Saturday, October 17, 2009
Pork Siomai
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Labels: chinese, pork siomai, recipe
Devil's Food Cake with chocolate ganache frosting
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Labels: cake, dessert, devil's food cake, karekare recipe, oven toaster recipe
Friday, October 9, 2009
almond and cheese tart
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Labels: almond and cheese tart, dessert, oven toaster recipe, recipes, tart
Sopas
1/4 kilo chicken , cut into small small bite-size pieces
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
pork adobo with tofu and black beans
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Labels: pork adobo, recipe
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Ghirardelli Flourless Mocha Torte
4 ounce(s) Milk Chocolate Baking Bar
1 tablespoon(s) instant freeze-dried coffee
3 tablespoon(s) boiling water
6 eggs, separated
2/3 cup(s) sugar
1/4 teaspoon(s) salt (optional)
2 cup(s) heavy whipping cream for frosting1 tablespoon(s) instant freeze-dried coffee for frosting
Stir occasionally until the chocolate is smooth.
In a large mixing bowl, whip the egg whites on medium until soft peaks form.
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Labels: cake, flourless, Ghirardelli Flourless Mocha Torte, karekare recipe
ham and tomato pasta
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Labels: ham, recipe, tomato, yellow cab pasta
spicy tuna carbonara
4 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
1 can tuna chunks in oil (regular), drained
1 can tuna chunks in oil (spicy), drained set aside 1/2 of the liquid content
1 can button mushrooms (sliced thinly)
1 pc. Large white onion (minced)
1 big can all purpose cream
1 big can cream of mushroom
3/4 cup water
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
1//4 cup cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp dried basil
Salt and pepper
400grams pack of pasta cooked as per package direction.
Directions.
1. place butter in a pan and saute onion.
2. add the flour and cook flour in butter (it will look have a gravy like consistency)
3. add the tuna with the 1/2 of the liquid content (for added tuna flavor)
4. add mushroom
5. add cream of mushroom, nestle all purpose cream, water and cheese
6. simmer over low heat for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
7. add dried basil
8. add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve over pasta and top with pamesan cheese.
For variation to have a seafood carbonara:
add crab meat, squid (cooked in oil/butter) and cooked mussels (meat only)
Leche flan (creme brulee filipino version)
A lot of people assume that this recipe is complicated.
But it uses very few ingredients, you just have to be very careful with the procedure.
I will try to add an image next time.
ingredients
caramel (at the bottom of the pan)
white sugar
if using the llanera ( oval shaped aluminum pan)use 2 tbsp sugar
if using round aluminum pan , 2 inches in diameter use 2 tsp sugar.
leche flan mixture
6 egg yolks
2 whole eggs
1 can condensed milk (300ml/390grams)
1 can evaporated milk (12 oz/ 354ml)
1 tbsp vanilla
Procedure:
for the caramel
1. place sugar (check measurement in the ingedients part) in the pan.
2. heat on top of a stove using very low heat.
The idea is to caramelize the sugar but not burn it. Too high heat will instantly turn your sugar to very dark brown or black which is very bitter.We do not want that.
Use pliers or thongs to hold the pan while caramelizing the sugar so you can even out the heat all thorough out the pan.
If you see the sugar boiling remove it from heat and swirl the sugar by moving the pan from side to side.
Once the sugar has liquefied already, no more solid sugar and has turned into golden brown,
remove it from the heat and set aside.
Let cool. It will look like hard candy coating the bottom of your pan.
The candy like coating will have a tendency to crack once cooled; its normal.
for the leche flan
1. place egg yolks, whole egg in a bowl and whisk
2. combine the condensed and evaporated milk with the whisked egg.
3. mix.
4. remove lumps of eggs (it's normal to have some egg lumps in the mixture, but make sure to remove them).
5. strain the mixture in a cheesecloth (katsa) or a very fine strainer.
6. fill the pans (the once prepared with caramel already )) 3/4 full. with the mixture.
Cooking directions
using a stove top steamer
1. Cook in a steamer for 30-40 minutes or until firm.
1.Place filled pans on a larger pan with water (water height should be half of your leche flan pan) in an oven pre-heated with 350F temp.
2. Cook for 1hour or until firm.
Tip: Do not fully close the steamer or cover of the pan. It will cause the leche flan mixture to boil and will not turn out smooth.
Boiling of the mixture will result to scrambled egg-like consisitency.
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Labels: filipino, leche flan, recipe, stove top steamer
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Ginataang suso (Escargot)
saluyot (jute leaves)
okra (5 pieces), sliced
coconut milk ( extracted from 1 coconut)
2 medium onions, sliced
2 pc chili (green or siling haba)
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Labels: coconut milk, recipe, snail
so easy kare-kare recipe
Everytime I cook kare-kare I can see how happy my husband eats.
It is very tedious to cook back in the old days that is why we only have it during special occassions but thanks to ready made sauce's and the pressure cooker kare-kare can now be an eveyday dish.
1/2kl kilo beef (round or sirloin cut) cut into cubes and 1/2 kilo ox tripe OR
1 pata sliced (around 1kg)
3/4 cup peanut butter.
2 packets of Mama Sita kare-kare mix (i guess you can use other brand)
1/2 cup cooked bagoong alamang (anchovies)
2 pieces onions, diced
2 heads of garlic, minced
1/2 cup oil
4 pieces eggplant, sliced 1 inch thick
1 bundle Pechay (Bok choy) cut into 2 pieces
1 bundle of sitaw (string beans) cut to 2" long
1 banana bud, cut similar to eggplant slices, blanch in boiling water
Cooking Instructions:
Cook meat or pork in perssure cooker as per pressure cooker manual direction ( I cook for around 45 minutes)
Strain and keep the stock.
In a big pan or wok, heat oil.
Sauté garlic, onions until golden brown, then add 2 packets of kare-kare mix dissolved in 2cups stock, meat OR pork and peanut butter.
add 3 cups more stock
Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes..
Add the eggplant, string beans, pechay and banana bud. Cook the vegetables for a few minutes - Do not overcook the vegetables.
Serve with bagoong on the side and hot plain rice.
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Labels: karekare recipe
Foor for the Gods
I will definitely try this recipe. I have seen this in one of the food magazines and am inspired by it.
Ingredients:
1 14/ cups all purpose white flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt1 cup butter, cubed
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup pitted dates, chopped
1 cup walnuts, chopped
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Grease and flour and 8 x 12 inch pan. Set aside.
3. Melt butter in a saucepan on medium heat.
Add the white and brown sugar and mix until well combined.
Remove from heat.
4. Add the eggs one at a time. Stir using a wire whisk.
Make sure egg is mixed in completely before adding the next.
5. Add the dates and walnuts. Mix well.
6. In a separate bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix well to combine then add to the date mixture. Do not overbeat.
7. Pour in an 8 x 12 inch pan.
Bake in the oven at 350F for 35-40 minutes or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean but not dry.
8. Cool completely before slicing. Slice by 1 1/2 x 2 inch then wrap with foil and colored cellophane.
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Labels: cake, food for the gods, recipe
The Charlie Chan Challenge
I am a huge fan of Yellow Cab's Charlie Chan Pasta. But it is always a 45 minute drive from where I leave. With that , in one of my Charlie Chan moment's I really, truly scrutinized the taste, texture and over-all appeal of the pasta to be able to come up with my version which is close to the real thing.
So here it goes. All you Charlie Chan lovers out there... Enjoy!
2 tbsp choppped garlic
1/2 cup cooking oil
250g chicken breast (strips)
3/4 cup oyster sauce ( imported brand are more salty than local; please omit the soy sauce if using imported oyster sauce)
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1/8 cup sugar
1/2 cup water with 1 tsp cornstarch
2 tablespoon soy sauce.
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 1/2 cup Shitake Mushrooms ( if using dried - soak in water for 30minutes then drain) this will take 5-8 minutes to cook; if using fresh, it will be the last to be placed in the sause and simmer only for 2 -3 minutes
1 cup roasted nuts
2 tbsp chopped siling labuyo (the red ones - seeds taken out, please!)
1/2 kg cooked pasta.
Directions
1. Sauté garlic in oil.
2. Cook chicken until brown.
3. Mix the rest of the ingredient.
4. Add liquid mixture to chicken (do not remove the oil) and simmer for a few minutes.
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Labels: Charlie Chan, recipe, yellow cab pasta