes.
3. Add tomato sauce then simmer for 10 minutes until pork is tender.
4. Add sweet peas, bell pepper, and hard-boiled quail eggs then simmer for another 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
5. Season with brown sugar, salt and pepper according to taste.
6. Remove from heat, Serve hot!

Chicken Menudo

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Filipino Style Recipe: chicken menudo is another mouth-watering tomato-based dish. The procedure is almost the same to pork menudo and chicken afritada. The chicken marinated then cooked in tomato sauce together with vegetables and other ingredients.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes(plus marinating time)
Estimated time of cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 4-5 persons

Ingredients:
3/4 kilo chicken breast, cut into cubes
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
2 potatoes, cut into cubes
1 carrot, cut into cubes
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 cup tomato sauce
1 cup water
2 pieces hotdog, sliced
2 tablespoons dried raisins
2 bay leaves
3 pieces calamansi, juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
5 tablespoons cooking oil
brown sugar, salt and pepper to taste

1 chicken bouillon(optional)
1/2 cup sweet peas(optional)
2 tablespoons liver spread(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a large bowl, marinate the chicken in calamansi juice and soy sauce for 15 minutes. Set aside.

Part 2
2. In a large pot, heat cooking oil and fry potatoes and carrots until light brown. Drain and set aside.

Part 3
1. In the same pot, reduce oil then saute garlic and onion.
2. Add marinated chicken then stir cook for 3 minutes.
3. Pour water, chicken bouillon and tomato sauce then simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is tender.
4. Add potatoes, carrots, red bell pepper, raisins, hotdog, sweet peas, bay leaves and liver spread then simmer for 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
5. Adjust seasoning with brown sugar, salt and pepper according to taste.
6. Remove from heat then transfer to serving bowl.Serve immediately with steamed rice.

Ground Pork Menudo

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Filipino Style Recipe: ground pork menudo or pork giniling is another tomato-based dish. A usual Filipino menudo is made of pork, liver, sweet peas, raisins, potatoes and carrots. This is similar to pork menudo.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 50 minutes. Good for 2-4 persons.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo ground pork(giniling)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 large potato, cut into cubes
1 medium carrots, cut into cubes
1 small green bell pepper, diced
2 cups tomato sauce
3 tablespoons cooking oil
1 cup water
sugar, salt and pepper to taste
2 bay leaves(optional)
1 pork broth cube(optional)
1 small can sweet peas(optional)
100 grams raisins(optional)
3 pieces hotdog, sliced(optional)
2 tablespoons liver spread(optional)
4 tablespoons soy sauce(optional)
4-6 pieces hard-boiled quail eggs(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add ground pork, simmer until tender.
3. Pour tomato sauce, water and pork broth cube. Simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Add potatoes, carrots, soy sauce, bay leaves and liver spread. Simmer for another 10 minutes.
5. Add green bell pepper, raisins, sweet peas, hotdog and hard-boiled eggs.
6. Season with 1 tablespoon brown sugar, salt and pepper according to taste. Mix well.
7. Simmer for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and serve hot.

Pork Menudo

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Filipino Style Recipe: A Filipino menudo is made of pork, liver, sweet peas, raisins, potatoes and carrots. While it has the same name as the Mexican menudo which is similar to what we called “callos”. This cuisine is a basic dish that we serve in any parties. I’d crave for menudo now and then, and especially when it has raisins that added sweetness.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 50 minutes. Good for 4-6 persons.

Ingredients:
3/4 kilo pork belly, cut into cubes
1/4 kilo pork liver, cut into cubes
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 potato, cut into cubes
1 carrot, cut into cubes
1 red bell pepper, diced
2 cups tomato sauce
1/2 piece lemon or 4 pieces calamansi
4 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons cooking oil
1/2 cup water
brown sugar, salt and pepper to taste

2 bay leaves(optional)
3 pieces hotdog, sliced(optional)
100 grams raisins(optional)
1/3 cups of sweet peas(optional)
2 tablespoons liver spread(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a large bowl, marinate the pork belly in calamansi juice and soy sauce for an hour. Set aside.
Part 2
2. In a large pot, heat cooking oil and fry potatoes and carrots. Drain and set aside.
Part 3
3. In the same pot, saute garlic and onion.
4. Add marinated pork belly and water, simmer for 15 minutes.
5. Add the pork liver and tomato sauce. Let simmer for 10 minutes until pork belly and liver are tender.
6. Add potatoes, carrots, red bell pepper, raisins, hotdog, sweet peas, bay leaves, liver spread and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
7. Season with brown sugar, salt and pepper according to taste.
8. Remove from heat, Serve hot!