eden's easy recipes

ginisang atay ng manok (sauteed chicken liver)

2013-03-07T07:42:00.000-08:00

Ginisang Atay ng Manok (Sauteed Chicken Liver)

Ingredients:

200 grms of chicken liver

1 medium tomato

1 medium onion

2 cloves of garlic

1 Tbsp of oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

- Heat oil in a wok.

- Saute garlic, onion and tomato.

- Add the chick liver, mixed and cover.

- Cook for 5-7 minutes or till liver is cooked.

- Add salt and pepper to taste.

ginisang tuna at spinach (sauteed tuna with spinach)

2013-03-07T07:35:00.000-08:00

Ginisang tuna at spinach (Sauteed Tuna with Spinach)

Ingredients:

1 can of chunky tuna in vegetable oil

1 large tomato (chopped)

1 large onion (chopped)

3 cloves of garlic (minced)

1 cup of spinach (cut to 1 inch)

chilli pepper (chopped) optional

1 Tbsp of fish sauce. Add more to taste.

pepper to taste

1 Tbsp of oil

1/4 cup of water

Procedure:

- Heat oil in a wok.

- Sauteed garlic, onion and tomato.

- Add tuna with vegetable oil and water and cover for 5-7 minutes in medium heat.

- Add the chili pepper, fish sauce and pepper.

- Add spinach and cover for 1 minute.

- Ready to serve with steamed rice.

Omurice

2013-01-31T02:17:00.000-08:00

Inspired by Korean Drama Rooftop Prince. I had my first attempt to make Omurice. Not bad..i think..lol!

Ingredients:

-small bowl of rice

-mixed vegetables

-beaten eggs

-soy sauce

-ketsup

-salt and pepper to taste

-cooking oil

Procedure:

-fry onion, garlic and mixed vegetable in cooking oil

-add rice and continue frying

-add soy sauce, ketsup, salt and pepper to taste.

-make an omelette in a separate pan

-fill the fried rice and mixed veg at the center of the omelette and wrap the omelette.

Smoothie 2!

2013-01-30T07:14:00.000-08:00

Ok, another version of my smoothies..got red and green apples, thumb size ginger, stalk of celery, 2 small guavas, small carrot and a couple of small oranges...yay! : )

Oh! Smoothie!

2013-01-29T23:16:00.000-08:00

Nothing is simpler than a fruit smoothie like this. Go ahead and make yourself one! 100 % Good health benefits! Combine your own fruits and blend.

simple salad or side dish

2013-01-26T01:18:00.000-08:00

Ingredients
- 1 large tomato (cut in thin slices)
- 1 small red onion (thin slices)
- 1 small lime
- 3 Tbsp shrimp paste or bagoong

Procedure
- Combine all ingredients in a a bowl.
- Good with barbeque or side dish for any fish

fish in vinegar (paksiw na isda)

2013-01-26T01:13:00.001-08:00

Ingredients

- 2 pcs of fish (cut into 2)

- 1 ampalaya (cut into wedges)

- 1 eggplant (cut into wedges)

- 1 large tomato (cut into wedges)

- 1 large onion (chopped)

- 1/4 cup of vinegar

- 1 tsp salt

- 1/2 tsp pepper

- thump size ginger (crushed)

- 2 gloves of crused garlic

Procedure

- lay the fish in a pot

- pour the vinegar

- add the onion, garlic, tomato and ginger

- open stove to medium heat to simmer
- when simmering, lower the heat and wait for 5 mins.
- add the ampalaya and eggplant till cooked
- serve with steaming plain rice

Fried Plantain

2013-01-03T07:54:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Plantain
Oil
Sugar

Procedure
- Slice plantain in thin slices.
- Fry until gold brown
- Sprinkle sugar while hot.
- Serve and enjoy.

something for breakfast

2012-02-23T22:12:00.000-08:00

just something for breakfast....anything goes! LEFTOVERS! :D

menudo and egg and hot coffee! oooh yeah!

fish soup with vegetables (sinigang na isda)

2012-01-29T22:26:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

1-2 whole fish (cleaned)
4 big ripe tomates (quartered)
1 medium size onion (quartered)
3-6 pcs of green chili pepper
4-6 Tbsp of fish sauce
tamarind powder
1 cup of raddish
10-20 pcs of okra
2 cups of spinach
5 cups of water

Procedure:

Boil water in a casserole
Add tomato and onion and continue boiling for 4 minutes
Add the fish and let it boil for 5 minutes
Add the tamarind powder and mix
Add the fish sauce and mix
Boil for 3 more minutes
Lower heat and add the raddish, okra and green chili pepper
Simmer for 2-3 minutes
Add the spinach, cover casserole and put off fire.
Ready to serve.

tuna with onion and egg

2012-01-27T00:57:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
1 can of tuna
2 beaten eggs
2 small chopped onions
salt & pepper to taste
2 Tbsp oil

Procedure:
Heat the oil in a pan.
Saute onion and add the tuna.
Add the tuna and stir.
Add salt and pepper to taste.

Steamed Fish

2012-01-27T00:44:00.000-08:00

I haven't updated my food blog for quite a long time now. Well folks, I have decided to go on a fish and vegetables diet. And i have to make all my food as simple as possible. I will try my very best to post as many as I can. Hope you still find my recipes interesting though I know that it is really really quite basic :D

Here's a simple steamed fish, coated in mayonnaise and garnished with colorful veggies.

Cheers Everyone!

veggie gang

2011-08-19T21:02:00.000-07:00

had fun playing with these veggie gang!

THE VEGGIE GANG

fried fish fillet

2011-08-13T08:54:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

200 grams fish fillet
2 Tbsp of lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
1 Tbsp of soya sauce
1 clove of garlic (minced)
1 beaten egg
flour
frying oil
1 Tbsp butter

Procedure:

Put fish fillet in a bowl. Mix it with lemon juice, salt, pepper, soya sauce, garlic and beaten egg.
Heat oil in a skillet then add the butter.
Prepare the flour on a small plate and coat the fillet fish with flour before frying.
After frying, serve with sweet and chilli sauce.

tuna in vinegar (paksiw na tuna)

2011-08-13T03:38:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 kilo of tuna (cleaned and cut into pieces)
1 cup of vinegar
1/4 cup of water
5-6 cloves of garlic (minced)
1 large onion (chopped)
1 thumb ginger (crushed)
1 tsp of peppercorn
salt to taste
1 Tbsp fish sauce (optional)

Procedure:

Put tuna in a pot.
Pour the vinegar.
Add garlic, onion, peppercorn, ginger, salt and fish sauce.
Cook for 15-20 minutes in a slow to medium heat stove.
Serve with rice and vegetables.
Optional, serve with soya sauce with squeezed lemon.

clams with ginger (ginisang halaan)

2011-08-13T03:22:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo clams
2 thumb size of ginger (crushed)
1 medium onion (chopped)
2 cloves garlic (crushed)
1 Tbsp cooking oil
1 cup water
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

Heat oil in a wok. Saute onion and garlic then add ginger.
Add clams and water then cover.
Cook for 5-8 minutes.
Serve hot in a bowl.

bitter melon w/ fried fish (ginisang ampalaya at pritong isda)

2011-06-09T23:40:00.000-07:00

I love vegetables and ampalaya (bitter melon) is one of my favorite. Some people dislike it because of bitter taste. But if you try to research about it, ampalaya is full packed of vitamins and nutrients. It has scientific reports to lower blood sugar. Very beneficial for diabetics.

Let me share with you a simple recipe using ampalaya. And for vegetarians, you can skip the fish and stick to button mushrooms for meaty flavor :)

Ingredients

2 bitter melon (cut into halves and strips)

3 cloves garlic (crushed)

1 big onion (chopped)

thumb size ginger (crushed or strips)

2 fried fish (whole, halves or fillet)

2 medium tomatoes (chopped)

half cup mushroom - button or black mushrooms (presoaked and cut into strips)

1 Tbsp Oil

salt and pepper to taste

2 Tbsp fish sauce (optional)

1 cup of vegetable broth or water.

Procedure

Heat oil in a wok and saute garlic, onion, ginger and tomato for 2 minutes.

Add the mushroom and stir for a minute.

Add the broth or water, bring to a boil and simmer for 2 minutes.

Season with salt and pepper and fish sauce.

Add the fried fish, then the amplaya, cover and simmer for 3 minutes.

Ready to serve with rice.

beef kare kare

2011-06-03T23:45:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1/2 kilo of beef chunks (pressurised to tender)
1/2 cup of peanut butter
5 cups of beef broth
1 onion (chopped)
3 cloves garlic (crushed)
1 Tbsp oil
2 pcs of eggplant (chunk)
2 cups of bokchoy (cut into two halves)
1 cup of long beans (cut into 2 inches)
salt & pepper to taste
Cooked Shrimp paste in a bottle (this can be bought in a filipino store)

Procedure

Saute onion and garlic in a casserole.
Add the pre cooked beef chunks and stir for 2 minutes.
Add beef broth, salt and pepper and bring to a boil for 10 minutes.
Scoop a small bowl of soup from the casserole and melt the butter in it.
Add the butter in the casserole and keep boiling for 5 more minutes.
Add the vegetables and put off fire after 2 minutes.
Serve with steamed rice and shrimp paste.

macaroni and cheese

2011-06-03T23:09:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

400 grms of macaroni (cooked al dente)
3 cups of cheddar cheese (shredded)
4 cups of full cream milk
3 Tbsp of flour
3 Tbsp of butter
1 Tbsp of Oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Crisp Bacon for toppings (optional)

Procedure

Heat oil in a casserole
Add butter and let it melt.
Add flour and whisk
Add milk and whisk for 2 minutes.
Add the 2 cups of cheese little bit at a time while whisking the milk.
Add salt and pepper
Continue whisking until the mixture thickens.
Top with the remaining cheese and put in an oven pre-heated 270 degrees for 10 minutes.
Top with bacon
Ready to serve

fried chicken wings

2011-06-03T23:05:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1/2 kilo of chicken wings
1 cup of full cream milk
Flour for coating
salt and pepper to taste
Oil for frying

Procedure

Season chicken wings with salt and pepper and marinade it full cream milk.
Refrigerate for an hour.
Prepare a bowl of flour for coating and ready to fry.
You'll have a crunchy and juicy chicken wings!

Thanks Pearl for the recipe!

beef bicol express (hot chili beef in coconut milk)

2011-05-20T14:39:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1/2 kilo of beef (cut into small strips)
3 cups of coconut milk
1/4 cup of coconut milk (thick)
1/4 cup of hot chili pepper (minced)
3 cloves of garlic (minced)
1 medium onion (minced)
salt to taste
3 Tbsp of oil

Procedure

Heat oil in a skillet.
Saute onion and garlic for 2 minutes.
Add beef and stir for 3 minutes.
Add the coconut milk, cover and bring to a boil for 5 minutes.
Add salt and chili pepper and simmer for 10 minutes.
Stir from time to time.
Add the thick coconut milk and cook for 5 more minutes.
Serve with steamed rice.

saluyot at hipon (jute leaves and shrimp soup)

2011-05-20T06:27:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

3-4 cups of jute leaves
1/4 kilo of shrimp (head and skin removed)
4 cloves of garlic
1 medium onion
half thumb size of ginger (crushed)
2 chili pepper
salt & pepper to taste
3-4 cups of water

Procedure

Boil water in a casserole.
Add the garlic, onion and ginger. Let it boil for 2 minutes.
Add the shrimp,chili pepper, salt & pepper and continue boiling for 5 minutes.
Then add the jutes leaves and continue boiling for 2 more minutes.
Ready to serve.

Read related story about the wonders of saluyot http://www.cebu-philippines.net/natural-jute.html

Note: Thanks Anna Perena for the recipe.

escabeche (sweet and sour fish)

2011-05-17T20:12:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1/2 kilo of fish fillet (cut into 3-4 inches size)
1/4 cup of vinegar
1/4 cup of soy sauce
4 Tbsp of brown sugar
1/4 cup of banana ketsup
1 Tbsp of cornflour
1 small carrot (cut into julienne strips)
2 thumb size of ginger (cut into julienne strips)
1 medium size of capsicum (cut into julienne strips)
3 cloves of garlic (minced)
1 medium onion (chopped)
2 Tbsp oil
salt & pepper to taste

Procedure

Season fish fillet with salt then fry. Keep it aside.

In a bowl, mix soya sauce, vinegar, ketsup, brown sugar and corn flour.

Heat oil in a skillet and saute onion, garlic and ginger for a minute or two.
Add carrots and capsicum and continue to stir for a minute.
Then add the mixture of soy sauce, vinegar, ketsup, brown sugar and corn flour.
Stir and let it simmer for 3 minutes and stir again.
Add the fried fish and cover for 2 minutes.
Ready to serve.

ginataang tilapia (tilapia fish in coconut sauce)

2011-05-16T20:02:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

2 pcs of tilapia (cut into 2)
1 cup of coconut milk (thin)
1/2 cup of coconut milk (thick)
1/2 cup of vinegar
4 cloves of garlic (crushed)
1 large onion (chopped)
2 pcs of chili pepper
salt & pepper to taste
1 Tbsp of butter
1/2 tsp achuete powder (optional)

Procedure

In a casserole, put the tilapia fish, vinegar, garlic, onion, salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil before adding the 1 cup of coconut milk (thin).
Boil for 5 more minutes when coconut milk (thin) is added.
Add chili pepper and achuete powder.
Add the coconut milk (thick) and keep boiling for 2 more minutes
Simmer for 3 minutes and add the butter before putting off the fire.

Stirring or mixing is not required in this recipe.

Note: thanks to my friend "Zue Sarroza" for sharing this recipe

ensaladang gulay (vegetables in anchovies dressing)

2011-05-16T01:44:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

3 Tbsp of bagoong alamang (sautéed shrimp paste) or anchovies

3 Tbsp lemon juice

1 medium onion (chopped)

1 large tomato (chopped)

10 pcs okra

1 cup of broccoli tops
1 chili pepper (chopped) *optional

Procedure

Mix lemon juice, bagoong, onion and tomato in bowl.

Pour over freshly steamed okra and broccoli tops.

You can also try other vegetables such as eggplant, bitter gourd, kangkong leaves, sweet potato tops, and spinach.
Serve with rice and fried fish.