Kusina ni Wynna

2014-01-11T07:32:00.000Z

Pinakbet

Hello my loves!! I know its been awhile since i last posted on here but important thing is I'm back! :)

I went back home for about 3 weeks in pinas and had the taste of proper home cooking. It then inspired me to do a bit of rambling here and hopefully will help you a little bit in you own kitchen. We all know that this is a very tasty dish that we all love, maybe different ways in cooking it but really, whatever that pleases your tastebuds would surely do. And oh btw, dont forget to put some rice on while following these simple steps.

Ingredients

1/4 lb pork, thinly sliced
1 large aubergine, sliced
1 whole butternut squash, chopped into cubes
3 pieces large tomato, sliced
1 piece onion, chopped
1-3 cloves garlic, chopped very finely
8-10 pieces okra
1 pack of string beans
A dash of Knorr seasoning sauce
Salt or magic sarap if you prefer it ( according to taste )
1 cup of water

Optional ingredients:

1 medium-sized bitter melon, chopped
shrimp paste (according to your liking) I know its never complete without this ingredient but when you have a foreign husband you've got to do without, still taste scrumptious anyway :)

Procedure

Heat oil in the pan then sauté garlic, onion, and tomatoes.
Add in pork and cook until color turns light brown then add knorr seasoning sauce.
Put-in the shrimp paste and cook for 2 minutes. (Optional)
Add water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until pork is tender. (Simple trick, whilst waiting for your meat, put your veggies except okra into microwavable dish, cover and microwave them for a good 5 minutes.) veggies are cooked slightly, soft not mushy and not very crunchy either.
When ready, add all veggies in the pan and add all remaining vegetables and simmer for 5-10 mins, add salt or magic sarap to your desired taste.
Serve with steamed white rice.

Pictures to follow computers playing up.....

Tinolang Manok

2014-01-11T06:32:00.000Z

It's always a comfort to have something soupy and hot to warm the system on a cold and miserable day. Yup, TINOLANG MANOK always comes to mind. Being away from home may seem to be a challenge to find the ingredients for this recipe but fear not my lovely, there's always a substitute for things that are not easy to find. Just like the chilli leaves or malunggay some other places in the uk can get frozen version of these but you can always use rocket leaves if not available. Most of the asian store got green papayas but failing that you can opt for sayote.

Ingredients

1 whole chicken, cut into serving pieces
chicken stock ( 2 cubes chicken cubes )
1 pc small green papaya, cut into wedges
1 tbsp garlic, minced
1 medium sized onion, chopped
1 thumb size ginger, cut into strips
chilli leaves/malunggay/rocket leaves
Lemon grass

Procedure:

Sauté the garlic, onion, and ginger
Put-in the chicken and cook until color turns light brown
Pour-in the chicken stock and add lemon grass (enough to cover the chicken)
Add the green papaya wedges and simmer till soft.
Add the chilli leaves
Add salt and pepper to taste
Best serve hot with boiled rice

Chicken Adobo

2012-09-29T22:23:00.000+01:00

Here's another recipe that's well liked . It's very easy to cook and not a lot of preparation needed to dish up one. I always love adding a bit of a twist when I cook. Well, I put lemon grass on my adobo, I just love the aroma of lemon grass and makes me want to eat more everytime :)

All You Need:

500 Grams Chicken/Pork (or both)
1/2 Cup Vinegar
1/2 Cup Soy Sauce
1/2 Cup Water
1/4 Cup Seasoning Sauce
2 Cloves Garlic (minced)
1 Onion (chopped)
3 Bay leaves
8 Pcs Peppercorn
3 Tsp Sugar
Lemon grass (optional)

Procedure:

Combine all ingredients together in a pan.
Bring to boil and reduce heat, Cover and simmer until meat is tender about 35-40 mins.
Delicious served over rice.

Sapin-sapin (Layered)

2012-03-15T20:23:00.000Z

I was very excited to try this ilonggo's delicacy for the first time. I always thought it's very complicated and too much work involve but no, no, no....it is a straight forward recipe, promise! :) I'm not boasting but it's delicious, even my hubby likes it so much that he's scraping the plate, finishing every little bit left. Btw, I added purple yam (from frozen) with the purple flavouring for a bit of texture and you can add sweet potato with the yellow bit if you want.

All You Need:

1 Cup Glutinous Rice Flour
1 Can Condensed Milk
2 Cups Coconut milk
1 Cup Sugar
1 Tbsp. Vanilla Essence
1 Cup Purple Yam (mashed)
Yellow food Colouring
Purple Food Colouring

Procedure:

Mix flour, condensed milk, coconut milk, sugar and vanilla essence together into smooth batter (except mashed yam and food colouring).
Divide Into 3 equal parts: Take one part, add purple yam, add a dash of purple(blue & red) food colouring. Mix well. Take second part, add yellow colouring. Mix well. Leave the third part plain.
Grease baking pan, then pour in purple mixture. Spread evenly.
Steam for 20-25 minutes or more, until firm. Note: cover the baking pan with cheese cloth before steaming.
Pour in yellow mixture (2nd layer) on top of the purple mixture. Cover again and steam for 20-25 minutes.
Lastly, pour in 3rd layer or the plain mixture. Again, steam for 30 minutes or until firm. Note: use toothpick to check if mixture is cooked enough, if toothpick is clear then that's good to go.
Cool before slicing.

Combo (saging)

2012-03-11T20:21:00.001Z

Just got home from work one day and feeling a little bit peckish. Too early for tea and just needed a bit of something to see me through until supper's ready.
Anyway, this idea came to mind when I saw a ripe plantain waiting for its final judgement..lol
I've not had this (merienda) for a long time, well I can't find a recipe to start with but I made up my mind that I'm going to improvise a recipe for myself and hopefully be able to share it with you too if the experiment is a success :)

You will need:

2 Pcs Banana (I use Plantain)
1 cup Self Raising Flour
1/2 Tsp. Bicarbonate of soda
1 Tsp Vanilla Essence
1 1/2 Cup water
1/2 Cup Flour
Oil for deep frying
Sugar

Procedure:

Cut and slice banana into thin slices, coat them with flour.
In a bowl, Sift self raising flour and bicarbonate of soda. Add water and vanilla essence and mix to a smooth batter.
Drop banana pieces into batter and deep fry until golden brown.
Remove from oil and drain excess oil with kitchen towel.
Sprinkle granulated sugar and Enjoy!!

Mince Beef with Mixed Veg.

2012-03-11T19:44:00.002Z

When I get stuck with my cooking, I can always depend on this dish...So easy and simple to cook.
This is one of my hubby's favorite dishes, actually second to guinisang monggo :) Well, let's get started...

All You Need:

250 Grams Mince Beef
1 Pc. Onion Chopped
2 Tbsp. Oil
1 Pc. Red bell pepper Diced
1 Pc Small Carrots Diced
2 Pcs. Potato Diced
Peas
1 Small Pack green beans
1/2 Can Sweetcorn
2 Tbsp. Seasoning Sauce
1 Beef Cube
2 CupsWater
A dash of Salt, Pepper and Sugar
1Tsp. cornflour (dilute in water)

Procedure:

In a pan, heat oil and sauté onion and add in mince beef, cook until well browned. Add in all mixed veg, seasoning sauce, pepper, sugar, beef cube and water. Mix well, cover and simmer gently for 20 - 25 minutes. Add cornflour for thicker sauce and simmer again for 2-3 minutes. Serve it with rice.

Banana-que

2012-03-08T20:39:00.002Z

The all time favorite I suppose... It's very easy and it's yummy too.

Since Saba (shorter version plantain) is quite difficult to find here in the UK, I use the longer version Plantain as substitute for when I make my banana-q. I hope my take on this plantain makes sense when I post picture of it.

All You Need:

2 Pcs Plantain Banana (ripe)
1 Cup Oil
1/4 Cup Sugar

PROCEDURES:

Trim both ends of each banana and peel off skin, since we're using plantain, cut it into 3 pcs per banana.
In a large wok heat cooking oil, put 3 Tbsp sugar, and wait till sugar melted.
Put in the bananas and stir until all are coated about 3-5 minutes.
Sprinkle remaining sugar unto bananas if needed. Stir again for another 2 minutes.
Drain excess oil.
Serve...Yummy with soda or cola.

My cooking banana

Saba

Nilagang Baka

2012-03-05T15:00:00.001Z

I was so excited to do this dish...I was craving for it for ages. Don't laugh, but was so pleased to see lemongrass with its grassy bit on it, don't know how to describe it , but we don't get all the nice bit here really, I was like a little girl in a candy shop. Anyway, Got the ingredients to finally make one. Oh, beef shank or pata is quite difficult to find so I used beef skirt and bit of beef rib bones.

All You Need:

Beef skirt or Beef Shank
Half a packet sinigang mix as souring agent for the dish
Green Jackfruit (Langka)
Lemongrass
1 Small Onion chopped
2 Cloves Garlic
Dash of salt
2 Pcs Chilli
1 Tbsp of Annato seeds
2 Tbsp oil

Procedure:

Saute garlic and Onion in a pan.
Add the beef shank or beef skirt, brown the meat slightly.
Add water enough to cover the meat, and add in lemongrass and bring to boil.
Check after half an hour and add in Jackfruit, sinigang mix and continue cooking until both beef and jackfruit are fork tender.
In a cup, put annato seeds and add hot water and let it sit for a while until colour comes out.
Add extract from Annato seeds in a pan together with whole chillies and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Serve Hot.

Pork Siomai

2012-03-04T23:07:00.003Z

This recipe is inspired by my favorite chinese Chef Ching, I love to watch her cooking programme and she always inspires me to dish up these delectable meals, She definitely makes it looks so easy on the tele..hehe
Anyway, It's my first time to experiment on this dimsum recipe and actually it's not as difficult as I thought. It takes about 35 minutes to prepare and 6-8 minutes for the steaming process and it makes 16 dumplings. Well, it looks like siomai and it definitely tastes like siomai so maybe I did something right.

All You Need:

200 Grams Minced Pork
200 Grams Uncooked, peeled, deveined and chopped Prawns
1 Pc Small Carrots, chopped finely
1 Pc Large Spring Onion, chopped finely
1 pc Ginger about (2-3cm), chopped finely or grated
1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp Rice wine or dry sherry
1 Tsp Sesame oil
3 Tsp cornflour
1/2 Tsp Salt
1/2 Tsp Pepper
1/4 Tsp sugar
Wonton Wrappers

Procedure:

         Mix all ingredients in a bowl (wonton not included)
         Cut wrappers in a circular shape, put filling in the middle and gather the wrapper to make ball shape.
         Leave the the middle bit unwrapped.
         Oil the bottom of the steamer and steam dumplings for about 6-8 mins or until filling is cooked.
         Serve with soy sauce as dipping sauce.

2012-03-01T23:33:00.000Z

Creamy Chicken Curry

Thursday night is a curry night!!!
Thought I'd surprise my number 1 critic when he gets home from work from a late shift with his favorite dish.
Well... he seemed to be well pleased to see what he's going to have for tea. Thank God for that :)
For me, this is an easy meal to prepare. If you want a curry in a hurry, you might want to try and have a go with this one.

All YOU NEED:

3 Pcs. Chicken fillet, cut in serving pcs.
3 Tsp. Curry powder
1 Pc. Large onion, peeled and quartered
2 Pcs. Carrots, peeled and quartered
3 Pcs. Potato, peeled and quartered
2 Tsp. Olive oil
3Tsp Seasoning sauce
1 Cup Water
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 Cup Cream

Cooking Procedures :

Par boil potatoes and carrots for about 5-8 mins (tender enough with a bit of a crunch). Set aside.
In a pan, fry chicken pieces and brown a little.
Add onion. Sauté for a few minutes until soft.
Season with curry powder, salt, pepper and seasoning sauce. Stir for 2 minutes.
Add water. Cover and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, add in potatoes and carrots. Simmer for 15-20 mins..
Add cream and stir. Cook for another 5 minutes.
Remove from heat. Serve hot with rice.

BON APPETITE!!

2012-03-01T15:41:00.003Z

Chicken Inasal (Chicken Barbeque)

Another day, another meal to prepare...
Today whilst I was at work, for some reason I was drooling over chicken inasal (bacolod style), so, As soon as I got home I prepared all the ingredients to get me sorted with my din-dins.

YOU WILL NEED:

2 Pcs Chicken legs (depending on how many pcs. you will need)
3 Tbs Soy Sauce **
3 Tbs Vinegar/ Lemon Juice **
3 Tsp Sugar
1/2 Tsp Ginisa mix or 2 Tsp Rock Salt
Bamboo Skewer***
Annatto Seeds/oil *
2-3 pcs garlic clove- bruised/crushed

PROCEDURE:

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl
Marinate in the vinegar/lemon juice, garlic and salt for at least half an hour or overnight.
(if you've got plenty of time)
Preheat grill to 350 degrees. Cook over indirect heat for 20 minutes, basting with the achuete oil.
Turn and cook for 10-15 minutes more or until thickest parts of chicken exude clear juices when pierced.
Serve it rice and sawsawan or dipping sauce (vinegar and soy sauce)

TIPS:

* Annatto oil: Add 2 Tbsp of annatto seeds in 1/2 cup hot oil in a pan and wait till it creates little bubbles and take it off the heat and set aside to cool down and transfer it to a container for use, discard the seeds.

**Btw, I usually make my measurement with the liquid mixture equal all the time.

***Soak bamboo skewer in a cold water so It doesn't burn quickly.

Always put small quantity when seasoning food, always taste your food and base your seasoning to your liking.

Thanks, Have a nice day everyone.

Confession of the skinny cook (sausage casserole)

2012-02-28T22:23:00.003Z

Just got home from work, tired and couldn't be bothered to think what to do for tea..

Thankfully got this little packet from my good old cupboard that does miracles for me.

I'm not fond of using sauces from a jar or a packet but this one is really really good.

By the way this is one of my cheat thingy when I'm trying to get other things done whilst cooking,

and yeah, thats what you call multi-tasking :)

I know, It's a cheat but at least I still get decent food on my table rather than junkies.

Time to introduce to you "Colman's Season and Shake."

Coleman's sausage casserole mix

Baking bag that comes with the mix

This mix comes with baking bag, all you need to do is to put all ingredients in a bag, shake it gently and put it in the dish and bang it in the oven for 45 mins.

Water

sausages, onions and red and green bell peppers

These are the ingredients needed for the casserole dish.

After 45 mins this is it, btw, be careful when you cut open the bag as the steam might scald you.

End result...Ta Da!!!
Serve it with mash potato or rice.

Thanks...Have a nice day everyone.