~ The Notecook ~ by: Owie A.

Chicken Afritada

2013-02-09T04:10:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
1 head garlic, minced
1 green bell pepper, sliced into strips
1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips
1 kilo chicken, cut into pieces
5 pieces potatoes, peeled and halved
2 pieces carrots, peeled and cut
1 red onion, diced
chicken broth cubes
1 cup tomato sauce
2 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)
3 tablespoons of cooking oil
1 tbsp soy sauce

Cooking Procedure:
In a cooking pot or wok, heat oil.
Sauté garlic and onions.Add chicken...add the soy sauce...Add potatoes and carrots and continue to cook for 10 minutes or until the potatoes and carrots are cooked.
Add the green and red bell peppers, simmer for an additional minute or two.Add half cup of water and bring to boil.
Pour the tomato sauce. Bring to a boil and allow to simmer for 10 minutes.
Salt and pepper to taste... Serve with rice. Enjoy! :)

Green Mango Salad

2013-02-09T04:02:00.000-08:00

Here is my recipe of ensaladang hilaw na manga or green mango salad. Prepared as side dish for any thing grilled or fried.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo green mangoes , sliced into cubes
2 medium size tomato, cut into thin small cubes
1 small size onion, minced
1-2 hot chillies, chopped
sauteed salted shrimp paste, bagoong alamang

Procedure:
In a big bowl mix/toss all ingredients. Quantity of bagoong alamang to suit taste.It must be serve as soon as possible to enjoy the crispiness of the green mango. Serve as side dish for grilled or fried fish or meat.
Enjoy! :)

Buttered Vegetable

2013-02-09T03:58:00.000-08:00

A healthy all- vegetable dish...
Quick and easy side dish to prepare.

Ingredients:
garlic
onion
1 medium cauliflower, sliced
1 medium broccoli, sliced
3 medium carrots, cubed
cabbage/pechay
corn (boiled and cut into 2)
2 tbsp butter
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
Wash all the vegetables.
In a wok, saute garlic and onion. Add all the vegetables and saute for about 5 minutes. Add butter until it melts , add salt and pepper then turn off heat.
Add corn in plating the dish. Enjoy! :)

Eggplant Omelet

2013-02-09T03:54:00.000-08:00

Ingredients :

3-4 talong (long variety), steamed, broiled, grilled or boiled until soft but not too mushy
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. of flour or bread crumbs
salt and pepper to taste
cooking oil for frying

Cooking procedure :
Peel off the skins of the eggplants, leaving the stems on. Flatten the bodies with the back of fork.

In a shallow bowl, blend together the beaten eggs and flour until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

Heat the cooking oil in a wok or frying pan until it starts to smoke. Holding the eggplant by the stem, dip it in the batter and lower onto the hot oil. Fry until golden.
Serve with rice. Enjoy! :)

Stir-Fried Bean Sprouts

2013-02-09T03:50:00.002-08:00

Ingredients:
1 kilo bean sprouts (toge)
cabbage, sliced thinly
1 small carrot, sliced thinly
1/2 kilo bagiuo beans, sliced thinly
shrimps
tokwa ,cut into cubes
1 onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
salt and pepper to taste
sugar

Procedures:
In a wok, saute garlic and onions.
Add the baguio beans, and carrots,cabbage. Seasoned with salt and pepper and stir for about a minute. Fry the tokwa in another pan. Add in cooking vegetables and add the shrimps. Add a pinch of sugar.
Lastly combine the bean sprouts in the wok. Saute for 10minutes...Serve with rice... Enjoy! :)

Fried Vegetable Roll

2013-02-05T22:36:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

3 cups togue, bean sprout,
1 cup green beans, thinly sliced diagonally
1 medium size carrot, cut into strips
2 cups cabbage, shredded
1/2 head garlic, choped
1 medium size onion, chopped
1 cup sayote cut into strips
1/4 c. patis
salt and pepper
vegetable oil
lumpia /spring roll wrappers

Wash all the vegetables and drain... In a wok, sauté garlic and onion,Add all vegetables and quikly stir cook for a minute.Add in patis and cook for another 2-3 minutes.Let cool and keep aside vegetable filling. Place 1 tablespoon of filling on one side of each wrapper and wrap tightly, secure wrapper by lightly dabbing with water on wrapper edge. In a wok deep fry lumpia at medium to low heat for 2-3 minutes or until wrapper turns to golden brown.
Serve with vinegar, chopped onion and garlic with chili mixture dip. enjoy!

Corned Beef for Breakfast :)

2012-01-17T09:14:00.000-08:00

Can't think of anything to cook for breakfast... i just grabbed the corned beef from the cabinet... opened the fridge... grabbed the potato and chicharo... and that's it! sauteed in onion, garlic and tomato...

Puto Special

2012-01-17T08:50:00.000-08:00

For the best puto in Meycauayan, Bulacan... Puto comes in with different toppings. (cheese, salted egg, meat, etc.) it only cost 8pesos a piece @ Francia's Puto Special

Inihaw na Tilapia

2012-01-17T08:35:00.000-08:00

This is one of the simplest Filipino fish dishes you can make...

Ingredients:
1 fresh tilapia, trimmed and cleaned (gutted)
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
salt to taste

Procedure:
Mix garlic, ginger if using, onions, tomatoes, salt in a small bowl. Carefully insert this mixture into fish cavity and into each cut/slash you’ve made. Wrap the whole fish in banana leaves or foil and cook on the grill for about 20 minutes or just until cooked through and fish is fragrant.

Cucumber! :)

2012-01-17T08:20:00.000-08:00

Health benefits of Cucumber

-It is a very good source of potassium, an important intracellular electrolyte. Potassium is a heart friendly electrolyte; helps reduce blood pressure and heart rates by countering effects of sodium

- Cucumbers have mild diuretic property probably due to their high water and potassium content, which helps in checking weight gain and high blood pressure.

- Cucumber peel is a good source of dietary fiber that helps reduce constipation, and offers some protection against colon cancers by eliminating toxic compounds from the gut.

- Cucumber juice is a very good healthy drink.

- Fresh, clean cucumbers may be enjoyed as they are without any additions.

Watermelon :)

2012-01-17T08:12:00.000-08:00

Here are some very interesting facts about the Watermelon:

-Watermelon is actually a vegetable and not a fruit. It is also related to the pumpkin, cucumber and the squash
- Watermelons are ideal for the health as they do not contain any fat or cholesterol and are high in fiber content and vitamins A and C and are also a good source of potassium
- Unripe watermelons should be avoided as they can be slightly acidic.
- Every part of the watermelon, including the seeds and the rind is edible

Ginataang Tilapia (Fish in coconut milk)

2011-11-02T06:26:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

2-3 medium Tilapia fish
1 small onion chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 thumb size ginger chopped
1 can or more coconut milk
2 Siling haba
Malunggay leaves
2 tbsp. fish sauce
squash(optional)

Procedure:
In a big pan, Pour the coconut milk. Add garlic, onion, and ginger. Add 1/2 cup of water. Bring to boil.
After a boil, add tilapia fish and siling haba,and the squash. Season with fish sauce...
After couple of minutes, flip off the tilapia to other side. Simmer for another few minutes until both sides are cooked.

Diningding

2011-11-02T06:18:00.000-07:00

My Ingredients:

1 cup saluyot leaves (jute leaves)
Leftover fried fish
2 Tomatoes, quartered
Malunggay leaves
1 bundle Sitaw (String bean) cut into 1" strips
ginger
1/5 cup.bagoong isda juice

Procedure:
In a casserole, boil 2cups of water along with tomato, sitaw, saluyot, malunggay leaves,ginger, simmer for 10 minutes. Add bagoong isda juice using strainer to separate solid particle., add vetsin and leftover fried fish. Bring to boil and served diningding while it is hot along with hot rice.

Pineapple Chicken (Pininyahang Manok)

2011-10-07T10:41:00.000-07:00

Pininyahang manok is made of sweet pineapple flavor, with coconut milk or evaporated milk -producing it very tasty...Check out my version of how to cook it in a very simple way. Enjoy! :)

1 whole chicken, cut into serving pieces
1 can pineapple tidbits, set aside the syrup
1 Tbsp oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium-sized onions, chopped
1/2 cup evaporated milk or coconut milk
patis (fish sauce), to taste
bellpepper

DIRECTIONS:

-Marinade the chicken with the pineapple syrup for a few minutes.

-When done, set aside the chicken on one side of the pot.

-Add the oil on a heated pan/wok, saute garlic and onions then mix together with the marinated chicken and bellpepper...cook for about a minute.

-Add the pineapple chunks then pour the evaporated milk. Cover and bring to a simmer...
-By the time the chicken is done, the sauce would be rather thick and creamy, stir then season with patis.

-Simmer again for 2 minutes then turn-off the heat.
-that's it! :)

Ground Pork (Giniling na Baboy)

2011-10-07T10:33:00.000-07:00

Ground Porks main ingredient is pork and it is sauteed together with vegetables in tomato sauce...

Ingredients:
-cooking oil
-half kilo ground pork
-potatoes cut into cubes
-carrots cut into cubes
-minced garlic
-sliced onion
-red and green bellpepper cut into cubes
-fish sauce
-soy sauce
-half cup tomato sauce
-raisins
-salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:
-Add onion and ginger to a pan and stir. Also add pork and wait until it starts to get brown
-Add the potatoes,carrots and bellpepper.. Wait aprx. 15 minutes until vegetables are cooked
-Add half cup of water...
-Add the raisins...3tablespoons of fish sauce and 2 tablespoons of soy sauce...let it boil for 5 minutes
-Add salt and pepper for taste
-Serve it together with rice :)

Adobong Pusit

2011-10-07T10:27:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

half kilo of fresh squids
vinegar
garlic
salt and pepper to taste
onion-sliced
medium-sized tomatoes, chopped
monosodium glutamate(vetsin)

DIRECTIONS:

-Wash the squids very well. Remove the long thin membrane in the head and slit the eyes to bring out the ink. Cut squids into 1/2 inch slices crosswise.Place the squids in a saucepan with vinegar, 6 cloves garlic crushed, salt and pepper. Cover and cook slowly until the squids are tender

-Crush remaining garlic and saute in a little oil in another pan. Add the onion and tomatoes and cook until tomatoes are very soft. Add the squids and the liquid in which they were boiled. Simmer for 7 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and vetsin.

:)

Stir Fried Ground Beef

2011-09-30T02:44:00.000-07:00

WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?

1 lb. ground beef, low-fat
2 tbsps. cooking oil
2 garlic cloves, peeled and mashed
1 small red onion, chopped
2 tbsps. fish sauce
2 large tomatoes, seeded and diced
1-2 tbsps. soy sauce, depending on taste
1/2 c. water
3 small new potatoes, peeled and diced
1 large carrot, peeled and diced
1 small green bell pepper, seeded and diced
1/2 c. frozen peas
1/4 c. raisins
salt and pepper

Directions:

Heat oil in a wok over medium high heat. Add garlic and stir fry till almost, but not quite brown. Add onions and cook till translucent. Add ground beef and cook till the pink is gone from the meat. Add fish sauce and stiry fry another minute or two. Add tomatoes, cover and cook about 2 mintues or until tomatoes are tender enough to mash and incorporate into cooking meat. Add the soy sauce and stir well. Add the water, potatoes and carrots. Stir and bring to a boil. Cover and allow to simmer over moderately low heat about 5 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add the rest of the ingredients and cook covered until peppers are crips-tender, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
My family loved it! I hope you too...

ENJOY! :)

Kare-Kare for dinner :)

2011-09-21T09:19:00.000-07:00

My husband asked for it :)

Ingredients are:

1/2 kilo of oxtripe (cut 2 inch long) or a combination of beef, tripe and oxtail
3 cups of peanut butter
1/4 cup grounded toasted rice
1/2 cup cooked bagoong alamang (anchovies)
2 pieces onions, diced
2 heads of garlic, minced
4 tablespoons atsuete 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
1/2 cup oil
8 cups of water
Salt to taste

In a stock pot, boil beef, tripe and oxtails in water for an hour or until cooked. Strain and keep the stock.
In a big pan or wok, heat oil and atsuete oil.
Sauté garlic, onions until golden brown, then add the stock, toasted rice, beef, oxtail and peanut butter. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Salt to taste.
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

:)

lunch time!

2011-09-21T08:58:00.000-07:00

Pinakbet or pakbet

i cooked vegetables for lunch! my husband and daughter liked it...

it's so easy to cook...

Ingredients:

2 Amapalya (bitter melons) sliced to bite size pieces
2 eggplants
5 pieces of okra, cut in two
1 head garlic, minced
shrimp
3 tomatoes, sliced
1 tablespoon of ginger, crushed and sliced
4 tablespoons bagoong isda or bagoong alamang
string beans (sitaw)
squash (kalabasa)

How to cook it?
In a cooking pan, heat oil and saute garlic, onion, ginger and tomatoes.
Add the shrimp in the pan .Add 2cups of water.. Bring to a boil...
Add in all the vegetables and cook until the vegetables are done, careful not to overcook.
Salt and msg to taste.
Serve hot with plain rice

:)

What's for Dinner?

2011-09-18T10:44:00.000-07:00

Well, for dinner, I cooked porkchop and ginataang alimango... (or whatever it is called)...

for the ginataang alimango, you will need :
onion,garlic, ginger, siling haba, crablet, sitaw and the gata

...just saute all of 'em for 2min..., then add the gata, simmer it for 5 - 10min...

fresh or hard boiled?

2011-09-13T08:13:00.000-07:00

Can’t remember if an egg is fresh or hard boiled? Just spin the egg. If it wobbles, it’s raw. If it spins easily, it’s hard boiled.

Wine...

2011-09-13T08:00:00.000-07:00

Wine is sold in tinted bottles because wine spoils when exposed to light.

Did You Know That...

2011-09-13T07:27:00.000-07:00

Vitamin A is known to prevent “night blindness,” and carrots are loaded with Vitamin A. One carrot provides more than 200% of recommended daily intake of Vitamin A.

Carrots have zero fat content.

Did You Know That....

2011-09-13T07:19:00.000-07:00

An onion, apple and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell.