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Banana Rebosao

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Filipino Style Recipe: Banana rebosao or saging rebosado is a sweet delicacy made from crystallized banana. This dish is popular in southern part of Mindanao specially in Zamboanga and Basilan. Bananas comes fried then mix in sugar syrup until well coated and crystallize. This is similar to banana cue but different in cooking procedure.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
1 kilo unripe bananas, peeled and cut into quarter vertically
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup water
oil for frying

Procedures:
1. In a frying pan, heat oil then deep fry bananas for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown. Drain and set aside.
2. In a sauce pan, boil water then add sugar then keep stirring until thick and sticky.
3. Add fried bananas then mix until well coated. Keep stirring until sugar are crystallize and almost dry.
4. Transfer to serving plate and let it cool before serving.

Classic Potato Salad

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Filipino Style Recipe: Classic potato salad is one of the popular salad that usually serve in any occasions. It is consists of boiled potato chunks tossed in mayonnaise, bacon tidbits, parsley, spring onion, lemon juice, salt and pepper for salad dressing. This is usually serve as side dish together with your favorite pasta.

Estimated time of preparation: 20-30 minutes. Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1/2 cup ham or smokey bacon tidbits
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1/2 cup spring onion, chopped
3 tablespoons lemon or calamansi juice
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon mustard(optional)
3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped(optional)
1/2 cup celery, chopped(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a large pot, boil water with salt then cook potatoes for 10-15 minutes or until tender.
2. Drain and Let it cool then place in a large bowl. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a bowl, combine all the remaining ingredients and stir until well blended.
2. Pour over potatoes then toss gently to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours before serving.

Honey Sesame Chicken

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Filipino Style Recipe: honey sesame chicken is another mouth-watering chicken dish that is commonly served in Chinese restaurants. The chicken comes fried in a crispy batter then tossed in a sweet honey-sesame sauce and served with sprinkled sesame seeds.

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

Ingredients:
3/4 kilo chicken fillets, cut into cubes
toasted sesame seeds for garnishing
cooking oil for frying

Coating:
1 raw egg, beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
5 tablespoons cornstarch

Sauce:
1 tablespoons sesame oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon grated ginger
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
2 teaspoons cornstarch(dissolved in 3/4 cup water)
2 tablespoons ketchup(optional)
1/4 teaspoon dried chili flakes(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine the chicken and coating ingredients then stir to coat the chicken evenly. Let sit for 15 minutes.
2. In a frying pan, heat cooking oil and deep fry chicken for about 7 minutes or until color turns to golden brown. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a sauce pan, heat sesame oil then saute ginger and garlic.
2. Add the rest of sauce ingredients then simmer while keep stirring until slightly thickens. Turn off heat.
3. Add chicken pieces then toss to coat. Transfer to serving plate then sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Latik(Coconut Curds)

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Filipino Style Recipe: Latik is a solid coconut curds made from coconut milk. The coconut milk cook until almost dry and curdle, this is usually serve together with suman, biko, maja blanca and other desserts.

Good for 1/4 cup latik

Ingredients:
2 cups coconut milk

Procedures:
1. In a sauce pan, cook coconut milk in a low heat while keep stirring until brown and curdle.
2. Remove from heat and drain then serve with suman or biko.

Salt and Pepper Crab

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Filipino Style Recipe: Salt and pepper crab is another simple and easy seafood dish that is commonly served in Chinese restaurant. The crabs deep fried and stir cooked in scallion, butter, salt and pepper. This is usually served as appertizer or pulutan together with dipping sauce.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
1 kilo fresh mud crabs, cleaned
5 tablespoons cornstarch
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons chopped scallion
3 tablespoons olive oil
cooking oil for deep frying
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons butter(optional)
1/8 teaspoon dried chili flakes(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Sprinkle cornstarch over crabs then deep fry for 5 minutes. Drain on paper towel.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat olive oil and butter then saute garlic, scallion and chili flakes.
2. Add fried crabs then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir cook for a minute.
3. Remove from heat then transfer to serving plate and serve with spicy vinegar.

Chicken Curry Noodle Soup

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Filipino Style Recipe: chicken curry noodle soup is a popular Asian noodle soup. This dish is consists of chicken pieces cooked in curry powder, chicken stock and coconut milk then serve with noodles. I also add potatoes and tokwa as extender. The soup has flavorful and spicy taste which is good to serve during rainy season and cold weather.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 40-50 minutes
Good for 6-8 servings

Ingredients:
200 grams egg noodles
500 grams chicken, cut into serving pieces
1.2 liters chicken stock
400 ml coconut milk
3 potatoes, cut into cubes
350 grams tokwa, cut into cubes
2 onions, chopped
6 gloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons curry powder(dissolved in 1 cup chicken stock)
2 tablespoons calamansi or lime juice
fish sauce and ground pepper to taste
1 teaspoon rosemary(optional)
1 chicken bouillon(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a large pot, prepare noodles based on cooking instructions. Drain and set aside.
2. In a pan, heat oil then fry potatoes and tokwa. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a same pan, reduce oil then saute garlic, onion and rosemary.
2. Add chicken then stir cook until light brown. Season with fish sauce and ground pepper.
3. Add dissolved curry powder, chicken stock, coconut milk and chicken bouillon then simmer until chicken is tender.
4. Add fried potatoes, tofu and calamansi juice then adjust seasoning according to taste. Simmer for a couple minutes.

Part 3
1. In a large bowl, Add cooked noodles then pour chicken curry soup. Serve hot.

Creme Brulee

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Filipino Style Recipe: Creme brulee also known as trinity cream or burnt cream is one of my favorite dessert. It is consists of heavy cream, egg yolks and sugar then topped with caramelized sugar. This is traditionally flavored with vanilla and sometimes can also be flavored with chocolate, cinnamon, coffee, lemon, orange or other fruits.

Estimated time of preparation: 15-20 minutes
Estimated time of baking: 40-50 minutes
Good for 6 ramekins

Ingredients:
6 egg yolks, beaten
2 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a sauce pan, combine heavy cream and sugar then simmer until sugar is dissolved. Let it cool.
2. In a bowl, combine beaten egg yolks, cream mixture, salt and vanilla then whisk until thick and well blended.
3. Fill up each ramekins with egg-cream mixture then arrange in a shallow pan.

Part 2
1. Fill the pan with hot water until halfway of ramekins then bake over 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 40-50 minutes or until custard is set.
2. Let it cool then cover each ramekins with aluminum foil and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Part 3
1. Sprinkle each ramekins with sugar then shake off the excess sugar.
2. Caramelize the sugar using kitchen torch or broiler until color turns to amber. Serve!

Mixed Fruit Shake

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Filipino Style Recipe: mixed fruit shake is another healthy and refreshing beverage consists of different fruits blended together with fresh milk and ice cubes. This refreshing beverage is similar to other healthy shakes and best to serve during summer season.

Estimated time of preparation: 5-8 minutes
Good for 2 glasses

Ingredients:
2 cups mixed fruits, cut into cubes(I used watermelon, avocado, pineapple)
3 tablespoons sugar or any sweetener
1/4 cup fresh milk
1 cup ice cubes

Procedures:
1. In a blender, combine fruits, milk and sugar then process until blended.
2. Add ice and blend until smooth, add more sugar if needed.
3. Pour into glasses then served cold.

Bacon Wrapped Hotdogs

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Filipino Style Recipe: Bacon wrapped hotdogs is another simple yet delicious appetizer. Usually the cocktail hotdogs wrapped in bacon strips then bake until crisp. This is commonly serve in any occasion specially during holidays and birthdays. Definitely, the kids will love this!

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of baking: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
300 grams honeycured bacon
400 grams cocktail hotdogs
toothpick

Procedures:
1. Wrap a piece of bacon around each cocktail hotdog then secure ends with toothpick.
2. Repeat the step for remaining pieces then arrange in a baking pan.
3. Bake in a preheat oven over 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.
4. Transfer to serving plate then serve immediately.

Braised Beef and Tendon

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Filipino Style Recipe: braised beef and tendon is a popular beef dish which was originate in Chinese cuisine. Usually the beef and tendon cooked in beef stock, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and star anise until tender. Some add dissolved cornstarch to thickens the sauce and commonly serve with noodles or as main dish.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 2 hours and 40 minutes
Good for 5-6 persons

Ingredients:
500 grams beef brisket
500 grams beef tendons
1 thumb-sized ginger, grated
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 small onions, chopped
7 cups beef stock
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 pieces star anise
a bunch of bok choy, trimmed
3 stalks spring onions, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
fish sauce and pepper to taste
1/4 cup cooking wine(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a big pot, boil water then blanch beef and tendon for 10 minutes. Drain and let it cool.
2. Cut beef and tendon to small cubes. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a large wok, heat oil then stir fry beef and tendon until brown.
2. Pour cooking wine then toss and let it evaporate.
3. Remove everything from the wok and set aside.

Part 3
1. In a same wok, heat oil then saute ginger, garlic and onion.
2. Pour beef stock, soy sauce, oyster sauce, star anise and sugar then stir and bring to boil.
3. Add tendon then cover and simmer in a low heat for an hour.
4. Add beef then simmer for another hour or until tendon and beef are tender. Add more water if necessary.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste then add bok choy, spring onions then simmer for 3 minutes.
6. Turn off the heat then transfer to serving bowl. Enjoy!

Notes:
1. You may add 3 teaspoons of cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup water to thicken the sauce.