Ellen Recipes

Kinilaw na Isda

2013-04-23T02:33:00.001-07:00

Kinilaw na Isda (Raw Fish Salad) it's a Davao version of kinilaw it's plain bariles or large tuna fillet which uses a minimum of vinegar to maintains its raw red color. There are other varieties of kinilaw and hopefully I could add them on my blog.

Ingredients:

1 kilo tuna fish
1 cup onions, sliced
1 thumb-sized ginger, finely chopped
1 radish, sliced
1 cucumber, peeled and sliced
2- 4 small hot chilis
1- 2 tsp. salt
½ cup vinegar
½ cup calamansi juice

Instructions:

Wash the tuna fish and slice into bite-sized pieces then drain.
Add ½ cup vinegar rinse gently the fish pieces into vinegar. Then squeeze vinegar out.
Then mix the ingredients onion, ginger, radish and cucumber together with the tuna.
Add the chilis depend on how "hot" your kinilaw will be then add the kalamansi juice and salt.
Then it's ready to serve.

Biko

2013-04-21T01:53:00.002-07:00

Biko (Sticky Rice Cake) a Filipino native delicacy, made from glutinous rice or "malagkit", coconut milk and brown sugar. It is also referred as "kakanin" (from the word "kanin" which means rice) and mostly it is garnished with latik scattered generously on top. Photo on top is only a simple way of cooking biko without garnished.

Ingredients:

2 cups glutinous rice or malagkit
2 cups water
3 cups coconut milk
2 cups brown sugar
Latik (ingredients and procedure here)

Cooking Instructions:

Wash glutinous rice, place on a pot and add the water
Bring to a boil until rice is ready then turn the heat down simmer until the liquid is fully absorbed
On a separate pan combine coconut milk and brown sugar cook in a medium heat, let it boil until texture becomes thick. Stir constantly
Once the rice is cooked add the rice to the mixture of coconut milk and sugar, mix well to keep the rice from burning, continue stirring until thick
Then ready to serve on plate or on a serving dish then garnished with latik on top.

Japanese Curry

2013-04-15T19:24:00.001-07:00

Japanese Curry (Kare Raisu) is one of the most popular dishes in Japan, delicious and easy to prepare. The main basic main ingredients are vegetables like onions, carrots, potatoes and meat (beef, pork or chicken).

Ingredients:

100 grams of Japanese curry cubes
100-200 grams meat, cut to large chunks
2 carrots, peeled and cut to small chunks
2 potato, peeled and cut to small chunks
1 large onion, roughly chopped
1 tbsp cooking oil
2 cups of water

Cooking Instructions:

Heat pot with oil
Add onions, saute till they turn soft then you can add the meat
Once the meat turned browned add the diced potatoes and carrots mix everything evenly
Add about 2 cups of water and let it simmer for about 20 minutes or till potatoes are cooked
Add the curry powder/paste/roux/cubes, stir till dissolved
Let the sauce simmer until it thickens to your desired consistency
Then ready to serve.

Lumpiang Shanghai

2013-04-14T02:10:00.000-07:00

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Maja Blanca

2013-04-13T09:39:00.001-07:00

Maja Blanca also known as "coconut pudding" a Filipino dessert that has a coconut milk as an essential ingredient which is usually served during fiestas and holidays. It is usually creamy

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Buko Salad

2013-04-09T02:14:00.000-07:00

Buko Salad another popular dessert that usually served in every occasion most specially during Christmas and New Year. The typical buko salad is consist of young coconut strips, various fruits blend in condensed milk and heavy cream.
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Paksiw na Bangus

2013-03-14T06:53:00.000-07:00

Paksiw na Bangus (Vinegar Stewed Milkfish) is the most common and easiest way of cooking Bangus. The most favorite part of every Filipinos is its belly fat that melt-in-the-mouth. It's best eaten in bare

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Mushroom Beef Chili

2013-03-09T06:46:00.000-08:00

Mushroom Beef Chili is one of the healthy dish and budget saving recipe, wherein it uses mushroom as an alternative of ground beef instead of using pure beef.

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Pork Adobo

2013-03-06T21:21:00.000-08:00

Pork Adobo is considered as the Philippine's national dish based on its popularity. It's basic ingredients is pork, soy sauce, garlic, vinegar and water, its the most common recipe and easy to prepare.

Adobong Sitaw

2013-03-05T02:08:00.000-08:00

Adobong Sitaw (String Beans Adobo) is a famous Filipino dish that features meat and string beans. Traditionally, cooking includes pork but can also use chicken, beef, and fish. Even without meat, it is still the best

Kare-Kare

2013-03-02T23:50:00.002-08:00

Kare-Kare is a popular dish especially in Pampanga region. Meat which is popularly used is ox tail or a beef tripe. It's made from peanut sauce and a variety of vegetables, commonly used are string beans, pechay,

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Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

2013-03-01T18:57:00.000-08:00

Spaghetti is an Italian dish, it is the most popular pasta not only in the Philippines but across the globe. The pasta should be cooked al dente means "to the tooth". It is easy to cook,