Creamy Chicken with Mushrooms

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Filipino Style Recipe: Craving for something creamy today? This recipe is perfect for you. Serve this creamy chicken with mushrooms over hot cooked rice, biscuits, or toast for a delicious lunch or light supper.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 15 minutes

Good for 4 servings

Ingredients:
2 cups chicken, cooked and cut into cubed
1 cup sliced mushrooms
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons corn flour
1-1/2 cups chicken stock
1 egg yolk, beaten
2 tablespoons light cream
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Step 1
1. In a medium saucepan, heat butter and saute sliced mushrooms until browned.
2. Pour in flour mixture, cubed chicken and chicken stock. Stir and simmer for 8 minutes.
3. Adjust seasoning according to taste with salt and pepper.

Step 2
1. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolk, cream and add 1/3 cup of chicken stock, mix well.
2. Pour in the saucepan, stir until hot and bubbly.
3. Remove from heat and transfer to serving plate, sprinkle with dried oregano if desired.
4. Serve hot with rice or bread.

Spicy Green Beans and Pork

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Filipino Style Recipe: I first tried this dish when we went to Beijing for a vacation. It was winter then, so the spicyness of this dish is perfect for an additional heat. I tried it when I got back home and they loved it. You can adjust the chili garlic sauce depending on how spicy you want it to be. If you are not a fan of green beans, you can replace it with asparagus.

Estimated time preparation and cooking: 35 minutes
Good for 4 persons

Ingredients:
2 cups vegetable oil for frying
500 grams fresh green beans, trimmed and dried well

Pork Sauce:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons ginger, minced
2 green onions, minced
250 grams ground pork
2 tablespoons Asian chili garlic sauce
1/4 cup chicken broth
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons cold water

Procedures:
Step 1
1. In a large work, heat 2 cups of vegetable oil. Carefully add the beans and fry then stirring occasionally for 3 to 5 minutes  or until the beans are blistered.
2. Dip the beans out with a strainer and quickly rinse them in cold water.

Step 2
1. Leave 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and remove some of the oil from the wok. Heat in a medium heat.
2. Saute garlic, ginger, and green onion then add ground pork. Cook and stir the color of pork turn to brown.
3. Add chili garlic sauce, chicken broth, soy sauce and bring to a boil.

Step 3
1. Mix the cornstarch with the water in a small bowl then pour and stir into the pork mixture
2. Simmer for another 1 to 2 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
3. Gently stir the green beans into the pork sauce then heat through.
4. Remove from heat, transfer the spicy green beans and pork to serving plate. Serve with steamed rice.

Beef with Mushrooms Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: Whenever I pass at the canned goods section of the supermarket, I see the canned mushrooms. Here is one recipe you can make use of that delicious can of goody.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-25 minutes
Good for 2-3 persons

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
2 tablespoon chopped red onion
1 tablespoon chopped ginger
250 grams button mushrooms
350 grams beef rump- cut into strips
1/2 cup Thai Chilly sauce
1 teaspoon oyster sauce
1/2 teaspoon light soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon cornflour mixed with 1/4 cup water
1 cup basil leaves
3 tablespoon olive oil

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil then saute onion, garlic and ginger until aroma.
2. Add beef then stir fry for 5 minutes on high heat.
3. Add mushrooms, oyster sauce, soy sauce and chilly sauce then stir well.
4. Add the dissolved cornflour mixture and the basil leaves.
5. Remove from heat thn serve immediately with hot rice and enjoy!

Notes:
1. Do not cook beef too long as it will become chewy. Just wait until it browns lightly.

Fish Escabeche Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: fish escabeche recipe(escabecheng isda) is popular dish among Filipinos. Normally the fish comes fried and the sauce is a blend of sautéed garlic, onions, ginger, vinegar, brown sugar, bell peppers, carrots and cornstarch which thickens the sauce.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 2-3 servings

Ingredients:
1 kilo fish(lapu-lapu, tilapia), washed and cleaned
1 each red and green bell pepper, sliced thinly
1 carrot, sliced thinly
1 large onion, sliced
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced thinly
1 cup vinegar
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoons cornstarch(dissolved in 1/2 cup water)
1 cup cooking oil
2 tomatoes, sliced(optional)
1 tablespoons soy sauce.(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Season fish with salt.
2. In a frying pan, heat oil and fry fish until golden brown each side.
3. Transfer the fish to serving plate and set aside.

Part 2
1. In the same pan, remove used oil then heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil.
2. Saute the garlic, ginger, onion then add the tomatoes, bell peppers and carrots.

Part 3
1. Pour vinegar, brown sugar and dissolved cornstarch.
2. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until liquid thickens.
3. Pour the sauce and vegetables over the fish. Serve hot with rice.

(thanks Mr. Neil Montebon for sharing)

Stir Fry Fish Fillet and Broccoli

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Filipino Style Recipe: Stir fry fish fillet and broccoli is rich in protein and vitamins that is perfect for health conscious individuals. This recipe is originally from Chinese called “Fei Cui Long Li Qiu” which is simple yet healthy dish.

Estimated time preparation and cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
200 grams white fish fillet, cut into bite sizes
200 grams broccoli florets
1 small carrot, cut into serving pieces
3 gloves garlic, minced
1 thumb-sized ginger, cut into strips
1/8 cup cooking wine(optional)
3 tablespoons olive oil
cooking oil for frying

Marinade:
3 tablespoons calamansi juice
1 teaspoon flour
1 egg white
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
a dash of salt

Sauce:
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 cup water
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Blanch the broccoli in boiling water for a minute.
2. Drain and rinse in cold water to cool. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a bowl, combine fish, calamansi, egg white, flour, salt and pepper then marinate for 10 minutes.
2. In a pan, heat oil then stir fry fish for 2 minutes or until cooked. Drain and set aside.

Part 3
1. In a small bowl, combine all the sauce ingredients then mix until well blended. Set aside.

Part 4
1. In a pan, heat olive oil then saute garlic and ginger.
2. Add carrots and cooking wine then stir cook for a few minutes.
3. Pour sauce mixture, broccoli and fish fillet then simmer until sauce reduce to half and thicken.
4. Transfer to a serving plate and serve with rice.

Bicol Express Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: bicol express recipe is a popular Filipino dish especially in Bicol Region. Normally the pork cooked with coconut milk, shrimp paste, green chili and red chili.

Estimated time preparation and cooking: 40-50 minutes
Good for 5-6 persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork(1/4 fat), cut lengthwise
1/2 cup of long green peppers(siling pangsigang) or baguio beans, cut diagonally
3 cups coconut milk
1/2 cup shrimp paste (bagoong alamang)
4 cloves garlic; chopped
1 small onion; chopped
3 pieces red chili(siling labuyo)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Salt to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl with water and salt, soak green peppers for 30 minutes then rinse and drain.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat vegetable oil then saute garlic and onion.
2. Add sliced pork, continue sauteing until colors turn to brown.
3. Add the shrimp paste then mix for another minute.
4. Pour coconut milk then simmer until reduced.
5. Add the green peppers and red chili.
6. Adjust seasoning with salt according to taste.
7. Serve with steamed rice. Enjoy!

Glazed Carrots Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: glazed carrots recipe is a quick and healthy meal. It is mainly made up of carrots boiled in salted water then cooked in butter and sugar. If using, you may add maple syrup and cinnamon.

Estimated time of preparation: 5 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15 minutes
Good for 4 servings

Ingredients:
500 grams carrots, peeled and slice into 1/4 inch disks or diagonally.
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon white pepper(optional)
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon(optional)
2 tablespoons of maple syrup(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a sauce pan, pour water with salt and bring to boil. Add carrots, cover and then cook for 5-8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain well.

Part 2
1. In a sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat then add the carrots.
2. Add the maple syrup then sprinkle with cinnamon, sugar and white pepper. Stir well.
3. Cook until the juices are reduced to a glaze.
4. Remove from heat. Serve hot!

Notes:
1. You may use baby carrots instead.

Adobong Isda

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Filipino Style Recipe: adobong isda or fish adobo recipe is another simple yet delicious dish. Usually the fish marinade, fried then simmer in a blend of soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 2-3 persons

Ingredients:
1 medium-sized fish(milkfish, tuna, salmon), sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup vinegar
sugar, salt and pepper to taste
cooking oil
1 small onion, minced(optional)
1 thumb-sized ginger, minced(optional)
1 small bay leaf (optional)
1 red chili, sliced diagonally(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine fish, garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper.
2. Marinate for an hour in the refrigerator. Drain fish and reserve the marinade.

Part 2
1. In a frying pan, heat oil and fry the fish until golden brown on both sides. Drain and set aside.

Part 3
1. In a sauce pan, heat oil and saute the garlic, onion and ginger.
2. Pour marinade then bring to boil.
3. Add fried fish and bay leaf then simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.
4. Adjust the taste according to taste.
5. Remove from heat and transfer to a serving plate. Serve with steamed rice.

Crispy Garlic Chicken Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: fried garlic chicken recipe is normally the chicken comes fried in a crispy batter.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 4 servings

Ingredients:
500 grams chicken fillets, cut into serving pieces
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
3 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon paprika
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
vegetable oil for frying

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine flour, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Mix well.
2. In another bowl, combine the egg and milk. Mix well.

Part 2
1. Dip each chicken pieces to egg mixture, then thoroughly coat to flour mixture. Set aside.

Part 3
1. In a frying pan, heat vegetable oil and deep fry chicken for 5 minutes or until color turns to golden brown.
2. Drain on paper towel.

Part 4
1. Transfer the chicken to serving plate serve with desired dip such ketchup, mayonnaise or  mustard.

Pork Humba Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: pork humba recipe is a Filipino dish basically pork belly cooked in vinegar, soy sauce and dried banana blossom. This recipe has a sweet and sour taste sauce. The banana blossom makes the recipe well blended that gives an extraordinary taste. This is another mouth-watering main dish that is truly enjoyed by most Filipinos.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 1 hours and 10 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
500 grams pork belly, cut into serving pieces
1 cup water
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/3 cup vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon peppercorns
1/2 cup dried banana blossoms(puso ng saging)
salt to taste

Procedures:
1. In a big pot, combine pork belly, water, soy sauce and garlic.
2. Simmer and bring to boil over low heat until pork belly is tender.
3. Add vinegar and simmer for another 3 minutes.
4. Add the bay leaf, banana blossoms, brown sugar, salt and simmer for another 5 minutes.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste. Remove from heat and Serve. Enjoy!

Notes:
1. You may also add potatoes, hard-boiled eggs or salted black beans.