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Stir Fry Cauliflower in Oyster Sauce

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Filipino Style Recipe: stir fry cauliflower in oyster sauce is another healthy low carbohydrate dish. Normally the cauliflower cooked with pork in a blend of oyster sauce, dissolved cornstarch and other seasonings.

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

Ingredients:
2 cups broccoli florets
200 grams pork, cut into small pieces
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch(dissolved in 1/2 cup hot water)
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Ingredients:
1. In a pan, heat oil then saute garlic and onion.
2. Add pork and stir fry until golden brown.
3. Add cauliflower, oyster sauce and pour dissolved cornstarch then simmer for 2 minutes or until the sauce is thicken.
4. Season with salt and pepper according to taste.
5. Remove from heat then transfer to serving plate. Serve with steamed rice.

Steamed Crab

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Filipino Style Recipe: Steamed Crab(alimasag) is a simple and easy seafood dish. The crabs simmered in water with salt, I used soda instead to have a sweeter taste. Crabs cooked for less than 8-10 minutes or until the crabs cooked and turns to bring red. This dish is usually served as appetizer or pulutan with toyo-mansi with bird’s eye chili(labuyo).

Ingredients:
1 kilo fresh crabs(alimasag), cleaned
1/2 cup soda
2 teaspoons salt

Procedures:
1. In a large pot, combine crabs and the rest of ingredients.
2. Cover and simmer in medium heat for 10 minutes or until crabs color turns to bright red.
3. Remove from heat then transfer to serving plate. Done.

Mango Pie

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Filipino Style Recipe: Mango pie is another popular Filipino dessert or snack. This dessert is usually made of pie crust that contains a filling of ripe mango slices then baked until crisp. I used pie crust that I bought from the grocery store and it’s a good idea because it lessen my time. I got this idea when I went to boracay for summer vacation, one of the restaurant offered this kind of dessert and it was really good!

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of baking: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
2 pieces pie crusts
4-5 ripe mangoes, sliced thinly

Procedures:
1. Line a layer mango strips on the pie crust then bake over 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Remove from oven and let it cool before serving.

Notes:
1. Pie crust is available in grocery stores(frozen section). But if you prefer to do it by yourself, here’s the recipe on how to make a pie crust. Please click here…

Mais con Yelo

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Filipino Style Recipe: mais con yelo is another sweet and refreshing beverage. This beverage is made of corn kernels, milk, sugar and cubed ice. Mais conyelo is an easy Filipino meryenda(mid-afternoon snack) that is commonly sold along the streets and usually served during summer season.

Estimated time of preparation: 5 minutes

Ingredients:
corn kernels
evaporated milk
sugar or condensed milk
shaved ice
corn flakes or crispy pinipig(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a tall glass, put 2 tablespoons of corn kernels
2. Add 1 tablespoon sugar then add shaved ice.
3. Pour 1/4 cup of evaporated milk then top with 1 tablespoon corn kernels.
4. Sprinkle with corn flakes then serve chilled.

Lomi

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Filipino Style Recipe: lomi is another noodle soup dish made of lomi noodles cooked in stock together with shrimp, meatballs, veggies, beaten eggs and cornstarch to thicken the soup. This is commonly sold in eateries or panciteria along the street or in Chinese restaurants and usually served during rainy season.

Estimated time of preparation: 20 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 5-6 servings

Ingredients:
500 grams lomi noodles
100 grams pork, boiled and cut into small pieces
100 grams shrimp, peeled
1/2 cup chicken balls, cut into half
4 gloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, chopped
1 cabbage, chopped
1 pieces carrots, sliced
2 1/2 liters chicken stock
1/4 cup cornstarch(dissolved in 1/2 cup water)
2 pieces raw egg, beaten
1/4 cup vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup kikiam, slice thinly diagonally(optional)
100 grams chicken breast, boiled and shredded(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Wash lomi noodles in running water. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a wok, heat oil then saute the garlic and onions.
2. Add pork and chicken balls then cooked until color turns to brown.
3. Add shrimps and stir fry then pour broth and bring to boil.
4. Add noodles and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Add vegetables then cook for another 3 minutes.
6. add dissolved cornstarch then season with salt and pepper.
7. Pour beaten egg then continue stirring.
8. Transfer to serving bowl then serve hot.

Avocado Milkshake

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Filipino Style Recipe: avocado milkshake is another sweet, creamy and refreshing beverage. This beverage is made of avocado slices, milk, sugar and cubed ice. Best to served during summer season.

Estimated time of preparation: 5-8 minutes

Ingredients:
1 avocado, peeled and sliced
1 cup ice cubes
1 cup evaporated milk
3 tablespoons sugar or other sweetener to taste

1 teaspoon lemon or lime juice(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a blender, process avocado, milk, lemon juice and sugar until blended.
2. Add ice and blend until smooth then pour into glasses then served cold.

Notes:
1. You may also add vanilla ice cream if you prefer.

Kinilaw na Tanigue

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Filipino Style Recipe: kinilaw na tanigue is a raw fish salad made of fresh tanigue mixed with vinegar, garlic, onion, ginger, calamansi juice, salt and pepper. This dish is another Filipino delicacy and usually served as appetizer or pulutan. Make sure it is fresh because the taste of kinilaw is depends on the freshness of the fish.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes(plus chilling time)

Ingredients:
1 kilo fresh tanigue fillet, cut into cubed
1/4 cup vinegar
6 gloves garlic, finely minced
1 large white onion, chopped
3 tablespoons minced ginger
6 tablespoons calamansi or lime juice
salt and pepper to taste
3/4 cup vinegar for washing

3 tomatoes, diced(optional)
1 tablespoon sugar(optional)
1 red bell pepper, slice thinly(optional)
3 pieces red chili(siling labuyo), chopped(optional)
spring onion for garnishing(optional)

Ingredients:
1. In a bowl, combine cubed tanigue and vinegar then mix well.
2. Let stand for 2 minutes then drain vinegar.
3. Add the remaining ingredients then mix well.
4. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Serve chilled.

Notes:
1. You may also add coconut cream if you prefer.

Grilled Tuna Belly

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Filipino Style Recipe: grilled tuna belly is another easy and mouth-watering grilled dish. This is usually made of tuna belly marinated then grilled until done. Serve with soy sauce, calamansi juice and red chili then usually served as appetizer or pulutan.

Estimated time of preparation: 5-10 minutes(plus marinating time)
Estimated time of cooking: 10 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo tuna belly(1 inch or thicker), cut into 4 portions

Marinade:
1/2 cup light soy sauce
1 thumb-sized ginger, grated
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup lime juice
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons honey(optional)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon grind black pepper

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine marinade ingredients then marinate tuna belly for at least 1 hour.

Part 2
1. Remove the tuna belly and then reserve the marinade.
1. Grill marinated tuna belly over hot charcoal for 3 minutes each side or until tender while basting with marinade mixture.
2. Transfer serving plate and serve with steamed rice and spicy tuyo-mansi.

Brazo de Mercedes

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Filipino Style Recipe: Brazo de Mercedes is another popular Filipino dessert or snack that is mostly available in bakeries. Brazo de Mercedes is a rolled cake filled with custard made of egg yolks and condensed milk. This is usually served in any occasion specially during holidays.

Estimated time of preparation: 15-20 minutes
Estimated time of baking: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
Meringue:
8 egg whites
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 cup white refined sugar
3 tablespoons confectioners sugar

Filling:
8 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups condensed milk

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a electric mixer or mixing bowl, combine eggs and cream of tartar until soft.
2. Gradually add sugar while mixing then continue stirring until well blended.
3. In a large baking pan, lined a wax paper then grease with butter.
4. Spread the mixture evenly then bake over 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20 minutes or until medium brown. Set aside and Let it cool.

Part 2
1. In a pan, combine condensed milk, vanilla extract and egg yolk in a low heat. Keep stirring until thickens.
2. Sprinkle the top of meringue with confectioners sugar then top with wax paper.
3. Flip the meringue then spread the filling on top.
4. Roll the meringue into a log. Transfer into serving pan then slice and serve.

Bagoong Fried Rice

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Filipino Style Recipe: bagoong fried rice is another easy and simple rice dish. It is mainly made up of fried rice and shrimp paste and ground pork. Usually served during breakfast together with your favorite dish and soup.

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

Ingredients:
5 cups cooked rice, leftover
3 tablespoons shrimp paste(bagoong alamang),(preferably Barrio Fiesta or Kamayan)
1 head garlic, crushed
1 onion, chopped
1 thumb-sized ginger, cut into strips
2 tablespoons olive oil
chopped spring onions for garnishing

100 grams ground pork(optional)
1 piece egg, scrambled(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In the same pan, heat olive oil and saute garlic, onion and ginger.
2. Add ground pork and stir cook until brown then add shrimp paste and saute for 5 minutes.
3. Add cooked rice, scrambled egg and ground pepper. Mix well until rice is well coated.
4. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
5. Transfer to serving plate and garnish with spring onions