Monthly Archives: December 2009

MEXICAN LASAGNA

Ingredients: 1 pack or 226 grams lasagna noodles, cooked 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 pc onion, chopped 1/4 kg ground beef 2 pouches or 500 grams spaghetti sauce 1 cup cooked red kidney beans 1/2 cup canned corn kernels 1 tsp chili powder 100 grams coarsely grated quickmelt cheese Procedure: 1. Saute garlic, onion and…

CHICKEN IN PINEAPPLE SYRUP AND COCONUT MILK

also called “Ginataang Manok sa Pinya” Servings: 6 Ingredients: 1 large pc or 500 grams chicken breast, cut into serving portions 1 small pc or 300 grams papaya, sliced 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 pc onion, sliced 1 pc red bell pepper, cut into strips 1 can or 234 grams pineapple chunks, drained (reserve syrup)…

FIESTA FRUIT VEGETABLE SALAD

Servings: 8 Ingredients: 1 can or 439 grams fruit cocktail, drained (reserve syrup) 1 large or 300 grams sayote (chayote) 30 pcs or 200 grams baguio beans 1/2 or 150 grams chicken breast Dressing: 1/3 cup mayonnaise 2 tbsp fruit cocktail syrup 1/4 cup all-purpose cream 1 tsp calamansi juice 1/4 tsp paprika (optional) 3/4…

THICK TOMATO SOUP

Makes 6 servings. Ingredients: 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 medium onion, sliced 1 chicken bouillon cube 200 grams squash, pared 1 can or 227 grams tomato sauce 1/2 cup oatmeal, soaked in 1/2 cup water 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 stalk green onion, chopped Procedure: 1. Saute garlic, onions, and chicken bouillon cube. 2….

TORTANG MONGGO

Makes 7 servings Ingredients: 1/3 cup dried green monggo (mung beans) 1 cup or 100 grams fresh tagunton (baby shrimps) 1 cup malunggay leaves (moringa leaves) 1/2 cup tomato sauce 1/2 cup flour 1 medium onion, chopped 3 eggs, beaten Procedure: 1. Simmer monggo in 1 cup water for 30 minutes. 2. Combine monggo with…

DE LUXE FISH CALDERETA

Makes 6 servings Ingredients: 600 grams labahita (surgeonfish), filleted and cut into chunks 2 pcs calamansi 1/4 cup cornstarch 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 pc onion, sliced 2 pcs medium or 200 grams potatoes, cut into chunks 1 pc small carrot, sliced 1 pc medium green bell pepper, cut into strips 1 can or 230…

CHICKEN-CARROT SPAGHETTI

Makes 5 servings Ingredients: 175 grams spaghetti noodles, cooked as per package directions 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 pc small onion, chopped 100 grams ground chicken meat (or 1/2 small chicken breast, deboned and chopped) 1 small or 100 grams carrot, coarsely grated 1 can or 300 grams spaghetti sauce Procedure: 1. Saute garlic, onions,…

CHICKEN BINAKOL

Makes 6 servings Ingredients: 600 grams chicken, cut into serving portions 1 pc medium onion, sliced 6 cloves garlic, crushed 4 stalks of tanglad or lemon grass 1 can or 227 grams tomato sauce 2 small pcs or 200 grams potatoes, quartered 1 buko (coconut) meat cut into 2″ x 1″ strips 1 cup buko…

CHICKEN INASAL

Chicken Inasal is a well-known Bacolod specialty that a group of eateries in Bacolod called Manokan Country is always visited by both the natives and tourists to savor roasted chicken. Inasal came from the Ilonggo root word “asal” which means “inihaw” or “roast on a spit” (nagbabagang uling). It is differentiated from the word “sugba”…

LECHE FLAN

Makes 3 medium size leche flan Ingredients: 1 cup sugar (for the caramel) 3 cans or 370 mL evaporated milk 3/4 cup sugar 6 eggyolks 1 pc egg 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional) Procedure: 1. To make the caramel, cook sugar in a pan over low heat. Melt sugar without stirring, until golden in color….